Hi everyone,
I also just joined BF. I'm 16 and have been birding seriously for 5 years. I live in Cleveland Ohio. I spend most of my time birding around the city. Living on Lake Erie has been great because of how different the birding is from the rest of Ohio. This fall alone I have seen Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers, Black,Surf, and White-winged Scoter, 7 species of gull, Red Throated Loon, and Red-necked Grebe, all nearly 500 miles away from an ocean. I also volunteer in the Entomology and Ornithology Departments of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Anyway, its nice to meet some other Young Birders.
Phil