A message from Black Swamp Bird Observatory
in regard to the Biggest Week In American Birding
and Coronavirus / COVID-19

Dear Friends:

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we at Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) share with you, our birding friends and valued supporters, that the 2020 Biggest Week In American Birding has been cancelled. We've known in our minds what we must do. But our hearts were having a hard time letting go. 

With the potential of the impacts of COVID-19 likely to stretch on for many weeks, even if the all-clear is given soon, at this point the BSBO team does not feel confident that we could deliver the kind of quality experience that has become the signature of The Biggest Week. And while birds and birding are important to all of us, protecting people is paramount. 

More details HERE. ​
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BSBO Nature Store Closed Until Further Notice

We are all adapting our lives to protect ourselves AND to protect others. BSBO is adapting, too. Our staff is working from home, and in addition to postponing the Biggest Week until 2021, we've suspended our spring songbird research operation, and our Nature Store is closed until further notice. Please follow our Facebook page and subscribe to our monthly eNews for announcements about reopening our center and the Nature Store. ​

IMPORTANT LINKS

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

ROGUE BIRDERS, SABREWING NATURE TOURS,
AND OHIO ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
​ANNOUNCE BSBO FUNDRAISER! 

The Rogue Birders have been part of Biggest Week in one way or another
since 2013. Whether simply as participants in the early days, to being volunteer tour leaders and drivers for the past 5 years. We have made so many friends
and created uncountable memories at the festival.
And we have seen SO MANY BIRDS!

The cancellation of #BWIAB2020 affects so much more than our birding plans
for spring. The planning, preparation, vendors, sponsors, BSBO staff,
and all of the volunteers are greatly affected. The amount of money that
will be lost by the communities in Northwest Ohio is staggering. And finally, the funding that BSBO needs to do all of the amazing conservation work that
they are best known for has been catastrophically diminished.

We felt we needed to do something to try to help BSBO during this crisis. 
Working with Bruce Miller of the Ohio Ornithological Society (OOS) and Rob Ripma of Sabrewing Nature Tours, we have put together this BSBO Shirt fundraiser. All proceeds from the shirts and sweatshirts will be donated to Black Swamp Bird Observatory via the OOS!
You can help, too! Buy a shirt for yourself, a friend, a neighbor, 
or a complete stranger! Or buy 2 - or 10! 
You can also donate on the page and all donations will go to 
Black Swamp Bird Observatory!

VISIT COLOMBIA / HELP BSBO / GO BIRDING WITH KENN & KIMBERLY KAUMFAN AND SABRWING NATURE TOURS!

Colombia Adventure:
Santa Marta and Central Highlands Extension  with Kenn and Kim Kaufman

Main Tour: January 23 - 31, 2021
Extension: January 31 - February 6, 2021

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to explore Colombia
with the Kaufmans!
Go HERE for the detailed itinerary and more details! ​​
Colombia is one of the most exciting countries in South America for birding, and for this trip we have special guest leaders! Join Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman as we raise funds for Black Swamp Bird Observatory while visiting the incredible Santa Marta region of Colombia.

​ Throughout the tour, we’ll visit a variety of elevations and habitats which is sure to lead to a long and diverse list of species including many Colombian endemics.

BSBO and Project SNOWstorm Team Up
​Tracking Buckeye and Wolverine!

TWO WAYS TO HELP BSBO
​WHILE YOU SHOP

If you shop in a 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! 
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BSBO is part of the Amazon Smile program! Please use this link when making purchases, and Amazon will give 0.5% of the purchase price to BSBO!