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The Biggest Week is a 10-day birding festival held each May in NW Ohio, the Warbler Capital of the World! Hosted by Black Swamp Bird Observatory.
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Christopher Collins is no longer involved with Black Swamp Bird Observatory and the Biggest Week in American Birding following allegations of serious misconduct.
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I spent less than two hours and had 16 warbler species, low and lovely, along the Magee Marsh boardwalk! Close enough for cell phone pics!
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Migration is highly variable, and you never know what birds we'll see from year-to-year. We found 243 species in 10 days, including three notable rarities! The reasons for that are 1) birding here is aMAYzing!; and 2) our guides are SUPER AMAZING!
#BirdsRule
#BiggestWeek2023
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The Black Swamp Bird Observatory team would like to thank ALL of the remarkable volunteers, sponsors, and participants who made this the best Biggest Week EVER! Safe travels and mark your calendars NOW for the 10th annual Biggest Week, May 3-12, 2019!
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Purple Gallinule has been relocated at Pipe Creek! Photo by Brandon Sullivan; precise location is here:
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At least 4 Woodcocks at the Maumee Bay Woodcock Walk, and a beautiful rainbow just before the show! PEENT! - Nate Koszycki
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American Woodcock still roosting off the Magee Boardwalk around the north side of “4”! See photos to help locate it - Cassidy, Mollie, Josh, Austin, Cedar, and Andrew
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Who’s ready for some migration? The radars are starting to light up tonight with migrating birds!
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Three Ruddy Turnstone are currently being seen on Maumee State Park Beach (4:30PM, 5/11/23) - Austin Langdon
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Magee Marsh is definitely happening right now. Not massive numbers, but major increase in variety from yesterday. Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, Least Fly, many warblers.
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Kirtland’s warbler at the west end of the Magee boardwalk, at the first platform. Troy Herrel
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Migration has picked up significantly today! So far a Blue-winged Warbler at the small loop at Magee Marsh has been my highlight. Rob Ripma/Sabrewing Nature Tours
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Orange-crowned Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and Golden-crowned Kinglet behind the window on wildlife at Pearson
- Tyler Ficker, Mollie Langdon, Troy. Herrel
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LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE has been seen for multiple hours along Girdham Road at Oak Openings. Continuing now as of 7:15 pm - Nate Koszycki
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KIRTLAND'S WARBLER singing at Ottawa NWR at GPS location: 41.611470°N 83.201560°W
--James Muller and Austin Langdon
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Lots of happy birders viewing the Mourning Warbler at Goosehaven Trail, Magee Marsh!! -Wildside crew
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So many awesome keynotes & workshops lined up for the 2016 Biggest Week! Hope you're going to be here for all the fun, May 6 - 15!
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A Yellow-headed Blackbird just flew by us in the Wildlife Drive at Ottawa NWR approximately here: (41.6113168, -83.2376797). -Patrick Maurice and Luke Safford
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Pretty cool when your U.S. Senator tweets about your festival!
#BirdsRule
#BiggestWeek2019
The Biggest Week in American Birding is here and it’s so egg-sighting! If it’s not too much of a birden, reply to show us your best birding pictures.
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Our U.S. Senator is tweeting about
@BSBOBIRD
's
#BiggestWeek
! Thanks for the shout-out AND the bird puns,
@SenSherrodBrown
!
Folks are flocking to NW Ohio for the biggest week in American birding! It's always a hoot - toucan learn more here:
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If you want to be serenaded by Marsh Wrens and see several Common Nighthawks flying around hawking insects, the end of the boardwalk in the marsh at Maumee Bay SP is the place to be at sunset! -Patrick M.
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Adult LITTLE GULL being reported from the (new) west side of Howard Marsh!
