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Who Likes What: The Favorite Birdseed of Feeder Regulars and Rarities
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Here are the top three seed choices for a variety of species, per a scientific observational study of 1.2 million bird feeder visits.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
☺️We were ecstactic to receive a recent observation of super PIPL dad "YOGi" , Of,YO:X,[G} spotted safely enjoying 2026 at his winter home on Cumberland Island, GA. Many of you have likely heard about YOGi in other posts. He is an amazing male GLPIPL, who is now 12 years old. He hails from Sleeping Bear Dunes NL and his preferred nesting site is the wild and busy Silver Lake State Park. He is father and grandfather to many smart PIPLs including the famous Monty and Imani of Montrose Beach.
YOGi has a few preferred quiet spots at Silver Lake SP where he woos his females for nest making and rears his chicks. In his 9 years of nesting, he has fledged 13 wild and 4 captive-reared chicks. He is a determined, dedicated and savvy plover dad. When necessary he has lead his chicks safely thru the dangers of the ORV section to find better foraging habitat. In 2025, he not only fledged 2 chicks from an early nest, but immediately convinced his female to stick around for a second nest. Which he diligently saw thru to the hatching and fledgling a chick even though his feathers were molting and he was likely feeling the call to migrate. We love YOGi's unique PIPL ways. We hope he safely returns in April to his favorite patch of dunes in the Great Lakes and we can add another interesting YOGi story to the GLPIPL records. Big thank you to Dan Vickers for sharing his photo and all those at Cumberland Island and Silver Lake State Park that watch over YOGi.
If you see an orange banded or flagged plover send your observation and photos to plover@umn.edu.
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Kirtland's Warbler Young Artists' Contest
Kirtland's Warbler Young Artists' Contest
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The Kirtland's Warbler Young Artists' Contest is an environmental education program for K-8 students. Students in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, and The Bahamas learn about the Kirtland's Warbler, the ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Monthly Archives: September 2017
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
Birding Updates from Our Area
(This update is by the courtesy of Larry VanWagoner. Thanks, Larry!) 9/27/17 Sandhill Cranes We (Sue and Larry) visited the Prescott crane site 10 days ago in the early evening. We found about 300 cranes foraging in the alfalfa field … Continue reading
Special Speaker at October 10 AVA Meeting
Caleb Putnam to Address AuSable Valley Audubon October 10, at Tawas High School Caleb Putnam, the Michigan Bird Conservation Coordinator for Michigan Audubon Great Lakes and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources started in 2016, will address the AuSable Valley … Continue reading
AuSable Valley Audubon’s 2017-2018 Program Schedule
The new program schedule for the 2017-2018 calendar is now available. You may download or view a copy in PDF format at the following link: AVA program schedule 2017-2018 Be sure to get a copy to see all the upcoming … Continue reading