Grab your 2026 'Ornithology Open' shirt today! Each year, the event features a new graphic highlighting a different native bird and flower combo! The inaugural event showcases a Prothonotary Warbler and White Trillium.

Join friends in this non-stop, 24-hour birding extravaganza, the Lorain County Metro Parks? Ornithology Open! Create a team of birders to challenge other local avian enthusiasts in this competition to spot the most birds in a 24-hour period during spring migration. Vie to be crowned a winner of one the seven different birding categories and get bragging rights for the year. Grab a pair of binoculars and your best bird nerd friends and family members and register today!