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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Mission and Vision Statement
    • Equality and Diversity Policy
    • Annual Report
    • BSBO Board of Directors
    • BSBO Staff
    • Visit BSBO >
      • Directions
      • Building Improvements
      • Anna Macke Mikolajczyk Window On Wildlife
      • John Gallagher Memorial Birding Trail
    • eNews
    • BSBO Videos >
      • BSBO's 20th Anniversary by Deb Neidert
    • BSBO Blogs >
      • BSBO CONSERVATION BLOG
      • BSBO Bird Bander's Blog
      • BSBO Education and Outreach Blog
    • Contact Us
  • Support BSBO
    • Donate
    • Join or Renew
    • Education Center
    • Sponsor A Mist Net
    • Year-End Appeal
    • Help BSBO while you shop
    • Our Wish List
    • Birds and Business Alliance
  • RESEARCH
    • Peer-Reviewed Publications
    • Songbird Research >
      • Migration Monitoring
      • Prothonotary Warbler Research
      • Building Collision Study
      • Oak Openings
    • Project SNOWstorm >
      • About Project SNOWstorm
      • Meet Buckeye
      • Meet Wolverine
    • Northern Saw-whet Owls
    • Research Highlights >
      • Gray-Cheeked Thrush from Colombia, South America
      • BSBO Bird Bander's Blog
    • Past Research >
      • Colonial Wading Birds
      • Ohio Winter Bird Atlas
      • Shorebirds
    • Reports >
      • Annual Project Reports
      • Navarre Marsh Annual Banding and Survey Data
    • Research Volunteer Form
    • Research Volunteer Page
  • EDUCATION
    • Bird Migration Profiles
    • Family Activities >
      • Free Online Resources
    • Young Birders >
      • Ohio Young Birders Club
      • Young Birders Network
      • Youth Birding Camps
    • Teachers >
      • Songbird Banding and Migration Programs
      • Students Against Balloon Releases
    • Group Programs >
      • Presentations by Request
    • BSBO Bird Knowins
  • Conservation
    • BioBlitzes
    • Bird-safe / Birder-friendly Communities
    • Responsible Wind Energy
    • Conservation Updates
    • Position Statement on Feral and Free-Ranging Cats
    • Habitat Designations
    • Easy Ways for YOU to Support Conservation
  • EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
    • Lake Erie Pelagics
    • WHERE THE BIRDS ARE
    • Birds at Home
    • Highway Clean-up
    • BSBO's Biggest Week In American Birding
  • NW OHIO BIRDING
    • Responsible Owl Viewing
    • Magee Marsh WA Closures
    • Kenn Kaufman's Crane Creek - Magee Birding Blog
    • Local Birding Hotspots
    • Local eBird Tips
    • Regional Bird Checklist
    • Timing of Spring Migration
    • Timing of Fall Migration
    • Timing of Fall Shorebird Migration
    • Spring Migration Wave Theory
    • ABA Code of Birding Ethics
    • Ohio Bird Alpha Codes
    • Birder Calling Cards
    • Birding Ohio
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BSBO News and Events


2024 BSBO MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

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Thanks to the generosity of our friends at Land Sea & Sky, we are excited to announce our 2024 membership drive! If you join BSBO as a member, renew your membership, or donate $25 or more, you're entered to win a Leica APO-Televid 82 Kit with 25-50x eyepiece and a Manfrotto 190 Aluminum Tripod. These two items together are valued at $4,400!
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EXCITING FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT BSBO!

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Learn more and donate HERE

GO BIRDING WITH BSBO!

We're excited to introduce this fun, FREE, spontaneous new 
WHERE THE BIRDS ARE ​field trip series! 
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Learn more and register HERE

The BSBO Winter Pelagic Boat Trips are BACK! 
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Learn more and register HERE 

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Birds at Home
​Virtual Learning Series

​Join BSBO and our lineup of speakers for fun, informative, interesting, and uplifting virtual presentations and workshops - delivered to you in the comfort of your own home!

