BBBO is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, dedicated to ornithological research, education, and conservation. We are staffed entirely by volunteers with the addition of one paid seasonal assistant and an executive director, and we are funded entirely by donations, memberships, and fees from our bander training class.
Our primary research facility is the Kaiser-Manitou Beach (K-MB) banding station, located on the south shore of Lake Ontario near Braddock Bay. This area is a focal point of bird activity, especially during spring and fall migration when it is possible to see over 130 species of songbirds.
While we focus our research on spring and fall passerine migration, we also operate a summer MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) station and we run a Northern Saw-whet Owl banding project.