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–  But Both Winners! By Sue Duncan, AVA V-P A rather chatty and ice cream satiated group left the Oscoda McDonald’s on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at 9:15 pm to head off to find Whip-poor-wills and other night birds. Although … Continue reading →

This photo and caption was submitted by AVA member Jean Howard on June 1st. (Click on the photo for a larger view.) I just discovered this brown thrasher nest in the little pine tree just outside the window in my … Continue reading →

(sorry for the late posting) Article by Peggy Ridgway For us birders, the massive spring movement of our feathered friends sends a buzz to our brains that we don’t experience at other seasons of the year!  These first few weeks of … Continue reading →

East Tawas City Park has a new addition; one birders can appreciate. It’s a bird hide. The bird hide was built by city employees at no cost to AVA. The hide is meant to disguise curious birders (and the public) … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

(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 →

This photo was taken on September 1, 2015 at Tuttle Marsh by Jean Howard, AVA member. Click on the photo for a larger view.  Thank you Jean!