Three days in the historical city of Cluj
We spend three days together exploring Cluj before splitting up with one remaining a few more days with family while the other one moves to Bucharest
Arriving in Cluj after a long delayed flight
Flying to Romania is a complicated and long affair at best of times and it is not helped this time by delays from weather but we make it in the end
Warbler migration of Ohio
Four days in Northern Ohio at the Biggest Week in American Birding festival seeing lots of warblers and other birds
Castalia Quarry and return
We end the trip with a short jaunt in Castalia Quarry park before returning the car and spending some time in the lounge before our plane
Exploring the south side of Sandusky Bay
After checking out we explore two small nature preserves for any interesting birds failing to see anything special
Ending the day by birding East Harbor SP
We spend the evening until sunset in East Harbor State Park looking for any interesting birds along the lakeshore and enjoying the cooler temperatures
Rare daisies and a historic lighthouse
Late afternoon we explore east of Port Clinton looking for rare Lakeside Daisies and finding historic lighthouses
Walking and finding birds in Sheldon Marsh
The last park visited on the guided tour today is Sheldon Marsh SNR a location with lots of interesting birds and quite a few other visitors
Birding in the Pipe Creek Wildlife Area
The first guided tour of the day leads us to Pipe Creek Wildlife Area seeing lots of birds including our only Hooded Warbler of the trip
Short exploration of Ottawa NWR
We spend late evening in Ottawa NWR exploring some of the trails and finding martins and snakes all around us