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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Mission and Vision Statement
    • Equality and Diversity Policy
    • SWAMP SHOP
    • BSBO's Visitors' Center >
      • Visit BSBO
      • Anna Macke Mikolajczyk Window On Wildlife
      • John Gallagher Memorial Birding Trail
    • BSBO Staff
    • BSBO Board of Directors
    • eNews
    • BSBO Videos >
      • BSBO's 20th Anniversary by Deb Neidert
    • BSBO Blogs >
      • Kenn Kaufman's Crane Creek - Magee Birding Blog
      • BSBO Bird Bander's Blog
      • BSBO Education and Outreach Blog
    • Contact Us
  • Support BSBO
    • Donate
    • Join or Renew
    • Sponsor A Mist Net
    • Help BSBO while you shop
    • Our Wish List
    • Birds and Business Alliance
  • RESEARCH
    • Peer-Reviewed Publications
    • Passerines
    • Oak Openings
    • Project SNOWstorm >
      • About Project SNOWstorm
      • Meet Buckeye
      • Meet Wolverine
    • Northern Saw-whet Owls
    • Research Highlights >
      • Gray-Cheeked Thrush from Colombia, South America
      • BSBO Bander's Blog
    • Past Research >
      • Colonial Wading Birds
      • Ohio Winter Bird Atlas
      • Shorebirds
    • Reports >
      • Navarre Marsh Annual Banding and Survey Data
      • Annual Project Reports
  • EDUCATION
    • Bird Migration Profiles
    • Family Activities >
      • Bird Observation Challenge
      • Free Online Resources
      • Arts & Crafts
    • Young Birders >
      • Ohio Young Birders Club
      • Young Birders Network
      • Youth Birding Camps
    • Teachers >
      • Wetland Investigation Network
      • Songbird Banding and Migration Programs
      • Students Against Balloon Releases
    • Group Programs >
      • Presentations by Request
      • Scouting Programs
    • BSBO Bird Knowins
  • Conservation
    • Bird-safe / Birder-friendly Communities
    • Responsible Wind Energy
    • Conservation Updates
    • Position Statement on Feral and Free-Ranging Cats
    • Habitat Designations
    • Donate the Guia
    • Easy Ways for YOU to Support Conservation
    • Breeding Bird Surveys
  • EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
    • Birds at Home
    • Bird Trivia
    • BSBO's Biggest Week In American Birding
  • NW OHIO BIRDING
    • Kenn Kaufman's Crane Creek - Magee Birding Blog
    • Local Birding Hotspots
    • Local eBird Tips
    • Regional Bird Checklist
    • Timing of Spring Migration
    • Timing of Fall Migration
    • Timing of Fall Shorebird Migration
    • ABA Code of Birding Ethics
    • Ohio Bird Alpha Codes
    • Birder Calling Cards
    • Birding Ohio
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Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places with Dudley Edmondson

Join us for a special presentation and conversation with world-renowned photographer, Dudley Edmondson. Dudley will share his journey to creating his beautiful and highly acclaimed book, Black and Brown Faces In America's Wild Places, his experiences in the field, and the inspirational stories of the individuals whose work he featured in his book. 
Date: Saturday, October 10
Time: 07:00 PM EDT
Duration: 45 mins with a 15 min Q&A
About Dudley
​Dudley Edmondson is an author, public speaker, and filmmaker whose passion is nature and getting People of Color outdoors.​

Dudley has considered himself a nature advocate ever since he discovered its ability to heal the mind and body as a young boy. ​

Mr. Edmondson enjoys several outdoor recreational activities including; birdwatching, mountain and fat biking, fly fishing, trail running, and more. ​

​Dudley has been invited into communities across the country to help get urban youth and youth of color into the outdoors. He also spends a great deal of his personal time working with youth in his community through local youth serving agencies.  He just really enjoys inspiring them.
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January 2021

Winter Finches: Understanding, Identifying, and Attracting these Nomads from the North

Presented by Kenn Kaufman


In certain years, birds referred to as "Winter Finches" leave their northern territories and move south, sometimes in big numbers. If the last few weeks are any indication, it looks like this could be one of those years!

Internationally renowned bird expert, Kenn Kaufman, will help us better understand the lifestyles of feathered nomads like Pine Siskins, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Evening & Pine Grosbeaks, Redpolls, Purple Finches, and Crossbills. Kenn will share insight into why they're here in big numbers in some years and absent in others. He'll also provide some tips for identifying these wonderful birds. Kimberly Kaufman will join the conversation to share some tips for attracting winter finches to your feeders.
Date: Tuesday, November 17
Time: 07:00 PM EST
​Duration: 45 min with a 15 Q&A
About Kenn
A lifelong naturalist, Kenn Kaufman did not really focus on birds until the age of six, but since then he has tried to make up for lost time, pursuing birds in all fifty states and on all seven continents. Now working as a freelance editor, writer, and book producer, he and his wife Kim make their home in Oak Harbor, Ohio.

​Kenn is a field editor for Audubon magazine, and writes a regular column for Birder’s World magazine. Most of his energy currently goes into book projects, including his own field guide series, Kaufman Field Guides, published by Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston. This series now includes volumes on North American birds, butterflies, mammals, insects, a Field Guide to Advanced Birding, and a regional guide to Nature of New England and Field Guide to the Nature of the Midwest, which was published in April 2015. In spring 2005, Kaufman Field Guides published the first Spanish-language guide to North American birds. Kenn’s other books include Lives of North American Birds, Kingbird Highway, and Flights Against the Sunset. His latest book, A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration, was published in spring 2019. He has also written scores of magazine articles and columns on I.D. topics, and has taught I.D. workshops all over the U.S. and Canada. To learn more about the Kaufman Field Guide series, click here.
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Optics 101: Purchasing, Adjusting, and Caring for Optics 
While it's possible to enjoy birds without binoculars, having good optics can make all the difference in the world. Buying binoculars can be overwhelming and intimidating, but we can help! In his workshop, BSBO Outreach Director, Jason Guerard, will cover all the basics to help you better understand this important bird observation tool, and help you know what to look for to find the binocular that's right for you! 
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Date: Tuesday, December 8
Time: 07:00 PM EST
Duration: 45 mins with a 15 min Q&A
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Woodpeckers of the Midwest: Identifying and Attracting the Hammerheads with the Staff of BSBO

Observant, bold, and personable, woodpeckers are one of the first group of birds to enter our lives and inhabit our yards. Woodpeckers often begin our journey into bird identification with their recognizable shape and behavior, and their resident nature keeps them close to our homes for year-round observation (sometimes a little too close!)

In this workshop we'll explore the woodpeckers that call the Midwest home, offering identification tips, clarification on some of those odd names, and ways to attract these charismatic birds to your yard. And if home repair isn't in your budget, we'll offer some advice for keeping these carpenters away from your siding! 
Date: Tuesday, December 22
Time: 07:00 PM EST
Duration: 45 mins with a 15 min Q&A
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Family Matters: The First Step in Bird Identification
​with the Staff of BSBO


Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Time: 07:00 PM EST
Duration: 45 mins with a 15 min Q&A
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The Place to Be! Winter Birding Spots in Ohio
​with the Staff of BSBO


Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Time: 07:00 PM EST
Duration: 45 mins with a 15 min Q&A
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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  |