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JULY

Sunday, July 4, at 8 a.m.
Ottawa NWR Monthly Census Count

Meet in the Auto Tour entrance parking lot. 

Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Self-guided Refuge Auto Tour
Stop in to enter your sightings into the eBird Kiosk!

Friday, July 23 - Sunday, July 25
Ohio Young Birders Club (OYBC)
Field Trip: Prairie Rose Farm Weekend Campout
Marysville, Ohio
Registration REQUIRED!  Call for details
419 898-4070. Cost: $10


AUGUST
Sunday, August 1, at 8 a.m.
Ottawa NWR Monthly Census Count

Meet in the Auto Tour entrance parking lot. 

Saturday, August 14
OYBC Field Trip - Shorebirds & Dragonflies in in Northwest Ohio
8 a.m.
Oak Harbor, Ohio
Meet at BSBO
Registration REQUIRED! 419-898-4070.
Bring a lunch. FREE! 

Saturday, August 14
Hike the Dikes - Sensational Shorebirds
9 a.m.
Meet at the Bird Center at Magee Marsh.
Walks last about 1 1/2 hours. 

Saturday, August 21
Self-guided Refuge Auto Tour
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Visit areas of the refuge normally closed to the public. Remember to stop in the ONWR Visitor Center to enter your sightings at their nifty new eBird kiosk!  FREE! 


SEPTEMBER
 

Sunday, September 5
8 a.m.

Ottawa NWR Monthly Census Count

Meet in the Auto Tour entrance parking lot. 

September TBA
OYBC Field Trip

Registration required. Call 419 898-4070, FEE 

FREE! Songbird Banding Programs at BSBO
Saturday, September 11, 25, & October 2, 9, 16
10 a.m.
Learn bird I.D. tips, while appreciating the conservation work of BSBO. Bring a camera for dazzling photos of close-up songbirds. Donations encouraged!
 

Saturday, September 11 at 9 a.m.
Hike the Dikes - A Walk on the Prairie
Meet at the Bird Center at Magee Marsh.
Walks last about 1 1/2 hours. 

Sunday, September 12, at 2 p.m.
Naturally Speaking – Program TBA
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
FREE! 

SAVE THESE DATES!
Friday, September 17, Saturday, September 18 & Sunday, September 19
BSBO Annual Banquet Celebration
Details following soon! 

Saturday, September 18
Self-guided Refuge Auto Tour
9 a.m. to 4. p.m.
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

Visit areas of the refuge normally closed to the public. Remember to stop in the ONWR Visitor Center to enter your sightings at their nifty new eBird kiosk!  FREE! 
 

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