Check out upcoming presentations and past recordings here >>

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Birds At Home
Virtual Learning Series

Join BSBO and our lineup of speakers for fun, informative, interesting, and uplifting virtual presentations and workshops - delivered to you in the comfort of your own home!

Learn More >
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Young Birders Network

The BSBO team is working alongside a group of young birders to build the Young Birders Network, a new social network and resource for young birders across the globe.

Learn More >
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Bird Migration Profiles

The culmination of over 30 years of  banding data, BSBO's Bird Migration Profiles feature 100+ species and include id tips, photos, and easy to interpret timing graphs.

​Learn More  >

Support BSBO While YOU Shop

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If you shop at Kroger in the Columbus area and/or northern Ohio (excluding Springfield), we ask that you (and your family and friends) link your Kroger Plus cards to BSBO’s Kroger Community Rewards account, number BG821. All of the dollars you spend with Kroger throughout the year will help us be eligible for a quarterly contribution through this program. Click HERE​ to register your Kroger Card for BSBO! ​

Latest From Our Blogs

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Rainy Days at the Banding Station

Do you ever notice that we miss some days during the bird banding season and there's no daily update on social media? Well, even on bad weather days, there's still work being done in the marsh!
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Read More >

BSBO Blogs

Outreach and Education Blog
Bird Bander's Blog
Kenn Kaufman's Crane Creek - Magee Birding Blog

Conservation News

Conservation is at the heart of BSBO's mission. All of our projects and programs are designed to raise awareness and appreciation for birds and the importance of habitat conservation. We believe that connecting people to the joys of birding is the first step in building support for conservation; people care more about the things they love.

Through the support of our members and donors, ​the BSBO team continues to address the two leading causes of bird mortality:
roaming cats and window collisions. 

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Roaming cats kill more than a BILLION birds each year. To address this threat, the Black Swamp Bird Observatory staff and board presented the Oak Harbor Mayor Quinton Babcock and the Oak Harbor Veterinary Hospital with a check for $5,000 to support the Oak Harbor Responsible Pet Ownership Program, a program developed through a working group initiated by BSBO. The check was presented during The Biggest Week In American Birding opening ceremony.

This program provides trapping, veterinary care, spay/neuter, and safe, INDOOR homes for roaming and feral cats in Oak Harbor, OH. More than 80 cats have been taken off the streets, treated, and placed in indoor homes. The program makes life better for cats, safer for birds, and healthier for people. The program will serve as a model for other cities. 

Learn more HERE. 
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Studies show that window collisions kill between 365 million and 1 billion birds annually in the United States, ​with a median estimate of 599 million. To address this threat, in 2018 BSBO brought together partners to implement a Lights Out program in the city of Toledo. More recently, we've worked with leadership at Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Maumee Bay State Park Lodge to make the lodge safer for birds, as well. The lodge is the perfect location to headquarter BSBO's Biggest Week In American Birding; however, the expanse of reflective windows do kill birds.

After BSBO raised concerns about the danger these windows pose to both migrant and resident birds, we are thrilled to announce that the lodge responded to our call for action by putting more than $60,000 in their budget for a Phase I plan to retrofit the lodge windows with bird-safe products!

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Additional funds will be in the next fiscal year budget to continue to address this threat to birds. 
 
Your support empowers BSBO to be a voice for the birds! 
Together, we are making the world a safer place
​for the birds that bring such joy to our lives. 

Special Announcements

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BSBO Nature Store Closed Until Further Notice

We are undergoing an exciting renovation! Our Nature Store is closed for in-person visits until further notice. Please follow our Facebook page and subscribe to our monthly eNews​ for announcements about reopening our center and the Nature Store. 
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The mission of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory is to inspire the appreciation, enjoyment, 
and conservation of birds and their habitats through research, education, and outreach.


We are located at the entrance of the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
| 13551 W. State Route 2  |  Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449  |  419.898.4070  |