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Read more
about Robert
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BLACK SWAMP BIRD OBSERVATORY'S
17th ANNUAL BANQUET & CELEBRATION
Butterflies & Birds:
A Celebration of Nature
September 17, 18, & 19, 2010
Port Clinton, Ohio
Click here
for Banquet Celebration details and
registration information.
We are extremely proud to
feature Robert Michael Pyle as our keynote
speaker. Widely hailed as "the father of
butterfly-watching," Pyle founded the Xerces
Society for Invertebrate Conservation, began
the summer butterfly counts that have become
so popular, and wrote the first true field
guide to butterflies of North America.
However, he is better known as a superb
general naturalist and one of the world's
finest nature writers. Author of more than a
dozen books and hundreds of magazine essays,
he has won legions of readers with his
astute observations and lyrical prose style,
and he excels as a master story teller in
person as well. Bob's newest book,
Mariposa Road,
will be hot off the presses in
September—please join us and be among the
first to hear of his adventures in travel!
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Black-and-white Warbler
Alpha Code: BAWW |
Connecticut Warbler
Alpha Code: CONW |
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What would you have
called this on the
Boardwalk last spring?
What appears to be a
partial melanistic
Black-and-white Warbler
was captured 26 June
while running the
Navarre Banding Station
BBS
program. DNA analysis is
now being conducted by
the Ohio State
University biological
department. More details
and photos will be
reported on the BSBO
Bird Bander Blog.
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Try to sort this out!
This full breeding
condition female
Connecticut Warbler was
captured 25 July at the
Navarre Banding Station
during
BBS
field work. The bird was
in heavy molt as you can
see. The closest known
breeding population
would be the upper
portions of the lower
peninsula of Michigan.
Additional photos and
more detailed
discussion of possible
scenarios for this
potential first July
record for Ohio will be
posted to the BSBO Bander’s Blog. |
What is an alpha
code?
Alphabetic
(“alpha”) codes,
abbreviations of English
or scientific bird
names, have long been
employed by
ornithologists. They
allow quicker data entry
than filling out the
full English or
scientific name of a
species and they can
also serve to
cross-check other
recorded names or
numeric data. The U.S.
Bird Banding Laboratory
(BBL) has long used
alpha codes in banding
data, and these codes
have become an integral
part of large
ornithological programs
across Canada and the
United States.
For a list of Ohio Bird
Alpha Codes click
here.
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Black Swamp Bird Observatory
is proud to host the
Inland Bird Banding Association
Annual Conference & General
Meeting
October 29, 30, & 31, 2010
Oak Harbor & Port Clinton
For meeting and registration
information, click
here.
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BSBO,
INSIDE THE GREATER OUTDOORS RADIO, and DISCOVERY TOURS
OF CLEVELAND
PRESENT:
BIRDING THE SWEET
WATER SEA – LAKE ERIE PELAGICS
Saturday, November
13, 2010 &
Saturday, December 11, 2010
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 On board, John
Pogacnik, Kenn Kaufman, Gabe Leidy and Jen Brumfield will guide us
in search of Lake Erie rarities including Winter gulls, jaegers,
loons, swans, grebes, scoters, and Harlequin and Long-tailed Ducks.
Really, anything is possible!
For details, click
here.
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SPECIAL
ADDITION FEDERAL DUCK STAMP
CACHET
Available in the BSBO Gift Shop
or
here
using PayPal
On
July 27, 2010, Secretary of the
Interior Ken Salazar today
unveiled a special edition
Federal Duck Stamp envelope, or
cachet, that hunters, stamp
collectors and other
conservationists can purchase
for $25--or $10 more than the
cost of a regular Duck Stamp--to
help conservation efforts in the
Gulf of Mexico. The funds will
be used to acquire wetlands for
inclusion in national wildlife
refuges along the Gulf Coast.
Click
here
for the news release.
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NOW ON SALE
AT THE BSBO GIFT SHOP
FEDERAL DUCK STAMP
The 2010-2011 Federal Duck Stamp
features an American Wigeon
painted by wildlife artist
Robert Bealle, of Waldorf,
Maryland.
JUNIOR DUCK STAMP
Rui Huang, an 18 year-old from
Columbus, Ohio, created the new
Junior Duck Stamp,
featuring a Hooded Merganser.
OHIO WILDLIFE LEGACY STAMP
Read
more about the Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp
and a great opportunity to purchase the
stamp at:
Birding with Kenn &
Kimberly, a blog maintained
by BSBO’s Executive Director, Kimberly
Kaufman, and her husband Kenn Kaufman!
BSBO is proud to make these stamps available for purchase!
Click
here to
purchase your stamp(s) and help support
conservation and wildlife diversity. |
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Ohio Young Birders Club
Great newsletter!
Great monthly field trips!
Great annual conference!
Great young birders!
Young birders and adult supports
make your plans today to attend
the
4th OYBC Conference
Aullwood Audubon Center
Dayton, Ohio |
JOIN US FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL
OHIO YOUNG BIRDERS CLUB
CONFERENCE
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Dayton, Ohio
The Ohio Young Birders Club and
the Black Swamp Bird Observatory
are thrilled to announce the 4th
Annual Ohio Young Birders Club
Conference, November 20th, 2010.
The OYBC Conference showcases
student presentations on
wide-ranging conservation topics
and also includes field trips,
the Kenn Kaufman Bird I.D. Quiz,
and tons of fabulous door prizes
from our extremely generous
sponsors. This year the great
folks at the Aullwood Audubon
Center and Farm in Dayton, Ohio
will be our hosts.
Look for registration
information online
here
in the coming weeks, or call
419-898-4070 for information on
how you can be a part of this
inspiring event.
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GULF COAST RELIEF EFFORTS AND
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
We have
compiled a list of resources for those
interested in assisting with the Gulf Coast
disaster relief efforts. We will continue to
update this list and we encourage
people to share any resources not listed
here by emailing
staff@bsbo.org.
Click
here
for the GULF COAST RELIEF EFFORT RESOURCES
page and
click
here
for information on HOW TO REDUCE OUR
DEPENDENCY ON OIL.
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Please share this information
with your
neighbors, relatives
& friends!
Thank you! |
IT’S TIME TO
RENEW
YOUR SUPPORT FOR BSBO THROUGH
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS!
One of the
easiest ways to support BSBO is to link your
Kroger Plus shopper's card to the BSBO
account. You must renew your link to
BSBO's account every year. This
reward is good at all Kroger stores in Ohio except in
Springfield, Dayton, and Cincinnati.
If you have already linked to us you must
renew your link now to continue to
earn community rewards
for BSBO. For instructions on how to
re-link or link your card to BSBO's account
click here.
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BIRDS &
BUSINESS ALLIANCE PARTNERS
Thank you to the
following businesses
for supporting the Observatory and helping to
promote birding in the
Lake Erie Shores and Island Region!
Corporate Birds & Business
Alliance program information can
be found
here. |
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