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National American Birding Week

Floor Speech

Date: May 9, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a bipartisan resolution introduced with my Ohio colleague, Bob Latta, proclaiming May 5 to May 14 as the National American Birding Week.

Birding in our abundant Great Lakes region's western basin of Lake Erie draws environmental stewards from around the world during this time of year.

Birding generates over $40 million in economic benefits annually, and events such as the Biggest Week in American Birding sponsored by the Black Swamp Bird Observatory in Oak Harbor, Ohio, leverage public- private partnerships to promote conservation of migratory bird populations and economic development through nature tourism, research, education, and outreach.

In fact, these little creatures can teach us a great deal about the health of Mother Earth.

American Birding Week will send a strong endorsement from birders around the world who flock to our region of northwest Ohio every year. Birders worldwide who attend events such as the Biggest Week in American Birding support efforts to preserve migratory bird populations and what they teach us about our fragile ecosystem.

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