Current BSBO Events & Announcements

2nd Annual OYBC Conference

Saturday & Sunday, October 4 & 5, 2008
Saturday - 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday - 8:30 AM to Noon

All are welcome to attend!

Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
Walnut Creek, Ohio, Holmes County
Click here for program details
& registration form

You Can Help Save Wetlands
This year's 75th Anniversary Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner is wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota. He won the  - the oldest and most prestigious wildlife art competition in America in Sanibel, Florida with his elegant depiction of a pair of northern pintails.

We are proud to announce that the Observatory Gift Shop is selling the 2008-2009 Duck Stamp. You can order your stamp now with a credit card by calling BSBO at 419 898-4070.

Did you know that ninety-eight cents of every dollar from the sales of Duck Stamps goes to the purchase of wetlands? And one third of America's threatened species make their home in wetlands.

Well, what are you waiting for???
 Stop by or call now.

Hot off the Press!
The Observatory Gift Shop is now carrying Kenn Kaufman's newest book - Flights Against the Sunset.

Flights Against the Sunset brings together nineteen essays, mostly adapted from Kaufman's long-running column in Bird Watcher's Digest. They weave an original story that examines how we communicate about our passions with those who do not share the same interests and how to celebrate the world of infinite possibilities and wonder.

 Our September & October Program and Event Schedule is now available on line by month or season. Be sure to register for the Raptor Seminar sponsored by the Ohio Ornithological Society and BSBO. Space in this event is limited!! To download the schedule in PDF format, click here.


Hold this Date:
Audubon Ohio State Assembly, October 18-19, 2008
For Assembly details and a registration form click here.
Audubon Ohio's next State Assembly will be the weekend of October 18 and 19 in the heart of Mohican Country. We will be offering a day of workshops and outings in Bellville, Ohio on Saturday, October 18, and a number of exciting outings on Sunday, October 19.

The Assembly, offered in partnership with the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, the Ohio Ornithological Society and the Greater Mohican Audubon Society, will feature keynote addresses by Dr. Lonnie Thompson of the Byrd Polar Research Institute and Ted Eubanks of Fermata, Inc. Thompson, the 2007 winner of the National Medal of Science, will discuss the latest scientific data on global warming, while Eubanks, a national expert on engaging the public through ecotourism, will discuss how Ohio's birding hotspots can provide fertile ground for growing new activists.

These keynotes will be supplemented by a series of workshops designed to appeal to attendees of all ages. One workshop will feature Sharon Stiteler, "the Bird Chick," who will teach how to use journaling and blogging to engage teens and their families with nature. Sharon's high-energy presentations have been featured on YouTube and in regular radio programs in her native Minnesota.

Last updated on Wednesday, August 27, 2008