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While venturing out to Oak Openings, make sure you stop by Sandhill Wetlands! Large flock of Lapland Longspurs, lots of Lesser Yellowlegs, and a couple Sandhill Cranes showing off - Jamie Cunningham and Cassidy Ficker
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A Black-throated Gray Warbler is on the Magee boardwalk between the tower and the small loop! Rob Ripma - Sabrewing Nature Tours
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Canada warbler giving good looks half way down the goosehaven trail
-Brennan & Troy
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Prairie Warbler at the dead end portion of the Magee Boardwalk near the west end. With a Blue-winged - Tyler Ficker
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Townsend’s Warbler at Maumee SP. near cabin parking lot. -Ben Sanders found by Travis K, Adriana L, Max N, Oliver B, and Simon T
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Ottawa NWR trails behind the visitor center are full of birds! Currently at 20 species of warblers including Black- throated Blue, Pine, Tennessee, Blue-winged, American Redstart, Blackburnian, Golden-winged. Jamie Cunningham and Andrew Marden
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Philly Vireo fan club on the estuary trail, Magee Marsh! -Wildside
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Mourning Warbler present on the Magee boardwalk north side at marker 16- Mollie, Tyler, Cassidy, Josh
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A single Black-bellied whistling duck just flew by at Metzger Marsh, headed east into Marsh. -Troy Herrel
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Common nighthawk continues at Ottawa NWR. Perched high in a cottonwood near this pin —Cedar and Marie
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Sheldon Marsh’s wooded area has been hopping with warblers and more this morning. Bay-breasted, Cape May, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, and Canada.
Katie A
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Singing Male Kirtland’s Warbler at Pipe Creek Wildlife Area
At these Coordinates: 41.44972° N, 82.66756° W
-Tyler McClain
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Just a quick reminder that playing calls to bring birds in for photos is NOT tolerated on the boardwalk.
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Least Bittern giving exceptional views at a Metzger Woodlot in reedbed along lake wall. Andy/Birding Ecotours
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There are 3 Glossy Ibis at Barnside Creamery. They are visible from the dike on the east side or their parking lot.
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Remember to follow Biggest Week on Twitter for up to the minute bird sightings in NW Ohio!
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Pipe Creek Kirtland's Warbler putting on a show again about 30 feet from the parking lot at GPS location: 41.448590°N 82.669560°W
Crazy bird numbers here!
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Golden-winged Warbler continuing on Magee Marsh Boardwalk on the east side of the small loop - Josh Davidson and Cassidy Ficker
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Ottawa NWR woodlot trails have lots of activity, with 13 species of warblers and the Great Horned Owl showing off! The owl is around these coordinates: (41.6100369, -83.2043653) - Austin Langdon & Cassidy Ficker
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Beautiful Male Hooded Warbler in the Metzger Woodlot! -Tyler McClain
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People looking for the Mourning Warbler on the Goosehaven/Estuary trail at Magee are reminded to stay on the trail and not risk flushing the bird
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Singing male Kirtland’s warbler reported at the end of Sheldon Marsh around 11 am Thursday 5/2. Erie county. Found by Paul Sherwood. —Diana Steele
#BWIAB2019
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With a good push of migration from last night, urban Toledo is hopping with migrants. Swan Creek Metropark has produced an assortment of warblers, including Blue-winged, Chestnut-sided, Pine, and Black-throated Blue to name a few. - Nate Koszycki
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Friendly reminder to not stop in the middle of the road on the Ottawa Wildlife Drive, especially on the bridges
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Thanks to
@BirdsEyeBirding
and
@KaufmanGuides
we have the FIRST EVER bird-finding app designed just for a festival!
http://t.co/rGmvWBdhcL
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Magee Marsh boardwalk has a lot more birds this morning! Already 13 warbler species for me walking in from the west end. -Rob Ripma Sabrewing Nature Tours
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At Magee boardwalk west entrance, Kentucky Warbler and Lincoln’s Sparrow near platform, Black-billed Cuckoo just inside entrance - Kenn K.
