Braddock Bay Bird Observatory Braddock Bay Bird Observatory Ornithological research education and conservation Braddock Bay Bird Observatory is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ornithological research education and conservation. Located on the south shore of Lake Ontario in upstate New York our avian research facility bands thousands of songbirds each spring and fall in an effort to better understand their migratory behavior and ecology. Research At BBBO our primary research program focuses on studying songbirds on migration and we supplment that project with several others focusing on breeding birds nest box species and owls. Read more Research Bander Education BBBO offers a variety of training and professional development programs including organized classes and workshops smallgroup and independent instruction and NABC certification.