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Follow the waterfowl coming from Canada, thru our local “Flyway” and on to their wintering habitats.
We are truly blessed along out coast of Lake Huron.Follow the Ducks this Season!🦆
Follow the ducks this season using the most comprehensive waterfowl migration map on the web. Read real-time reports from DU biologists, field editors, expert waterfowlers and more.Kirtland’s Warbler (KIWA) will be removed from Endangered Species list, however, will be supported as a Conservation Dependent species. What does this mean? Simply, the KIWA’s breeding habitat will receive management assistance by USFS, state DNR, etc. so that the species will always have a home to breed in.
Learn more about how the KIWA was helped to return to healthy population and how that assistance will continue in some form.
drive.google.com/file/d/1fJQ7mfeT_WK-Ya7PEF_YZez7Ud79U7d2/view?usp=sharing_eil&ts=5da380b1Kirtland's warbler to be taken off endangered species list - WBKB11
ALPENA, Mich. — The rare northern Michigan bird Kirtland’s warbler...The Kirtland’s Warbler recovery over the past 40 years is a major success story. Our local KIWA habitat in the Pine River Management Area NW of Oscoda provides a strong population of birds. Join us next May/June for our KIWA free guided tours.
Open this USFWL story link and the embedded story links for a down to Earth description of the species, its demise in the 1960’s and then its recovery to today when it will be de-listed as an Endangered Species but protected through Conservation Dependent projects and management for the future. www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/birds/Kirtland/kiwafctsht.htmlThe power of partnership has brought the Kirtland’s warbler back from the brink of extinction! Learn more about this bird’s amazing recovery story: ow.ly/8CP750wFFuv
Photo: Male Kirtland’s warbler in a jack pine tree by Vince Cavalieri/USFWS.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Local USFS Biologist and AVA Friend and Member Honored
Several members of AVA and a representative from Ducks Unlimited gathered on Jan. 7 to say farewell to U.S. Forest Service biologist Paul Thompson. Paul will be leaving the headquarters in Oscoda and transferring to the Cadillac field office. He … Continue reading
Local Predator Bird at a Hunt
Here are a couple of photos submitted by AVA member Patsy Mortimer. She stated that they are of: “A juvenile sharp-shinned hawk nabbed a mourning dove at our feeder in Hale Jan. 17.” Not all birds eat seeds, but all … Continue reading
Informational Meeting about the GBBC Feb 3 in Oscoda
One of the announcements made during the January AVA membership meeting was of an upcoming informational talk about the Great Backyard Bird Count. The meeting will be held on February 3rd in Oscoda at the Robert J. Parks Library on … Continue reading
AVA Meeting presentation – Tawas Pt. State Park Initiatives
Our AVA meeting hosted one of the rangers from Tawas Point State Park, Micah Jordan as speaker. He spoke to a number of infrastructure upgrades scheduled to begin at the Tawas State Dock in downtown east Tawas. This is a three … Continue reading
2016 is Centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty
(Note: This information and photo are taken from the Jan. 7, 2016 MDNR news release. See the release on the DNR site for the complete story and further information.) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service … Continue reading