Welcome! The Grand Traverse Audubon Club members enjoy birding together, meeting for nature-oriented programs or field trips, and participating in service projects related to the environment. We are concerned about the preservation of habitat for wildlife, and natural areas for the enjoyment of all residents. We are a chapter of the Michigan Audubon Society .
Our regular meetings are usually the fourth Thursday of the month at the Boardman River Nature Center on Cass Road at 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Our Next Meeting:
SEPTEMBER
26 (Thursday) – Regular Meeting: TBD
Our Next Field Trip:
JUNE
15 (Saturday) – Kirtland Warbler Tour – 11:00 am
Michigan Audubon, in collaboration with Hartwick Pines State Park, will offer Kirtland’s Warbler Tours in 2024. Tours will be held daily at 7 a.m. with an additional 11 a.m. tour on Saturdays and Sundays from May 25 through June 30. The tours are based at Hartwick Pines State Park just north of downtown Grayling. Tours cost $15 per person, and you must have a Recreation Pass to enter the State Park. Grand Traverse Audubon member Kathie Wiley will be going on this day, (June 15th) to the 11:00 am tour {Carpooling at Tom’s East Bay at 9:45 am}, and is hopeful others will register for this date and timeframe as well. Kathie has gone on this tour before and found it thrilling to not only hear, but see this amazing bird that was once on the brink of extinction.
Registration for the tours opens online on February 2, 2024 and they are limited to 25 people.
https://www.michiganaudubon.org/kirtlands-warbler-tours/
Contact leader and coordinator: Kathie Wiley: treasurer@grandtraverseaudubon.org
Our Next Community Partner Event:
MAY
17-18 (Friday – Saturday) – Tawas Point Migration Days (sponsored by AuSable Valley Audubon)
http://ausablevalleyaudubon.org
Spend an amazing weekend witnessing a spectacular spring migration in northeastern Michigan along Lake Huron. View a wide variety of migratory birds as they rest and feed at Tawas Point State Park. From waterfowl to songbirds, you’ll see it all! The Tawas Point Migration celebration offers nonstop birding activities and interesting information sure to entertain everyone.
Birding and photography volunteers will be available at Tawas Point (Free to all) 8 a.m. to dusk on Friday & Saturday. Information will be available for birding spots, including Hale, Oscoda, Tawas City, and East Tawas, such as Tuttle Marsh, Largo Springs, Lumberman’s Monument, and the Scenic River Road Byway. A bird sighting list will be on display near the lighthouse trailhead on Friday & Saturday.
Our Next Sunday Bird Walk:
APRIL
*April 28 @ 7:00 PM – Veronica Valley Park, on S. Maple Valley Road
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wKAFnxLfr9JuqNmn6
Walking surfaces are grassy and mostly level.
To view a list of all our 2024 Events:
Events 2024
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