SPECIAL 2009 RESEARCH MILESTONE ANNOUNCEMENT

Saturday March 20, 2010
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Program & Field Trip

Black Swamp Bird Observatory is smack-dab in the middle of prime woodcock nesting habitat!  This program will feature an indoor presentation and the opportunity to go for a short walk to see the bizarre and spectacular breeding display of these marvelous birds. Walk is handicap accessible! Registration fee: $10.00 donation per adult, young birders 18 and younger FREE! For a flyer, click here. RSVP required. 419-898-4070. 

A BIG birding event is planned in 2010 right in the peak of spring warbler migration in the Lake Erie Marsh Region of Northwest Ohio. This inaugural bird festival: “The Biggest Week in American Birding” is hosted by Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Tropical Birding, Kaufman Field Guides, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, and Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. This “birding festival week” will be so jam-packed with workshops, warblers, free guided activities, warblers, half day trips, keynote speakers, workshops, and more warblers that it will have to be held over 11 days, from Thursday, May 6, 2010 through Sunday, May 16, 2010. For a festival schedule and registration information visit www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com.

Read more about the Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp and a great opportunity to purchase the stamp at: Birding with Kenn & Kimberly, a blog maintained by BSBO’s Executive Director, Kimberly Kaufman, and her husband Kenn Kaufman!
 

BSBO is proud to make the Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp available for purchase!
Click here to purchase your stamp and help support wildlife diversity in Ohio.

There is a range of interesting natural history talks, and you may find a talk about Northern Saw-whet Owls of special interest. Kelly Williams-Sieg has long spearheaded a fascinating banding project involving these mysterious micro-hooters, and will present her results along with many great photos.

West Virginia birder Wil Hershberger, who is also a renowned expert on animal sounds, will present the keynote talk on singing insects. This presentation is filled with unbelievable visuals and outstanding recordings of various katydids, crickets, coneheads, and more. Wil collaborated with Lang Elliot to produce a landmark natural history book, The Songs of Insects, which will be available.

The Diversity Conference is one of the largest of its kind in the country. Last year, over 900 people attended, and it is a wonderful place to meet other like-minded people and learn more about Ohio's natural resources.

Doors open at 8 a.m. and wrap up is at 3:30 p.m. For registration information click here.
 

Looking for a special eco-friendly gift? Well look no further ... sustainably grown flowers are now available. Our partner, Organic Bouquet has transformed the floral industry by promoting and living up to the highest social and environmental standards—developing the most eco-friendly floral packaging, initiating the industry's first carbon offset program, and growing flowers in a way that is gentle on the earth and that safeguards the ecology and the well-being of wildlife and farm workers.

For every purchase you make, Organic Bouquet will donate 10% of the purchase price to the Observatory!

Order your flowers by clicking the picture above and thank you for supporting the Observatory!

Managing wetlands for Biodiversity
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Buehler's Mill Restaurant
1055 Sugarbush Dr, Ashland, OH 44805

Ohio has lost 90% of its original wetlands, so every bit preserved is critical. 

Friends of Wetlands (FOWL) and Greater Mohican Audubon Society are hosting a program on Managing Wetlands for Biodiversity on Saturday April 10th, 2010.  The three speakers, Greg Lipps, Dr Jim Bissell and John Mack are the virtual "rock-stars" of the wetland conservation community. 

Not only will participants learn of the exciting amphibians and reptiles from Ohio's expert- Greg Lipps,  John Mack will present: So you have a Wetland, Now What?  Some practical thoughts on Wetland Restoration and Management.  Dr. Jim Bissell from Cleveland Museum of Natural History will walk us through the plant species and hints for dealing with those dog-gone invasives. 

After lunch, there will be field trips into some Ashland area wetlands to study their biodiversity first hand.  This workshop includes lunch and morning snack, all for $25.00. 

The 70 seats available will quickly fill, so register today. Click here for a registration form or go to the Friends of Wetlands website for more information.  

One of the easiest ways to support BSBO is to link your Kroger Plus shopper's card to the BSBO account.  Then every time you shop at Kroger you will be earning community rewards for BSBO.  For instructions on how to link your card to BSBO's account click here.

BIRDS & BUSINESS ALLIANCE PARTNERS

Thank you to the following businesses for supporting the Observatory at the Golden Eagle and Bald Eagle Levels and helping to promote birding in the
Lake Erie Shores and Island Region!

African Safari Wildlife Park
Port Clinton, Ohio

America's Best Value Inn
Port Clinton, Ohio

Discovery Tours, Heritage Tours
Cleveland, Ohio

Great Lakes Popcorn Co.
Port Clinton, Ohio

Island House Resort Hotel
Port Clinton, Ohio

Jet Express
Port Clinton Ohio

Kaufman Field Guides
Oak Harbor, Ohio 

Kokomo Bay Restaurant
Port Clinton, Ohio 
419 732-1830

Marblehead Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce
Marblehead, Ohio

McCarthy's Restaurant & Pub
Port Clinton, Ohio  
 

National Bank of Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor, Ohio

Our Sunset Place Bed & Breakfast
Catawba Island, Ohio

Podiatry Homecare
Dr. Gloria Christin
734-699-5182

Porky's Pizza Trof
Oak Harbor, Ohio
419 898-1500

Second Street Diner
Port Clinton, Ohio
419 732-3900

Split Winds Gallery
Port Clinton, Ohio 

The Islander Grille
Port Clinton, Ohio 

Time & Optics LTD.
Millersburg, Ohio 
866 308-0727

Victorian Inn Bed & Breakfast
Marblehead, Ohio

CORPORATE BIRDS & BUSINESS ALLIANCE PROGRAM INFORMATION

Last updated on Sunday, March 07, 2010