Join us on
International Migratory Bird Day
Saturday, May 12, 2012 for



Tom Bartlett's 18th Annual Big Sit
for Bird Conservation

Tom will be at the west end of the Magee Boardwalk
from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Make your pledge today!

Click HERE to see a list of bird species tallied each year
 
Click HERE for Paypal,
HERE for a pledge form, or
call us with a credit card at 419 898-4070
 

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR

THE BIGGEST WEEK IN AMERICAN BIRDING

For general festival information and for those who registered to pick up your festival name badge and packet visit the Registration Table
at the Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center

The Registration Table will be open from
7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
May 3 - 12, 2012

Click HERE for an important message about the
mission of The Biggest Week and how your visit
to NW Ohio helps support bird conservation!
 

Check out these very special bird-related opportunities brought to you by
our community partners!

Go cheer on the world-famous Toledo Mud Hens during the month of May and help support Black Swamp Bird Observatory with this special BIRDS coupon.  See their awesome flyer HERE!  (If ordering tickets online, you MUST type BIRDS, in all caps). Visit the team's WEBSITE for directions to the ballpark and more  information about the Hens. 

Visit the special FOR THE BIRDS exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art! Inspired by The Biggest Week, this exhibit features the rich diversity of avian art in the TMA permanent collection. Hear about the exhibit HERE and read more about the exhibit HERE.

Click HERE to watch television coverage of the exhibit hosted by our favorite reporter, Kristin Emery, and our friends at 13 ABC! Kristin and 13 ABC have been supportive of Black Swamp Bird Observatory and The Biggest Week right from the start. Thanks, Kristin!

North Canton man designates 2012 as his Big Year

And his birding adventures will raise funds
for Black Swamp Bird Observatory! 

Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) is honored to be named the recipient of funds to be raised by North Canton, Ohio resident, Pat Paternostro, during his 2012 Big Year!  Pat's "Big Year" fundraising project goal is to see at least 400 species, add 20 new birds to his life list, and more importantly, spend some quality birding time with his 11 year-old son. Follow along on Pat’s birding adventures through his Big Year blog HERE.

Inspired by his father, Pat has been birding since he was 10 years old. He has a Forestry Management degree from Penn State College, is a certified Arborist, and is currently employed in Akron as an operations manager at ACRT, Inc., a utility vegetation management consulting firm whose objective is to help power companies provide safe and reliable electric service. Being a native of Pennsylvania, his favorite birding locale is Hawk Mountain. His current life list boasts 460 birds, and his most memorable encounter was a Great Grey Owl at Yellowstone National Park.

He considered doing a Big Year for several years, and since he works for an environmental company, his co-workers suggested that he track his progress in his company's newsletter. With that in mind, Pat felt he could make his endeavors even more rewarding by including a chance to give back.  He asked my co-workers to consider donating either a lump sum or a (by species) sum to a bird-related organization. Since he frequently birds Magee Marsh (like most Ohio birders), he's familiar with the bird conservation work that the BSBO does in the area, and he chose to include us as beneficiaries of the proceeds from his Big Year!
 

If you would like to help Pat raise funds for BSBO and cheer him onto his 400^th bird, please click HERE for a pledge, see PayPal button below, or call the Observatory at 419 -898-4070 and make your pledge over the phone.

To make a one-time tax-deductible pledge using PayPal:

Roger Tory Peterson,
Matted, framed, & signed
Puffin lithograph
Donated by Christine Lotenero

Use our convenient PayPal shopping cart and renew your membership or donate to our Annual Fund at the same time!

To be eligible for the drawing, make your $10 donation HERE.
 

1% FOR THE PLANET
Black Swamp Bird Observatory is happy to announce our partnership with 1% for the Planet, an alliance of over 1,380 member companies in 43 countries that give one percent of revenues to environmental causes.

BSBO is now eligible to receive donations from 1% member companies, placing them among a diverse, global network of environmental organizations. 1% member businesses fuel this non-profit network through their annual contributions, which totaled over $22 million in 2010. Partnership with 1% greatly expands the potential pool of funding to which the Observatory can look to for support. Find out more about 1% for the Planet HERE.

Last updated on Saturday, May 05, 2012