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Eight species of warblers showing beautifully on the west end of the Magee Marsh boardwalk! Kimmer & Katie
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Canada Warbler and handfuls of other warblers at the Magee Marsh Boardwalk at marker 29
- Josh Davidson and Cassidy Ficker
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Prairie Warbler singing from the new Howard Marsh parking lot - Cassidy Ficker & Tyler Ficker
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Lots of migrants at Magee! Blackburnian, Magnolia, Least Fly, Swainson’s Thrush making up the bulk of them w/ more migrants coming in by the minute. Goosehaven Trail behind the Magee boardwalk is very active. Black-billed Cuckoo and multiple Bay-breasted Warblers too! - Wildside
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ALL THRUSHES present at Magee Marsh Boardwalk—Veery, Swainson’s, Grey-cheeked, Wood and Hermit.
#BiggestWeek2018
-Diana Steele
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Hooded Warbler singing along north end of Buehner Center parking lot (in Oak Openings).
-Erik Bruhnke of Naturally Avian/ VENT and Troy Herrel
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2 male Bobolinks near the saplings and trail off of the NE corner of the main Howard Marsh parking lot.
-Patrick Maurice
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Magee Marsh as spectacular as it gets right now! Just so many extremely tame warblers almost on the ground and at eye level - incredible viewing conditions! -Chris / Birding Ecotours
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Snowy Egret right beside the road at the Magee Causeway- Mollie Langdon
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The warblers on the Magee Boardwalk are staying down low and close with the current weather. Cell phone photo of a Black-throated Green. - Ethan Kistler/Birding Africa
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Ottawa NWR Walking Trail Woodland is hopping with warblers. Highlights are Connecticut, Kentucky, and Cerulean. Rob Ripma - Sabrewing Nature Tours
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Golden-winged Warbler at Pearson Metroparks behind the bathrooms to the northwest (41.6421939, -83.4373286) -Josh Davidson, Cassidy Ficker, Diego Quesada
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Snowy Egret right beside the road at the Magee Causeway - Jerald Reb
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Mourning Warbler and Alder Flycatcher singing along the south side of the east end of the boardwalk at Magee - Jerald Reb, Patrick Maurice, Cassidy Ficker, Mollie Langdon
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Orange-crowned Warbler about 100 yards in from the east end, working the cottonwoods - Matt Bell
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If any of our volunteer guides are still in the area, please keep the Tweets coming! Inquiring minds STILL want to know! :-)
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Eastern Screech owl on the magee boardwalk now located on the west end near the roped off prothonotary nest
- Brennan
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Neotropic Cormorant along Magee Marsh Causeway just north of first bridge. - Ethan Kistler/WINGS Worldwide Birding Tours
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Cellphone photo of a Parula at west end of boardwalk! Birds down low and showing well. Ethan Kistler/Birding Africa
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Kentucky Warbler heard well from Oak Openings metropark lodge parking lot (base of Tornado Alley path). Blue-winged Warbler and Golden-winged Warbler too!
-Erik Bruhnke of Naturally Avian/VENT and David Simpson
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Stilt sandpiper and Wilson’s phalarope still present at the boardwalk at the new section of Howard marsh.
-Troy Herrel
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Make that TEN Warbler species! We just added American Redstart and Black-throated Blue! ~Kimmer & Katie
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Kirtland’s Warbler is still present at the end of the Estuary Trail -Tyler McClain
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Yellow-headed Blackbird, Black-necked Stilts continue at Howard Marsh. 16 American White Pelicans just landed. - Ethan Kistler/WINGS
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Kentucky still present at the Oak openings Buehner center around 41.5484393, -83.8426777. Yellow-throated warbler also singing closer to Lodge area.
-Troy Herrel and Erik Bruhnke
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4 (four) roosting Whip-poor-wills from Magee boardwalk -two between Ernie Limes bench and small loop.
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Male Yellow-headed Blackbird cooperatively feeding out in the open at Howard Marsh. Seen in mowed grassy field, immediately north of northern parking lot area.
