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Bird feeder storage bench is ready for out 2026 Migration celebration at Tawas Point State Park #migration #michiganaudubon #tawaspoint
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Check out our storage benches ready for 2026 Birding Migration Event dates: May 15-16 #tawaspoint #migration #michiganaudubon #bird-feeder
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We are now up to 8 of our thirty-six 2025 captive-reared GLPIPLs reported on the wintering grounds! That's over 20%! Number 8 is X,L/O:Of,RN aka "LOReN". She was observed 10/1/2025 at Topsail Inlet, Pender county, NC by Kim Williams. Thorough genetic analysis of LOreN's eggshell we know she is female, which makes her extra critical for our current male-biased population. LOReN's egg came from a nest on North Manitou Island, which was rescued when the male went missing likely to Merlin predation. Fortunately, with phenomenal coordination efforts between Sleeping Bear Dunes NL, USFWS, UMN PIPL Field team, and the Detroit Zoo we were able to rescue the eggs of LOReN and her clutch mates just as they were about to hatch and transport them to our captive-rearing center. LOReN was released into the wild at Port Inland in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on July 10th. We are hoping LOReN took a liking to the Upper Peninsula and will return there in 2026 and meet a Yooper loving male Plover to nest with. Thank you to Kim Williams of Davey Resource Group, NC for sharing her important observation and photo! And a big thank you to the many individuals from Sleeping Bear Dunes NL, UMN Field team, USFWS, UMBS, the Detroit Zoo and zookeepers from various zoos that helped make LOReN a success story!
If you observe an orange flagged or banded piping plover send your photos and reports to plover@umn.edu.
#greatlakespipingplover #pipingplover #umbs #thedetroitzoo
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7 Partridges in a Crabapple Tree
I was sitting at my desk on the second story of my home on New Year’s Day, 1/1/2018. I noticed movement in a window that overlooks a large crabapple tree. Looking out I saw not one, not two, not three, … Continue reading
CBC 2017 Tawas and Oscoda Circles Summary
How Fast Can You Count? A very casual report of the AVA Christmas Bird Counts by Sue Duncan The two Christmas Bird counts done in Iosco County for 2017 were so different, and yet so alike! They were alike … Continue reading
Christmas Bird Count 2017
Volunteers are out counting. Check this space for updates!
AVA December 2017 Meeting In The Books
December Meeting a Wrap of Year 2017 Twenty-nine AVA members met at the R. J Parks Library in Oscoda on December 12 from 1-3:30. They were there to see birder friends and to learn about using the eBird application. There … Continue reading
AVA Sandhill Crane Viewing Field Trip
Narrative courtesy of Sue Duncan. Photograph courtesy of Larry VanWagoner. Enjoy! October 25, 2017 at 5:15 pm fourteen intrepid AVA Members left Nester Corner’s gas station in search of Sandhill Cranes. The large, long legged birds had been found many … Continue reading
AuSable Valley Audubon November 8 Meeting is a Go
We were able to schedule a replacement program after Thunder Bay had to cancelled the November 7 meeting. AuSable Valley Audubon will meet on Wednesday, November 8 at 1:00 p.m. at the R.J. Parks Library in Oscoda. Larry VanWagoner and … Continue reading
Thunder Bay Audubon Nov 7 Canceled
We received the following update from out hosts at Thunder Bay Audubon: Due to a scheduling conflict, the presentation by Tom Funke, on November 7 has been canceled. We have not rescheduled it, so there will be no joint meeting … Continue reading
Fall Bird Congregations
Not all fall bird groups are colorful, but variety is still there in large numbers. These photos and description are courtesy of AVA members Terry and Mary Baker on Friday, October 13th (click on the photos for a larger image): … Continue reading
October AVA Field Trip!
Surprise! Fall colors are here. 😀Join your AuSable Valley Audubon friends in a walk at Lumberman’s Monument from the parking lot to the river overlook and back. Of course, you can also do the stairs or follow the trail that … Continue reading
Final 2017 M-55 Road Cleanup Is In The Books
182 Bags of Trash Since Spring 2011 Ten of our members joined forces on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 to make the drive along M-55 a little nicer for viewers and critters. Teams of two worked in a mostly cloudy … Continue reading