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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Mission and Vision Statement
    • Equality and Diversity Policy
    • BSBO Board of Directors
    • BSBO Staff
    • New Brand Launch
    • Visit BSBO >
      • Directions
      • Building Improvements
      • Anna Macke Mikolajczyk Window On Wildlife
      • John Gallagher Memorial Birding Trail
    • eNews
    • BSBO Blogs >
      • BSBO CONSERVATION BLOG
      • BSBO Bird Bander's Blog
      • BSBO Education and Outreach Blog
    • Contact Us
  • Support BSBO
    • Donate
    • Join or Renew
    • BSBO Swamp Shop
    • Education Center
    • Sponsor A Mist Net
    • Help BSBO while you shop
    • Birds and Business Alliance
    • Birder Tea Fundraiser
  • RESEARCH
    • Peer-Reviewed Publications
    • Songbird Research >
      • Migration Monitoring >
        • Migration Tracking
      • Prothonotary Warbler Research
      • Building Collision Study
      • Oak Openings
    • Morning Flight Count
    • Project SNOWstorm >
      • About Project SNOWstorm
      • Meet Buckeye
      • Meet Wolverine
    • 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
      • 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
    • Birding with BSBO >
      • BSBO's Biggest Week In American Birding
      • Frequent Flyer Birding
      • Lake Erie Pelagics
    • Birds at Home
    • Highway Clean-up
    • Calendar of Events
  • NW OHIO BIRDING
    • Responsible Owl Viewing
    • 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
    • Birding Ohio

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BSBO News and Events

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​Introducing our fresh, new brand
​unveiled May 2025!
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We love our new color palette, and we hope you do too!

Upcoming Events with BSBO

Next Birds at Home:

Morning Flight: A New Perspective on Migration
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Presented by Gautam Apte

Date: August 12, 2025
Time:
7:00 p.m. EST
​Fee: FREE
Hosted on Zoom
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Next Frequent Flyer Trip:

Howard Marsh Metropark
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Date: August 2, 2025
Time: 8:00am - 10:00am
Where: Howard Marsh West 
Fee: ​Free for BSBO Members
Registration Required - Must be a BSBO Member
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2025 Spring Morning Flight Season Recap

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Blackpoll Warbler by Gautam Apte
From the first day of March through the last day of May this year, it was an excellent season to count birds as part of BSBO’s first full-season morning flight count at Metzger Marsh Wildlife. Thanks to the support of our regional partners, we were able to have a very successful first season of counting, and we’re looking forward to continuing our efforts in the field of visible migration monitoring!

Read the full report by BSBO's Morning Flight Counter, Gautam Apte
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Congratulations, Chiara! 

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Congratulations to Chiara Lundin, winner of the 2024/2025 BSBO Membership Drive!
​Chiara is now the proud owner of the $4,400 optics prize package donated by ​​Land Sea & Sky!
 

​Watch for an exciting announcement about the 2025/2026 Membership Drive coming SOON! ​

Exciting Facility Improvements at BSBO!

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When you shop in our online Swamp Shop, give a gift membership, or make a donation in honor of friends and loved ones—or all of the above!—100% of the proceeds help BSBO help the birds!
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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! ​

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If you're looking for a new way to help BSBO, please consider looking through our Amazon Wishlist. This will help us with supplies needed to carry on the work that BSBO does for birds every day! 

We just added some equipment we need to power our songbird banding research! 

Click HERE to check out our list!

If purchasing items, please have them shipped to:
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
142 W. Water Street
Oak Harbor, OH 43449

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.

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. 

You can still support us by shopping at our online Swamp Shop.
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| 13551 W. State Route 2  |  Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449  |  419.898.4070  |