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BSBO Business Alliance


The Following Businesses and Individuals support BSBO at the
Corporate Memberships Level

Five Bells Inn
Port Clinton, Ohio

The Garden Restaurant
Port Clinton, Ohio
 
Our Guest Inn
& Suites

Port Clinton, Ohio

Leica Sport Optics

Time & Optics LTD. Millersburg, Ohio

Kokomo Bay Restaurant
Port Clinton, Ohio

Arthur Shantz
Westerville, Ohio
 

 


FALL WARBLER


BIOBLITZ

September 8 & 9, 2007

at Danbury High School & Wesley Lodge,
Lakeside, Marblehead, Ohio

Our Sponsors
Lakeside Association
 Black Swamp Bird Observatory,
Ohio Ornithological Society and
Toledo Naturalists' Association

   
     

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

 7:00 AM Saturday Bird Walk Choices:
A. East Harbor State Park
B. Marblehead (Lighthouse Woods)
C. Quarry View
D. Lakeside
 9:00 AM Registration at Danbury High School
10:15 AM  Speaker:
Dr. Elliot Tramer
, biologist &  ornithologist with TNA presenting - Warblers on their winter grounds: Going 'home' to the tropics.
11:15 AM Speaker:
Bill Evans
, founder of "Old Bird", dedicated to acoustic monitoring of avian night flight calls presenting - Nocturnal Flight Calls of Migratory
                 Songbirds.
12:15 PM Lunch: Salad, Soup & Potato Bar
01:30 PM Speaker:
Kenn Kaufman
,
author of the Kaufman Field Guide Series, including the the first guide in the United States and Canada to be published in Spanish - Birds of North America and the famous Kingbird Highway.
02:30 PM Keynote Speaker:
Jon Dunn
, renowned WINGS trip leader, birder and author of numerous books including Petersons Field Guide to Warblers
will present "Distribution and Identification of Eastern Fall Warblers". 
03:30 PM Free Time
06:00 PM Dinner Banquet, Wesley Lodge, Lakeside
  Keynote Speaker:
Victor Emanuel
,
founder of world-renowned Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT) and Saturday evening’s keynote speaker. Victor travels the globe leading birding and nature expeditions. His worldwide perspective on warblers promises to be very enlightening.
   

Sunday Bird Walks

08:00 AM

to

12:00 PM

Choices:
A. Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (filled)
B. Sheldon Marsh
C. East Harbor State Park
D. Metzger Marsh Wildlife Refuge
E. Magee Marsh Bird Trail
F. Navarre Marsh Banding Station (filled)
G. Cedar Point Wildlife Refuge

Door Prizes from
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
Bushnell
Wild Birds Unlimited, Sandusky
Bird Watchers Digest

Registration Information

Symposium Registration Form (PDF)
Field Trip Descriptions (PDF)
Driving Directions (PDF)
Lakeside Map (PDF)


Have questions? - call 419 898-4070

Please return all completed registration forms to:
 
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
13551 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

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Lodging Information

For nearby available lodging information click here

Or contact the Lakeside Association
at
866 952-5374 ext. 248
or visit www.lakesideohio.com

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Driving Directions

From State Route 2: Lakeside is located on the Marblehead Peninsula. From the east or west take Ohio Route 2 to the Lakeside/Marblehead exit. Travel north on SR 269 for 2 miles. Turn right on SR 163. Go approximately 4 miles to Danbury High School. The Lakeside South Gate and Welcome Center is 1/2 mile ahead on SR 163. Danbury High School is located at 9451 E. Harbor Road (SR 163) and Wesley Lodge is on the corner of Fifth St. and Central Ave. (#11 on Lakeside map). 

From Cleveland: Take 90 West to SR 2 West (90 becomes SR 2 just past Elyria.) Follow SR 2 West to the SR 269 exit marked Lakeside and Marblehead (the first exit after the Sandusky Bay Bridge.) Follow SR 269 North to SR 163 East and turn right. This route will be marked SR 163 East AND SR 269 North, however SR 269 will split off to the left after about 1/2 mile. Be sure to STAY to the left as you follow SR 269 to the intersection of SR 163. At the light turn right onto SR 163. Go approximately 4 miles to Danbury High School. The Lakeside South Gate and Welcome Center is 1/2 mile ahead on SR 163. Danbury High School is located at 9451 E. Harbor Road (SR 163) and Wesley Lodge is on the corner of Fifth St. and Central Ave. (#11 on Lakeside map). 

From Toledo: Take SR 2 East until you come to the SR 269 North exit, which is the Lakeside and Marblehead exit. Follow SR 269 North, however SR 269 will split off to the left after about 1/2 mile. Be sure to STAY to the left as you follow SR 269 to the intersection of SR 163. At the light turn right onto SR 163. Go approximately 4 miles to Danbury High School. The Lakeside South Gate and Welcome Center is 1/2 mile ahead on SR 163. Danbury High School is located at 9451 E. Harbor Road (SR 163) and Wesley Lodge is on the corner of Fifth St. and Central Ave. (#11 on Lakeside map). 

From Columbus: Take SR 23 North to SR 98 North to SR 4 North to SR 2 West. Follow SR 2 West to the SR 269 exit marked Lakeside and Marblehead (the first exit after the Sandusky Bay Bridge.) Follow SR 269 North to SR 163 East and turn right. This route will be marked SR 163 East AND SR 269 North, however SR 269 will split off to the left after about 1/2 mile. Be sure to STAY to the left as you follow SR 269 to the intersection of SR 163. At the light turn right onto SR 163. Go approximately 4 miles to Danbury High School. The Lakeside South Gate and Welcome Center is 1/2 mile ahead on SR 163. Danbury High School is located at 9451 E. Harbor Road (SR 163) and Wesley Lodge is on the corner of Fifth St. and Central Ave. (#11 on Lakeside map). 

From Dayton/Cincinnati: Follow I-75 North to SR 12 North to SR 53 North. Take SR 163 East. From the intersection of SR163 and SR 269 go approximately 4 miles to Danbury High School. The Lakeside South Gate and Welcome Center is 1/2 mile ahead on SR 163. Danbury High School is located at 9451 E. Harbor Road (SR 163) and Wesley Lodge is on the corner of Fifth St. and Central Ave. (#11 on Lakeside map).

 


Last updated on Monday, November 03, 2008
 


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year round

WINTER HOURS
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday, Saturday & 
Sunday

 

 


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13551 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor,, Ohio 43449
419 898-4070
We are located at the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area