Lake Effect
Biggest Week in American Birding
Kimberly Kaufman, executive director of Black Swamp Bird Observatory in Oak Harbor talks conservation, birds and the Biggest Week in American Birding, which takes place in early May. Each year tens of thousands of birders flock to northwest Ohio to check out all types of birds including the stars of the show, migrating warblers which pass through the area traveling from the Caribbean, Central and South America to their nesting grounds in Canada and Alaska. She also talks about the recent expansion of habitat conservation in the region.
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Kimberly Kaufman
Photo Credit: James Proffitt
Meet Your Host James Proffitt
James Proffitt moved north from Cincinnati to Marblehead in 2007 and says he’d never leave the lake. After nearly a decade as a Gannett reporter/photographer he’s now a freelance writer and the Lake Erie contributor for Detroit Public Television’s website, greatlakesnow.org. He writes about all things Lake Erie including conservation, recreation, wildlife, art and current events. His verse and fiction have appeared in numerous university and literary journals over the years. He looks forward to meeting new people and exploring their affinity for the lake through proximity, labor or simple love.
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