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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Mission and Vision Statement
    • Equality and Diversity Policy
    • BSBO Board of Directors
    • BSBO Staff
    • 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
    • 2024 Year-End Appeal
    • Donate
    • Join or Renew
    • BSBO Swamp Shop
    • Bartlett Big Sit
    • 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
    • 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
BSBO is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
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All donations are secure through PayPal

General Donation

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Unrestricted funds for operating costs are the most difficult funds for a nonprofit to come by. ​Your general donation is incredibly helpful for BSBO.  You may also send a check to BSBO *13551 West St. Rt. 2* Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

​Join our Frequent Flier Program! Monthly giving through our Frequent Flier Program is a great way to support BSBO.  
This option will donate your chosen amount every month until you decide to cancel the payments. Please use the drop-down menu through the button to select your amount, and then click the PayPal button.

Education Center

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​The generosity of BSBO members and donors helped make the building possible. We're still raising funds to purchase equipment to help us reach its full potential. 
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BSBO Memberships
& Gift Memberships

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Joining the BSBO team by becoming a member is a great way to support BSBO's work and stay in touch with our mission. In return, we offer our members the reward of knowing that you're supporting a good cause, plus the following membership perks for YOU:
  • Discounts in our gift shop
  • FREE registration for our wonderful Birds at Home Virtual Learning Series (including exclusive access to all of the archived program videos!)
  • Discounted Biggest Week In American Birding registration
  • and more! 

​Honorary Donations

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An honorary gift and the beautiful vote of confidence they represent, give everyone at BSBO powerful motivation and inspiration. A lovely card will be sent to the family notifying them of your honorary gift. 

***Please enter the name of the person being honored (this field is located just under the donation amount, circled in the image to the right) as you proceed through PayPal.*** ​


​Memorial Donations

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Memorial gifts, and the beautiful vote of confidence they represent, give everyone at BSBO powerful motivation and inspiration. A lovely card will be sent to the family notifying them of your memorial gift. 

***Please enter the name of the person being honored (this field is located just under the donation amount, circled in the image to the right) as you proceed through PayPal.*** ​

Prothonotary Warbler Research Project

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BSBO's Prothonotary Warbler research will help illuminate our understanding of the species' springtime migratory movements and population dynamics near the northern end of their range. Using banding techniques and automated Motus tracking technology, we will collect data on stopover duration in the Navarre Marsh and where tagged individuals travel when they leave.
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Sponsor A Mist Net

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BSBO's biggest research expense is the mist nets that are a vital tool in our bird banding projects. You can help continue this valuable monitoring project by Sponsoring A Mist Net! You can support our work by covering the full price of a mist net, half, or a custom amount.

​You may also fill out THIS FORM and send along with a check to BSBO * 13551 West St. Rt. 2* Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449.

BSBO Legacy Society

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You can help ensure the future or the Observatory's work by including us in your will and estate planning. Bequests of any size are gratefully accepted. You will help us continue to help birds and conserve their habitats when you name BSBO to receive:  
  • A specific dollar amount
  • Charitable gifts of stock
  • A percentage of your estate's value
  • All or part of the remainder of your estate in your will or trust
  • All or part of the proceeds of a Life Insurance policy or Retirement Plan 

Before completing your bequest to Black Swamp Bird Observatory, please contact us to ensure that your philanthropic goals will be met. Please call Kimberly Kaufman at 419-898-4070 ext. 201 for more information.
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Osprey Platform Project

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About this project: BSBO is partnering with Metroparks Toledo, City of Toledo Parks and Youth Services Department, and local birder, Greg Fess, to construct an Osprey nesting platform on the Delaware Island in the Maumee River near Walbridge Park in northwest Ohio.  

We hope you'll consider a tax-deductible donation to support this important project.

*Surplus funds will support Black Swamp Bird Observatory's
​migratory bird research. 
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Kroger Rewards

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 83396. 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! ​​

Employer Gift Matching

Many employers will match your donation to the Observatory through a matching gift program. Matching your gift is easy, simply donate to BSBO and check and see if your company has a matching gift program.
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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  |