For the first time in 83 years, Piping Plovers (a Great Lakes endangered species) have returned to the shores of Ohio's Lake Erie beaches to breed.

​Black Swamp Bird Observatory is Honored to Coordinate the Maumee Bay Piping Plover Nest Monitoring Effort.

Learn more about Black Swamp Bird Observatory here.

More details (training dates, nest watch updates, photo gallery, and more) coming soon!

Follow this website for updates and complete the form below to attend a REQUIRED volunteer training session.

volunteer training sign-up

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Looking for Accommodations While Volunteering? 

As well as providing phenomenal support to our monitoring efforts and spreading the word on Piping Plover conservation,
​the Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center is also offering a discount on rooms throughout June 2021.

Check it out HERE!