Bird and Exotic Pet Wellness Center

Here’s a nice event for tomorrow!

"Explore the world of songbird migration" with Kimberly Kaufman
Saturday, October 28
2pm - 3pm
Little Theater

Join Kimberly Kaufman, Executive Director of Black Swamp Bird Observatory, in the Little Theater to explore the world of songbird migration. Kimberly will take us along on the astonishing journeys of migratory birds, and give us a better understanding of why birds--and birders--gather here in massive numbers during spring and fall in a celebration that has global implications.

Kimberly Kaufman is the Executive Director of Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) in northwest Ohio. She became the Education Director in 2005 and Executive Director in 2009. As the Education Director, Kimberly played a key role in building BSBO’s school programs, as well as the highly successful Ohio Young Birders Club, a group for teenagers that has served as a model for youth birding programs. She is a contributing editor to Birds & Blooms Magazine, and coauthor of the Kaufman Field Guides to Nature of New England and Nature of the Midwest. Kimberly is also the co-founder of The Biggest Week In American Birding, the largest birding festival in the U.S.
This FREE event is open to the public.

Public Programs Season Sponsor Prudy and Spencer Stone. Annual Programs Sponsor the Rita Barbour Kern Foundation.

We just want to let everyone know that on Monday, April 24th, we will be closed from 11:30am-1pm for staff training. Our phones will go to voicemail and we will return those calls after 1 pm. We will not be available for medication or food pick up as well during this time. We thank you for your patience and cooperation during this time. 🦆🐢🦎🐓🦃🦤🦜🦢🐇🦔🪶

!!HOT OFF THE PRESSES!!
The 2023 Biggest Week Visitors' Guide is HERE!
Produced by Black Swamp Bird Observatory in collaboration with our wonderful partners at The Press Newspapers, this 88-page magazine (there's so much good stuff we had to up the page number this year!), is packed with information about the festival, features on the great work of partners like Trust for Public Land, The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio Division of Wildlife, Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, American Birding Association, important bird conservation topics from partners like American Bird Conservancy and Birds & Beans Coffee, warbler identification, a section fun places to visit in northwest Ohio created by our partners at Shores & Islands Ohio and Destination Toledo, and MUCH MORE!

Look for it on newsstands throughout NW Ohio, or flip through the beautiful digital version (with hyperlinks to all websites!) on the Biggest Week website, here >>> https://www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com/visitors-guide-magazine.html

Cover design by Ryan Jacob

One of our clients bird got out. Please share and keep a look out for her. Hopefully she will send pictures soon.

The bird is named Ayla. She’s a grey and white cockatiel with no band. She’s missing in Ottawa Lake off of US 2-23 and has been out since yesterday.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bird-friendly-cocoa-smithsonian-sweet-deal-180981631/

Why Buying ‘Bird Friendly Cocoa’ Is a Sweet Deal The Smithsonian launches a new certification for chocolate lovers looking to help their feathery friends

Performing a health exam on geriatric parrots Insight on providing a thorough exam on older parrots to help them maintain the best quality of life

Just a reminder that we will be closed Monday December 26th in observance of Christmas. We will re-open Tuesday the 27th at 9am.
If you have an emergency during the weekend we recommend call Animal Emergency of Novi at 248-348-1788 or the Emergency Veterinary Hospital in Ann Arbor at 734-369-6446. Thank you and we wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Wednesday August 24th is the deadline to sign up for our next Rabbit Vaccine clinic on the 27th. If you are interested please call our office today or tomorrow at 419-843-3137 to get signed up for it!!

We are currently booking appointments for our next RHDV2 vaccine clinic. The date is Saturday August 27th. Space is limited. Please give our office a call at 419-843-3137 to reserve your spot.🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