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Ottawa
National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor Ohio
November 14, 2009
A
Great Conference!
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left to
right: Malkolm
Boothroyd, our keynote speaker with
conference
presenters Sarah Winnicki and Lukas
Padegimas, and
Elliott Miller our Master of Ceremony. |
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Black
Swamp Bird Observatory Executive
Director, Kimberly Kaufman,
with opening remarks. |
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Ottawa
NWR Visitor Services Specialist,
Laura Bonneau, welcoming
OYBC to the Refuge. |
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Conference
participants with Mark Shieldcastle and
Kenn Kaufman. |
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Our Master
of Ceremony, Elliott Miller |
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One of our
presenters, Lukas Padegimas, and Robert
Reynard
checking out the Kaufman Bird Quiz. |
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The
attendees over-filled the conference
room and . . . |
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explored
the entire Refuge Visitor Center, inside
and ... |
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outside
along the paths around the marsh. |
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Chad
Williams (center), founder of the
recently launched Indiana Young Birders
Club, with his son Ceth (left), and IYBC
partner,
Rob Ripma, (right). |
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Presenter,
Sarah Winnicki |
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Winner of
one of our many donated door prizes. |
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Our
Keynote Speaker, Malkolm Boothroyd,
presenting
"A Bicycle Bird Year and Bird
Conservation" |
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Ever see
such beautiful smiles? You'd be
smiling like Maddie and her Grandmother,
Susan Evanoff, if you had just won a
Stokes Sandpiper spotting scope!
The scope was donated by Eagle Optics.
The coolest thing about this was that
Maddie was invited to draw the winning
ticket for the scope -- and drew her
own ticket! |
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Another
happy winner, Sara Werley, poses with
her Vortex Skyliner Spotting scope, also
donated by our friends at Eagle Optics.
While student members each received a
free ticket to win the Sandpiper scope,
we sold tickets to win the Vortex scope
and this helped raise more than $300 for
the OYBC! Thanks, Eagle Optics! |
This conference was made possible by
our many sponsors,
donors, and volunteers
THANK YOU!
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Eagle Optics |
Ottawa National Wildlife
Refuge |
Time & Optics Ltd. |
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Kaufman Field Guides |
Key Foundation |
Ottawa NWR |
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Cheryl Harner |
Nikon Sport Optics |
Wild Birds Unlimited
Toledo |
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Tony Hess Memorial Fund |
Audubon Society of Ohio |
Kirtland Bird Club |
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
Jan Ranahan |
Dr. Randy & Nancy Kreager |
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Barnside Creamery |
Northeast Ohio Behavioral
Health, Ltd. |
Roots Poultry, Inc. |
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Wildlife Garden |
Greater Mohican Audubon
Society |
The Wild Bird Center |
Black Swamp Bird
Observatory |
Wildside Nature Tours |
Community Market |
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Julie Shieldcastle |
Debbie & John Sawvel |
Robin Tener |
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Jeanine Van Der Laar |
Titgemeier's Inc. |
Black Diamond Inc. |
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Karen Zack |
Chris Lotenero |
Paula Lozano |
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Judy Kolo-Rose |
Delores Cole |
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