Inland Bird Banding Association Annual Meeting
Hosted by Black Swamp Bird Observatory

Celebrating IBBA's 100th Anniversary! 

October 28-30, 2022

Held at:
​Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station
5501 N. State Route 2
Oak Harbor, OH 43449
COVID Policy: Proof of vaccination is required to attend. ​Please show card or image of card at registration. Masks are optional.
REGISTRATION COSTS:
​General Registration  -    $100     
Student Registration  -      $80          
Saturday Banquet Only -  $40 

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With thanks to our local lodging partner:
OurGuest Inn & Suites 
220 E Perry St,
Port Clinton, OH 43452

To make reservations phone (419) 734-7111
or visit http://www.ourguestinnandsuites.com 
* Be sure to ask for the
​Black Swamp special rate! 
Friday - $69.99
Saturday - $79.99
 Registration includes the following...
FRIDAY EVENING
  • Activities: Evening mixer / networking  
  • Food: Grazing stations with BBQ, pasta, and nacho bars 
  • Presentation by BSBO staff 
SATURDAY ACTIVITIES 
  • Continental Breakfast 
  • Bird banding at Black Swamp Bird Observatory 
  • Lunch
  • Paper Presentations and Poster Sessions 
  • IBBA Annual Meeting 
  • Evening Banquet and Keynote Presentation 
The Saturday night banquet will be buffet style and include oven-baked chicken, roast beef au jus, and vegetable lasagna.
SUNDAY MORNING - FIELD TRIPS 

Conference Agenda

Friday, October 28

4-5 p.m. IBBA Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. Meet and Greet
6:30-7 p.m. Ploverville by Christy Frank
A short film on the first nesting of Piping Plovers in Ohio in 80+ years and the people who monitored them
7:15 p.m. Evening speaker – Black Swamp Bird Observatory Research Staff – The Marsh Region and its Research

Saturday, October 29

8-11 a.m. Banding and group discussions (provided breakfast)
11 a.m.-12 p.m. Ohio Bird Banding Association
12-1 p.m. Lunch
Presentations and Posters
1:15-1:35 p.m. Swallows in a Concrete Cave: An Evolving Banding Project with David Cimprich
1:35-1:55 p.m. Use of Motus Tracking System to Investigate Migratory Behavior of Rails at Local and Regional Scales with Chad Cremer
1:55-2:15 p.m. Preliminary Results for Purple Martin Post-fledging Movements and Pre-migration Behavior with Rachael Payton
2:15-2:35 p.m. Break
2:35-2:55 p.m. Preliminary Results for Automatic Radio Telemetry and Motus of Five Species of Thrushes at Warner Parks, Nashville, Tennessee with Laura Cook
2:55-3:15 p.m. Midwest Migration Network – Implementation with Mark Shieldcastle
3:15-3:35 p.m. Migratory vs. Resident Birds as Vehicles for Introducing Lyme-causing Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria to the Lake Erie Islands
3:35-3:55 p.m. Bird Banding Laboratory News and the Future with Antonio Celis Murillo
4 p.m. IBBA General Meeting
6:30 p.m. IBBA Banquet
7:30 p.m. Keynote
Secrets in the Marsh: Rails, Bitterns and Gallinules with Dr. Auriel Fournier

Sunday, October 30

8-11 a.m. Field trip to the Navarre Banding Station
Saturday morning bird banding and group discussion will take place at Black Swamp Bird Observatory (13551 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor) with breakfast provided.

Sunday morning attendees should meet in the western parking lot at Davis Besse (between the main entrance building and road leading back to the cooling tower) to attend the field trip into Navarre Marsh Banding Station.

All other activities will take place at the main conference building at Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant.

CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

​Papers and posters on any aspect of bird banding are invited. All presenters are encouraged to submit an abstract for the meeting program and subsequently for publication in North American Bird Bander. 

Presentations are to be planned for 20 minutes including questions. The abstract submission deadline is September 1, 2022.  Please submit abstracts electronically as a MS Word or PDF to markshieldcastle@bsbo.org. Or mail a hardcopy to:
Mark Shieldcastle, Research Director
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
13551 West State Route 2
Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

SATURDAY EVENING KEYNOTE
​BY DR. AURIEL FOURNIER  

Dr. Auriel Fournier is the Director of the Forbes Biological Station and an Assistant Research Scientist with the Illinois Natural History Survey. Auriel completed her PhD with the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Arkansas in 2017. She then joined the Gulf of Mexico Avian Monitoring Network as a postdoc, working on using structured decision making to better integrate bird monitoring. Auriel is one of the founding members of the Ohio Young Birder’s Club. Her research work focuses on how we can better manage our public and private wetlands for a wide suite of wetland birds.

​For more info: aurielfournier.github.io or @RallidaeRule on twitter. ​

REGISTRATION OPTIONS 

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  • ONLINE REGISTRATION >>> HERE
    * We urge you to register online for the most efficient process! 

  • Download mail-in form >>> HERE 

  • Call BSBO with your credit card information: 419-898-4070

About the Inland Bird Banding Association

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Founded in 1922, the Inland Bird Banding Association is an organization for all who are interested in the serious study of birds, their conservation and ecology.  Organized initially for bird banders in the central United States and Canada, the Association’s activities and publications are of such broad interest that there are now members in most states and many nations.

Learn more about IBBA here >>> https://www.inlandbirdbanding.org/ ​
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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  |