The Biggest Week In American Birding
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The BWIAB is a 10-day birding festival in "The Warbler Capital of the World", brought to you by Black Swamp Bird Observatory. Follow for live birding updates from our guides!
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Ruff continues. It’s being very cagey, ducking in and out of the grasses along the edge of the water.
May 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Ruff continues. It’s being very cagey, ducking in and out of the grasses along the edge of the water.
There is a pair of Sandhill Cranes foraging along the waterway by the entrance road to Magee Marsh 41.6197721, -83.1825375 please park further down and walk up, there are people parking in the road. -Alina Martin
May 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There is a pair of Sandhill Cranes foraging along the waterway by the entrance road to Magee Marsh 41.6197721, -83.1825375 please park further down and walk up, there are people parking in the road. -Alina Martin
Common Nighthawk roosting directly over the Magee boardwalk at 22B! - Patrick Maurice
May 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Common Nighthawk roosting directly over the Magee boardwalk at 22B! - Patrick Maurice
If you’re at the maumee lodge, Ovenbird still skulking around the window in the lobby.
May 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
If you’re at the maumee lodge, Ovenbird still skulking around the window in the lobby.
Snowy Egret, Ottawa Pool 1.
(41.6121208, -83.2009726)
-Joshua Vardous
(41.6121208, -83.2009726)
-Joshua Vardous
May 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Snowy Egret, Ottawa Pool 1.
(41.6121208, -83.2009726)
-Joshua Vardous
(41.6121208, -83.2009726)
-Joshua Vardous
Mourning Warbler sang a handful of times and was briefly seen from the pavilion overlooking the lake west of route 475 at Side Cut Metropark. Appears to be doing a circuit of the brushy slope. -Alina Martin
May 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Mourning Warbler sang a handful of times and was briefly seen from the pavilion overlooking the lake west of route 475 at Side Cut Metropark. Appears to be doing a circuit of the brushy slope. -Alina Martin
An adult male Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler was photographed at the east end of the parking lot at Magee! - Alex
May 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
An adult male Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler was photographed at the east end of the parking lot at Magee! - Alex
Common Nighthawk approximate location on branch. Near 22B.
May 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Common Nighthawk approximate location on branch. Near 22B.
Incredible cooperative Philly Vireo only 100 yards from the East end of Magee Boardwalk giving mind-boggling views. No crop needed!!
- Patrick Maurice
- Patrick Maurice
May 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Incredible cooperative Philly Vireo only 100 yards from the East end of Magee Boardwalk giving mind-boggling views. No crop needed!!
- Patrick Maurice
- Patrick Maurice
Whip-poor-will perched near the east entrance of Magee Boardwalk seen from the road, spotted by Jennifer Wagner. I’ll hang out here for a bit pointing it out! Ethan R
May 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Whip-poor-will perched near the east entrance of Magee Boardwalk seen from the road, spotted by Jennifer Wagner. I’ll hang out here for a bit pointing it out! Ethan R
Blackpoll and Bay-Breasted Warblers in trees outside the NW side of Maumee Lodge around the pond. - Josh V
May 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Blackpoll and Bay-Breasted Warblers in trees outside the NW side of Maumee Lodge around the pond. - Josh V
A really cool leucistic Eastern Kingbird popped up at the Metzger Marsh Morning Flight Count a few moments ago. It flew to the east and is no longer in sight, but could still be in the area!
- Jerald Reb and Gautam Apte
- Jerald Reb and Gautam Apte
May 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A really cool leucistic Eastern Kingbird popped up at the Metzger Marsh Morning Flight Count a few moments ago. It flew to the east and is no longer in sight, but could still be in the area!
- Jerald Reb and Gautam Apte
- Jerald Reb and Gautam Apte
Kirtland’s Warbler still present delighting visitors at the Estuary Trail near Magee- Kari Warner
May 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Kirtland’s Warbler still present delighting visitors at the Estuary Trail near Magee- Kari Warner
Kirtland’s Warbler was just resighted at the Estuary Trail near Magee, giving great looks for a minute!
-Michael Onel
-Michael Onel
May 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Kirtland’s Warbler was just resighted at the Estuary Trail near Magee, giving great looks for a minute!
-Michael Onel
-Michael Onel
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April 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Welcome to all of our new followers!
Registration is still open for the 2025 Biggest Week In American Birding! We hope you are as excited about the incredible lineup of field trips, workshops, keynotes, and events as we are! Visit our website to register today!
Registration is still open for the 2025 Biggest Week In American Birding! We hope you are as excited about the incredible lineup of field trips, workshops, keynotes, and events as we are! Visit our website to register today!
April 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Welcome to all of our new followers!
Registration is still open for the 2025 Biggest Week In American Birding! We hope you are as excited about the incredible lineup of field trips, workshops, keynotes, and events as we are! Visit our website to register today!
Registration is still open for the 2025 Biggest Week In American Birding! We hope you are as excited about the incredible lineup of field trips, workshops, keynotes, and events as we are! Visit our website to register today!
Welcome to the 2025 Biggest Week In American Birding Bluesky account! Follow along for real-time bird sightings from field trip leaders every day of the festival!
April 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Welcome to the 2025 Biggest Week In American Birding Bluesky account! Follow along for real-time bird sightings from field trip leaders every day of the festival!