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BSBO News and Events
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BIGGEST WEEK 2024Whew! It's taken us longer than usual to sort through all of the aMAYzing 2024 Biggest Week stats, but by all accounts, this was one of the greatest festivals in Biggest Week history!
Visit our 2024 Biggest Week SUMMARY PAGE for a total 2024 Biggest Week recap including photo galleries, the entire list of birds, sponsors, eBird checklists, and more! It was an absolutely EPIC spring migration in NW Ohio, and we can't wait to do it again next year! Mark your calendars NOW for the 2025 Biggest Week In American Birding May 9-18! |
2024 Fall Bird Banding is Back
Fall Blackpoll Warbler
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Fall bird banding operations are back at BSBO's Navarre Marsh Banding Station! Follow along every day on Facebook and Instagram for insights into the day's banding activities and make sure to check out the Migration Tracking page where we tally up the numbers throughout the season. The return of migration banding also means our Morning Marsh Moments are back! Join us every Wednesday morning (weather permitting) on Facebook Live for a live stream from the marsh.
If you would like to support BSBO's research efforts, please consider our Sponsor a Mist Net program. Your donation directly contributes to our banding programs: Sponsor A Mist Net
If you would like to support BSBO's research efforts, please consider our Sponsor a Mist Net program. Your donation directly contributes to our banding programs: Sponsor A Mist Net
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When you shop in our newly re-opened Swamp Shop, give a gift membership, 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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EXCITING FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT BSBO!
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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 |
Latest From Our Blogs
FROM THE FIELD: BABY PIED-BILLED GREBES by Tracy MarrThe pied-billed grebe. A small diver with big feet. Cute, not beautiful. Subtle coloration, not gaudy. The ability to do a submarine sink beneath the water and a distinctive call you can hear across the marsh. For some reason, I love them. Several years ago, I realized it’s very peaceful to watch them float on the water, dive and re-appear, dive and re-appear.
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Conservation News
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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.
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Special Announcements
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BSBO Nature Store Closed Until Further NoticeWe 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.
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