Teaming research
with education to promote bird conservation
OBSERVATORY
GIFT SHOP
We are open all
year
WINTER HOURS
OPEN
FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SPECIAL 2009 RESEARCH MILESTONE ANNOUNCEMENT
To read a
special announcement about our fall research
from our Executive Director,
click here.
THE BIGGEST WEEK IN AMERICAN BIRDING
MAY 6 - 16, 2010
A
BIG
birding
event
is planned in 2010 right in the peak of
spring warbler migration in the Lake Erie
Marsh Region of Northwest Ohio. This
inaugural bird festival: “The Biggest Week
in American Birding” is hosted by Black
Swamp Bird Observatory, Tropical Birding,
Kaufman Field Guides, Ottawa National
Wildlife Refuge, and Magee Marsh Wildlife
Area. This “birding festival week” will be
so jam-packed with workshops, warblers, free
guided activities, warblers, half day trips,
keynote speakers, workshops, and more
warblers that it will have to be held over
11 days, from Thursday, May 6, 2010 through
Sunday, May 16, 2010. For a festival
schedule and registration information visit
www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com.
EXPERIENCE THE
NATURAL HERITAGE OF FLORIDA
& SUPPORT BSBO AT THE SAME TIME!
APRIL 14 - 20, 2010
BSBO
Birds & Business Alliance member, Discovery
Tours of Cleveland, is offering a limited
number of participants the chance to take a
marvelous trip to Florida and support BSBO
at the same time. Follow in the footsteps of
Roger Tory Peterson and Edwin Way Teale,
share their journey to the Gulf coast of
Florida's Panhandle. A bio-diversity
“hotspot,” this regions refuges and reserves
harbor an incredible variety of birds,
mammals, reptiles and amphibians,
wildflowers and trees. From cypress swamps
to sandy beaches, this Natural Heritage
program highlights the wonders of this
naturally and culturally rich region facing
change as the last remnant of “old” Florida.
Trip leaders: Jim McCarty & Bob Faber
Looking for a
special eco-friendly gift for Valentines Day? Well look no further ...
sustainably grown flowers are now available.
Our partner,Organic Bouquethas transformed the
floral industry by promoting and living up
to the highest social and environmental
standards—developing the most eco-friendly
floral packaging, initiating the industry's
first carbon offset program,
and growing
flowers in a way that is gentle on the earth
and that safeguards the ecology and the
well-being of wildlife and farm workers.
For every purchase you make, Organic
Bouquet will donate 10% of the
purchase
price to the Observatory!
A
sixteen month celebration of birds featuring
stunning photography and beautiful verse.
Let the timeless wisdom of nature fill each
day with inspiration. Available in the BSBO
Gift Shop for $14.95.
A portion of the proceeds of each calendar
sold will be donated back to the
Observatory. To learn more about the
photographer and writer (both BSBO members),
or to order the calendar online, please
visit the
Winged Journey
Calendar website.
OHIO NATURAL HISTORY CONFERENCE, FEBRUARY
20TH
The sixth annual
Ohio Natural History Conference on
February 20 will feature
keynote speaker Kenn Kaufman, a
world-renowned naturalist best known for his
North American Focus Guides series on birds,
butterflies, insects, and mammals.
KROGER COMMUNITY
REWARDS
One of the
easiest ways to support BSBO is to link your
Kroger Plus shopper's card to the BSBO
account. Then every time you shop at
Kroger you will be earning community rewards
for BSBO. For instructions on how to
link your card to BSBO's account
click here.
BIRDS &
BUSINESS ALLIANCE PARTNERS
Thank you to the
following businesses
for supporting the Observatory at the Golden Eagle and Bald Eagle
Levels and helping to
promote birding in the
Lake Erie Shores and Island Region!
A
BIG
birding
event
is planned in 2010 right in the peak of
spring warbler migration in the Lake Erie
Marsh Region of Northwest Ohio. This
inaugural bird festival: “The Biggest Week
in American Birding” is hosted by Black
Swamp Bird Observatory, Tropical Birding,
Kaufman Field Guides, Ottawa National
Wildlife Refuge, and Magee Marsh Wildlife
Area. This “birding festival week” will be
so jam-packed with workshops, warblers, free
guided activities, warblers, half day trips,
keynote speakers, workshops, and more
warblers that it will have to be held over
11 days, from Thursday, May 6, 2010 through
Sunday, May 16, 2010. For a festival
schedule and registration information visit
BSBO
Birds & Business Alliance member, Discovery
Tours of Cleveland, is offering a limited
number of participants the chance to take a
marvelous trip to Florida and support BSBO
at the same time. Follow in the footsteps of
Roger Tory Peterson and Edwin Way Teale,
share their journey to the Gulf coast of
Florida's Panhandle. A bio-diversity
“hotspot,” this regions refuges and reserves
harbor an incredible variety of birds,
mammals, reptiles and amphibians,
wildflowers and trees. From cypress swamps
to sandy beaches, this Natural Heritage
program highlights the wonders of this
naturally and culturally rich region facing
change as the last remnant of “old” Florida.
A
sixteen month celebration of birds featuring
stunning photography and beautiful verse.
Let the timeless wisdom of nature fill each
day with inspiration. Available in the BSBO
Gift Shop for $14.95. 
One of the
easiest ways to support BSBO is to link your
Kroger Plus shopper's card to the BSBO
account. Then every time you shop at
Kroger you will be earning community rewards
for BSBO. For instructions on how to
link your card to BSBO's account
