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FILTER RESULTS ►A Brief Interview with Greg Miller
While in Ohio for the Midwest Birding Symposium Christopher, Susan, and I made our way to Metzger Marsh one day to see if there were any good birds out by the lake. We didn’t find any at first but did run into Greg Miller, who just happens to be a rather famous birder of late [...] a
World Record!
It is not every day that one gets a chance to be a world record holder. But such was the magic of the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium that each and every attendee that bothered to show up on Saturday night, 17 September 2011, had the chance to get into the record books. For that fateful [...] a
Birds & People at MBS 2011
I want to share some images with you from the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium held September 15 to 18 at Lakeside, Ohio. If you were there, you know we had a really great time. If you weren't there, I hope these images will give you some idea of what the MBS is all about. Show More Summary
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It’s hard to know what to write here. One month ago, I thought I was slowing down the number of posts on Wrenaissance for a while. I thought I was going to the Midwest Birding Symposium as an official blogger. I thought I had an overly busy and heavily scheduled life. One of my favorite [...]
Three Life Birds and Many New Friends
It's been just a whirlwind of an adventure here at The Midwest Birding Symposium in beautiful Lakeside, Ohio. Unfortunately, I am unable to post photos on my iPad so I will have to wait until I get home to my laptop. Ruthie and I went...Show More Summary
Driving Across Ohio to the Midwest Birding Symposium
I was somewhere around Pittsburgh on the edge of Ohio when the boredom began to kick in. Instead of talking on the cell phone, singing along to the radio or do other activities that drivers everywhere do to stave off boredom I decided to grab my camera and document my trip from the eastern edge [...] a
Going to Ohio for the Midwest Birding Symposium. Wait, Ohio?
By the time you read this post I will still be in New York but I’ll be looking forward to leaving for the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium in Lakeside, Ohio. Kind of. Mostly. Why would I not be wholeheartedly gung-ho about going to what is unanimously and resoundingly considered an excellent, fun, exciting, star-studded, bird-filled, [...] a
Things I'm Looking Forward To
The Den of Blogniquity at MBS
This fall's Midwest Birding Symposium has given me tons of reasons to be excited, but one of them is our line-up of official bloggers. These men and women have already been writing about the MBS prior to the event, but during the weekend they will spend part of their time in the Den of Blogniquity. Show More Summary
More Reasons to Come to the Midwest Birding Symposium
Julie Zickefoose makes a compelling case to get your binocular-toting self to the Midwest Birding Symposium in Lakeside, Ohio. As if you needed another reason once you heard I was going to be attending. a a
Why Go To the Midwest Birding Symposium?
That is, if my presence isn’t enough to convince you to attend Bill of the Birds has a Top 10 list of reasons. So go to the darned symposium! a a
Ten Reasons to Attend the Midwest Birding Symposium!
Look at your calendar right now and check the third weekend in September, 2011. Specifically, look at September 15 through 18. How's it look? Clear? Then grab a pen (not a pencil) and write the following in LARGE BLOCK LETTERS over those dates: MIDWEST BIRDING SYMPOSIUM.Here are ten reason why you really need to attend this year's MBS.10. Show More Summary
Who is Going to the Midwest Birding Symposium?
I am! I will be in Ohio for the middle weekend of September with the entire American birding world. Who else out there is going to join us? If you don’t go you will miss the guaranteed Kirtland’s Warbler! And how do folks feel about we bird bloggers getting together for lunch one day? If you [...] a
Event Alert: Rockin' Waterfowl Weekend
That's me on stage in Hoover Auditorium at the 2009 Midwest Birding Symposium. Photo by Ric McArthur.The two activities that I've pursued and enjoyed most of my life are bird watching and playing music. I started watching birds at about age 7, but I remember playing music with my parents when I was even younger. Show More Summary
Midwest Birding Symposium Memories
Whether or not you made the scene at the 2009 Midwest Birding Symposium, held in September in Lakeside, Ohio, you now have a chance to experience (or revisit) the MBS on the Web. Audio files for most of the speaker presentations, a photo...Show More Summary
This Birding Life, Episode 22
Al Batt speaking at the 2009m Midwest Birding Symposium. Photo © Connie Kogler.The new episode (#22!) of my podcast This Birding Life is now available for your listening pleasure at Podcast Central on the Bird Watcher's Digest website. Show More Summary
On the Road or in the Field, it’s in the Bag
While attending the Midwest Birding Symposium in Lakeside, Ohio, I had the exceptional good fortune to meet Connie, author of Birds O’ The Morning. During our many conversations over the course of the symposium, she casually commented to me that she really appreciated all the interesting items of field gear I profile on Born Again [...]
Ottawa By Way of Ohio
My recent trip to Ohio was nothing less than revelatory for me. Not only did I have an incredible time at the 2009 Midwest Birding Symposium but I also gained a new appreciation for the natural beauty of the Buckeye State. The biggest surprise in terms of the latter was definitely Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge; [...]
Shorebird Banding At The Midwest Birding Symposium
A birder scans the dawn for migrants. What a beautiful morning at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Ohio! During the Midwest Birding Symposium, I got the opportunity to observe some shorebird banding last Friday (which was a fun change of pace from the usual songbird banding I do on Fridays). The banding started at dawn [...]
I’m Showing People How To Blog
Mike Bergin and I are here at the Midwest Birding Symposium showing people how to blog and use Twitter or heck, just answer Internet questions. Here is a photo I’m using as a demo: This this a snipe from the shorebird banding workshop. Isn’t this a dynamite look at this sneaky little shorebird? How can you [...]
Midwest Birding Symposium Highlights
I’m just back from the 2009 Midwest Birding Symposium and this was the most insanely busy birding event I have ever been to. There was so much going on and so many people, my only complaint was that I didn’t have the time to have an actual conversation with many people from people I want [...]
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