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      • BIRD TATTOO CONTEST
    • SUMMARY SCHEDULE
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    • Field Trips >
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      • YOU DRIVE WE LEAD
      • BIRD OUTINGS AND NIGHT HIKES
      • BIRDING WITH THE STARS
      • BIRDING ON THE WATER
      • KIRTLAND'S WARBLER EXTENSION TRIP
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BIGGEST WEEK FESTIVAL LOCATIONS

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MAUMEE BAY LODGE & CONFERENCE CENTER
1750 State Park Road #2 Oregon, OH 43616  
419-836-1466
Nature Center: 419-836-9117


Directions: Take State Route 2 West to North Curtice Road (15 minutes past Black Swamp Bird Observatory, North Curtice is the first traffic light past Davis Besse.) Turn right, going North on North Curtice Road approximately 2 miles, until road dead ends at Cedar Point Road. The Park entrance is straight ahead. Follow signs to Lodge.
Click HERE for a map and directions.
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GPS Coordinates: 
Latitude: 41.6843 North 
Longitude: - 83.3730 West 

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BLACK SWAMP BIRD OBSERVATORY 
Located at the entrance of the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
13551 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor, OH 43449
419-898-4070


Hours during Biggest Week: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
GPS Coordinates: 
Longitude: 41 36 18  
Latitude:-83 11 34

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OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
14000 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor, OH
419-898-0014

Visitors' Center open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. during The Biggest Week (9 a.m.-4 p.m. at other times of year.) Ottawa Wildlife Drive open sunrise to sunset during spring migration. CLICK HERE for specific days the Wildlife Drive is open. 
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GPS Coordinates: 
Longitude: 41 36 26   
Latitude: -83 12 39

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MAGEE MARSH WILDLIFE AREA
​SPORTSMAN'S MIGRATORY BIRD CENTER

13229 West State Route 2
Oak Harbor, OH 43449
419-898-0960
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GPS Coordinates: 
Longitude: 41 4643 46 
Latitude: -83 1118 82  

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1. The Biggest Week in American Birding is headquartered at the Maumee Bay Lodge &  Conference Center in Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, OH.

2. Cleveland, Ohio is located 110 miles east of the festival. The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport code is CLE.

3. Detroit, Michigan is located 40 miles northwest of the festival. The Detroit Metro Airport code is DTW.

4. Swanton, Ohio is located 30 miles southwest of the festival. The Toledo Express Airport code is TOL.

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