-Erik Bruhnke - Naturally Avian/Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
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Male Yellow-headed Blackbird showing well in the original Howard parking lot, near the handicapped signs - Matt Bell
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MAGEE MARSH WILDLIFE AREA UPDATE:
Throughout the summer, Magee Marsh will be open sunrise to sunset Saturday and Sunday only.
The boardwalk will be open to one way traffic from the west entrance to the east entrance.
The Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Center will remain closed.
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Kirtland’s is working its way to the beach on the north side of the estuary trail east end; showing and singing from the path connecting the trail to the beach
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Kirtlands Warbler on the Crane Creek Estuary Trail. Go down to T, then down a couple hundred feet to the left. -Ben S & Wise co
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Eastern Whip-poor-will being seen just before the big loop split, entering from East Entrance! -Tyler McClain
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Clay-colored Sparrow hanging around the gate in the parking lot of Metzger Marsh.
-Tyler McClain
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Yellow-breasted Chat on the east end of the Goosehaven Trail at Magee; it can also be heard vocalizing from the east end of the boardwalk - Tyler McClain, Patrick Maurice, Mollie Langdon, and Cassidy Ficker
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Just refound the Purple Gallinule Pipe Creek Wildlife Area.
At these coordinates: 41.45201° N, 82.66716° W
-Tyler McClain
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American Bittern calling at Metzger Marsh. I hear it from (41.6467465, -83.2476712). - Ethan Kistler/WINGS
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Kirtland’s Warbler at 19 on Magee Boardwalk. I’m sure of it this time! -Nate Koszycki
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If you’ve been out all morning, please remember to take a quick break to rehydrate and reapply your sunscreen & bug spray.
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The very start of the Ottawa NWR Walking Trails continue to be productive with 17 species of warbler foraging around eye level through the short trees, lots of later migrants like Bay-breasted and Blackpoll present (41.6109831, -83.2025736) - Josh Davidson
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Common Nighthawk, Eastern Screech-Owl, and Eastern Whip-poor-will all roosting in a ~200 yard stretch on the trails behind Ottawa visitor center, all high in the canopy.
Nighthawk: 41.6092553, -83.2066455
Whip-poor-will: 41.6091397, -83.2051177
-Matt Bell
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Yellow-breasted Chat at Mallard Club Woodlot just east of the parking lot (41.6749145, -83.3317736). Also Lincoln’s Sparrow, singing Swainson’s Thrush, many Warblers including Bay-breasted, Magnolia, Blackpoll. - Jerald Reb
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Alex Sundvall spotted a Little Gull at the new Howard Marsh flying around the SW corner of the United. - Ethan
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Pearson Metropark, right across street from window on wildlife- Blackburnian, Cape May, Pine, BayBreasted, Yellow-rumped, American Restart, Northern Parula, Ovenbird, BlackAndWhite, Nashville, also Yellow-throated/Blue-Headed/Warbling Vireo, Purple Finches -Joshua Vardous
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8 Black-bellied Plovers landed in the mudflats across from the port-a-johns and restroom at Howard Marsh (between the restrooms and the pier). They stayed for all of 30 seconds before taking off and heading northeast.
- Nicole Freshour & Dan Enders
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While you're birding in NW Ohio, be sure to check out the two amazing bird-themed exhibits at
@ToledoMuseum
of Art and The Arts Garage in Port Clinton!
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4 Black-bellied Plovers and the usual shorebird suspects at Barnside Creamery. - Patrick Maurice
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American Woodcock at Magee Marsh boardwalk, north side, just after second bench from west entrance ~
@JERutter
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174 species on the Wild Birds Unlimited, Columbus Audubon Society birdathon yesterday, 171 of them in Lucas and Ottawa counties, 3 of them further south. What great birding in NW Ohio! Bill H, Tom S, Chris L/Birding Ecotours
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