The "Biggest Week 2012" Birding Event May 4th - 13th attracts bird watchers from everywhere!!

I have always known that the Lake Erie Islands and shores were a birding "hot spot" with visitors coming from all over the world - but I had no idea how "hot" bird watching really is! Birders come to our region all year, but particularly during the migration seasons. The "Biggest Week 2012" is a fantastic opportunity for birders to enjoy what those of us that are local know - we live in an area rich with birds!

I love watching birds, and am at this moment watching a bevy of birds at the five feeders outside my office window, but that is as far as it goes for me. Apparently birding is quickly becoming a booming interest for the Boomers generation.

From their website:

The “Biggest Week 2012” is a 10 day “week” of some of the best birding North America has to offer. If you are anywhere else in the world in mid-May, you are in the wrong place. Think about it: A 10 day birding event featuring workshops, guided birding activities, half-day birding bus tours, keynote speakers, and more. Among the myriad of events offered during the festival are workshops, Woodcock Extravaganzas to observe the extraordinary displays of these woodland shorebirds, daily walks at the world famous Magee Marsh boardwalk and other area birding hot spots, evening keynote presentations, birding by ear workshops, and presentations on world birding. On top of all of that, birding guru Kenn Kaufman will be teaching several bird identification classes!

It all takes place in Northwest Ohio "The Warbler Capital of the World." The festival headquarters is moving to Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center this year, with additional vendors and activities at Black Swamp Bird Observatory.

The Biggest Week is organized by Black Swamp Bird Observatory, with support from our co-hosts at Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center, Lake Erie Shores and Islands (Ottawa County and Erie County Visitors' Bureau) , and Destination Toledo (Lucas County Visitors' Bureau).

The Biggest Week is hosted by Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center, Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), and Destination Toledo.

Visit : http://biggestweekinamericanbirding.com/default.htm for more information! Registration begins in mid-February. The event will be held from May 4th through the 13th. Sign-up for their updates.

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