Nine of our AuSable Valley Audubon members attended the Mackinaw Raptor Fest in Mackinaw City on April 8. The programs were varied and interesting, the dinner excellent. Even though the airline had cancelled the flight of the keynote speaker, he was able to “attend” and deliver the presentation on Golden Eagles through modern technology! Visits were made to Headlands Dark Sky Park to see Owl Banding and visit the beautiful new observatory which won the Pure Michigan award for this year. (The observatory telescope is expected to arrive soon.) On the return to Oscoda, some of us stopped at several of “Hotspots” on the Sunrise Coast Birding Trail. The weather smiled on the events as it was warm and sunny!
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Wildlife never ceases to amaze us. Even if these 56 are just a Merganser’s “Duckie day-care center” on water.
'Super mom' spotted on a Minnesota lake — with 56 ducklings in tow
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(And that number has since grown to 76!)Raptors “rule” in Michigan.Good morning! This fox got it's breakfast stolen....
AVA is right in the “center” (See map of Great Lakes nestings) of GLPPRE success stories with our continuing efforts to support and protect PIPL nesting successes along our Lake Huron shores.
Our AVA successes north and south of our AuSable River with nesting, production of viable hatched eggs and/or fledglings in 3 of last 4 years (2015-2018) is significantly due to the leadership of our past President Peggy Ridgway and the volunteer teams from our AVA membershipGreat Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort
A story for Endangered Species Day 2019!