I want to thank everyone who joined us for the Black Swamp Bird
Observatory's 15th annual banquet, in Columbus last weekend. More than 100 people came
together to celebrate a mutual commitment to birds, research, education, and
conservation. It was a particular treat to see a number of our partnering
organizations represented at our event. We are proud to work alongside
organizations like Audubon Ohio, Columbus Audubon, Greater Mohican Audubon Society,
Kirtland Bird Club, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio Ornithological
Society, Toledo Metroparks, Toledo Naturalists Association, Ohio Lepidopterists,
and Earth Share of Ohio, and we thank them for supporting BSBO and attending
our celebration.
Thank you to our guest speaker Miyoko Chu, of the Cornell Laboratory of
Ornithology, for her stirring insight into songbird migration, and for
autographing copies of her recently published book, Songbird Journeys.
Special thanks to Jerry Tinianow, Executive Director of Audubon Ohio, for
giving us a tour of the Whittier Peninsula, future site of the Grange Insurance
Audubon Center, and sharing the vision for all that the center can
accomplish. Thanks to Darlene Sillick, President of Columbus Audubon, for helping to
organize our event and arranging our field trip to Green Lawn Cemetery. For
many in the group it was our first visit to this Audubon Important Bird Area
(this IBA also includes Whittier Peninsula) and it certainly didn't
disappoint! A glimpse of the Merlin and fabulous looks at the Pine Warbler that's
been hanging out there since January were highlights of the trip. And, finally,
thanks to Phil Chaon, Ethan Kistler, Bret McCarty, and Auriel VanDerLaar, for
representing the Ohio Young Birders Club at the banquet, helping to leading
our Sunday morning field trip, and for helping us all to believe in a bright
future for birds and birding!
Sincerely,
Kim Kaufman
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
419-898-4070
_www.bsbobord.org_ (http://www.bsbobord.org)
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