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In springtime, visitors to the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) are eager to enjoy The Biggest Week in American Birding. First-timers often discover they don’t have to go very far to see a wide range of colorful migrating birds.
In fact, the birding can be excellent right around the BSBO headquarters nestled in the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area on the Lake Erie shoreline.
Located at 13551 W. State Rt. 2 in Oak Harbor the Village of Oak Harbor is just to the south it’s easy to find with the highway signage.
Here are some birding hotspots shared by BSBO members and birding experts.
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May 4 Birdwatching has become more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, often helping people cope during lockdown, as it became a safer, social distancing activity. Here are the birds coming in and around Wichita and the eight most popular places to watch them.
Chisholm Creek Park
Walking and biking the trails around Wichita parks can be great ways to find unique birds around Wichita, according to Bob Gress, the former director of the Great Plains Nature Center. Every little park scattered around Wichita is going to have something in it, Gress said, but this northeast park at the Great Plains Nature Center, near 29th and Woodlawn, offers wetlands, woodlands and grasslands, therefore making it an excellent place for several colorful and unique species.