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BSBO Birds at Home Virtual Learning Series!Join BSBO and our outstanding lineup of speakers for fun, informative, and uplifting virtual presentations and workshops - delivered to you in the comfort of your own home! |
Birds at Home is made possible by a generous grant from the Frederick S. Upton Foundation
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About the series
Pricing
BSBO Members: FREE Students: FREE Non-members: FREE Only BSBO Members are able to view Birds at Home recordings. Click here to join our flock! Privacy
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If you are new to Zoom and are unsure of how it works, feel free to contact BSBO at: [email protected] Click here for a link to Zoom's website and a quick tutorial. Or here for a list of Zoom FAQs. |
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The Birds at Home Virtual Learning Series is FREE to attend live, but only Black Swamp Bird Observatory members are able to view recordings of previous programs. |
FEBRUARY
Everything you want to know about The Biggest Week!
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Presented by Executive Director Kimberly Kaufman and Festival Coordinator Tyler Ficker
Date: Tuesday, February 10 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Hosted on Zoom This program will cover a brief history of Biggest Week, its importance to the local economy, and the event's impact on conservation. The BSBO team will also share favorite festival memories, exciting sneak peeks at the upcoming 2026 festival, important tips for registering, and more! about the biggest week
Organized and hosted by Black Swamp Bird Observatory, The Biggest Week In American Birding is a 10-day festival in northwest Ohio, “The Warbler Capital of the World!” The festival is held in early May to coincide with the peak of songbird migration. Immerse yourself in spring songbird migration and experience some of the best birding North America has to offer. The festival has something to offer beginner and seasoned birders alike, with bird identification workshops, guided birding trips, daily guided field trips at the world famous Magee Marsh, American Woodcock field trips, keynote presentations, a Birders' Marketplace, and evening socials with free food and music. Come for a few days or stay for the whole 10-day celebration. Learn more at biggestweekinamericanbirding.com. |
MARCH
Trailblazing the Skies and Shoreline: Ohio's Lake Erie Birding Trail reimagined
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Presented by Jamey Emmert of the Ohio Division of Wildlife
Date: Tuesday, March 10 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Hosted on Zoom Birding has a unique way of drawing us closer to nature - and there's no better place to experience that connection than Ohio's dynamic and bird-abundant Lake Erie shoreline. First launched in 2014, the Lake Erie Birding Trail has undergone an exciting transformation, now featuring 90 hotspots, a newly updated guidebook, a sleek app, and a whole lot of passion for conservation and community. Join Jamey Emmert from the Ohio Division of Wildlife for a behind-the-scenes tour of the trail's revival. From high-level conservation efforts to fun, bird-focused adventures, discover what makes this trail a true gem. Uncover lesser-known hotspots, explore how the trail strengthens local communities and protects wildlife, and get a sneak peek at what's on the horizon for the future. Whether you're a seasoned birder or new to the trail, you'll leave ready to experience - and share - Ohio's premier birding destination. Learn more at lakeerieohiobirding.info about jamey
Jamey Emmert is the Avian Education Coordinator for the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Since earning her Wildlife Management degree from Hocking College in 2003, she’s been passionately driving conservation and educational initiatives—most notably, the revitalized Lake Erie Birding Trail program. When she’s not leading workshops or collaborating on conservation projects, Jamey is out birding, traveling, hunting, fishing, artifact hunting, and gardening with native plants—often with her husband Greg and their two canine birders. |
APRIL
The Warbler Guide: Easy ways to identify our most beautiful birds
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Presented by Tom Stephenson
Date: Tuesday, April 14 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Hosted on Zoom Warblers are some of the most beautiful birds in the world. In this talk we’ll cover some of the most important ID points for these colorful birds. We’ll also talk about what to look for when you find a confusing species and outline a simple, step-by-step process that can really speed up identification. We’ll also cover some strategies that work for warblers and all other identification puzzles. And, of course, we’ll study lots of colorful photos of these amazing birds. about tom
Tom Stephenson has been birding since he was a kid under the tutelage of Dr. Arthur Allen of Cornell University. His articles and photographs are in museums and many publications including Birding, Birdwatcher’s Digest, Handbook of the Birds of the World, Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Birds of Madagascar, and Guide to the Birds of SE Brazil. Tom has lectured and guided many groups across the US as well as South and Central America and Asia, where he also trained guides for the government of Bhutan. Tom is endorsed by Zeiss Optics and, for several years, was on Zeiss’s digiscoping team for the World Series of Birding. In 2011, his team won the World Series Cape Island Cup. In 2014 Tom, along with Scott Whittle, set the US record for a Photo Big Day, taking pictures of 208 species in one 24-hour period. As a musician Tom played concerts and did studio work for many years, working with several Grammy and Academy Award winners as well as performing with members of the NY Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra. His clients included the Grateful Dead, Phil Collins and the FBI. He joined Roland Corporation in 1991, managed the recorder division, and retired recently as Director of Technology. There he managed the design and marketing for many of the most successful products in the history of the company, including all of their multi-channel digital recording systems. He also worked closely with engineers at Apple on a multi-channel audio over Ethernet industry standard. His latest book, The Warbler Guide, is published by Princeton University Press and recently won the National Outdoor Book Award. The Warbler Guide App, for iOS and Android, pioneered 3D rotating models and won the 2015 Design Award for AAUP Book, Jacket and Journal Show. His app, BirdGenie, a “shazam” for bird song predating Merlin, identified over 150 common vocalizations. BirdGenie won the prestigious PROSE award from the American Association of Publishers, and was profiled on the New Yorker Radio Hour. Tom holds a patent on technology to identify animal vocalizations using a wide range of analytic criteria. And he is currently working on three more books as well as a 3D app of all US birds for Princeton. |