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What bird has body parts called a beard, wattle and a snood?
Join us for Bird Trivia on Friday May 15th at 1:30pm in the pavilion at Tawas Point State Park.
Take a break, have some lunch and play some trivia. Then back to watching those birds.The AuSable Valley Audubon Society will host a silent auction on Saturday, May 16, 2026, with items available for viewing and bidding on May 15 and 16, during the Tawas Point Bird Migration Days at Tawas Point State Park.
If you are a business or individual interested in donating item(s) to support the event, please contact Pam at 734 620 2471.
All proceeds will benefit community educational programs and local conservation initiatives.
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Please come out and learn about Birding in Alaska with local Audubon member Amy Kohlhepp.
The AuSable Valley Audubon can come to your community library or you can visit us at out monthly chapter meetings to learn about a variety of topics surrounding birds and conservation. Do you have any topics you would like to learn more about? Please let us know your ideas.This month: Meet the Ospreys and a new date for Birds of Alaska! See you there.
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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
