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SUMMARY:New Year’s Bird Walk at Gallup Park
DESCRIPTION:What will be the first bird you see in 2024? Get a boost to next year’s list by joining the crazy birders of Washtenaw County for a refreshing New Year’s morning bird walk. Meet at the Gallup Park playground parking lot at the east end of Gallup Park Rd.  \nLeaders: Juliet Berger & Matthew Spoor \n  \nAll are welcome and encouraged to join us. New to birding? Bird curious? No binoculars? No problem! There is no better way to learn than to get out in the field with experienced birders that love to help. Plus\, you get to meet awesome people. Absolutely everyone is welcome and encouraged to come out. We will have many pairs of quality binoculars on hand for anyone to use. \neBird Checklist Signup: If you are attending the walk and would like the eBird checklist shared with you\, please give us your email or eBird username here (you may do this onsite well): tinyurl.com/eBirdList \n  \n 
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/new-years-bird-walk-at-gallup-park-2/
LOCATION:Gallup Park Playground\, 3175 Gallup Park Rd\, Ann Arbor\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Weekend Walk for Birds at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the winter woods\, water\, and prairie of Matthaei is always a rewarding experience.  Seeing Bluebirds on a canvas of white snow never disappoints. Please join us as we search for everything from finches to flickers along Fleming Creek. \nDirections: Meet at the steps to the conservatory. Matthaei members park for free with metered parking for everyone else. Free to park a bike there and it’s a beautiful ride along the bike path from Geddes to the gardens.  \nLeader: Matthew Spoor & Juliet Berger \n  \nAll are welcome and encouraged to join us. New to birding? Bird curious? No binoculars? No problem! There is no better way to learn than to get out in the field with experienced birders that love to help. Plus\, you get to meet awesome people. Absolutely everyone is welcome and encouraged to come out. We will have many pairs of quality binoculars on hand for anyone to use. \n  \neBird Checklist Signup: If you are attending the walk and would like the eBird checklist shared with you\, please give us your email or eBird username here (you may do this onsite well): tinyurl.com/eBirdList
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/weekend-walk-for-birds-at-matthaei-botanical-gardens-7/
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens\, 1800 N Dixboro Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Birding the Upper Peninsula *Members Only*
DESCRIPTION:**Registration is full\, BUT please join the waitlist as we may open a few more spots depending on logistics.**\nIf a spot opens\, the next person on the waitlist is automatically registered.\nWe may consider a second trip if there are enough people on the waiting list. \nWe will travel to Sault Ste. Marie on Friday\, January 12th\, and bird all day Saturday and Sunday morning with a goal of departing Sault Ste. Marie around noon on Sunday. Target birds include: Snowy Owl\, Bohemian Waxwing\, Pine Grosbeak\, Red and White-winged Crossbills\, Evening Grosbeak\, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed Grouse\, Purple Finch\, Snow Bunting\, and more! Maybe the heavens will align for a Spruce Grouse lifer for your trip leader this year finally? Space is limited to 20 and membership is required. You may join or renew your membership here. While the trip is free for members\, a $30 dollar donation per person to defray the leaders’ costs is suggested but not required. Venmo link here. \nBasic Itinerary – Detailed itinerary will be sent at least a week out \nFriday\, January 12th \nArrive Sault Ste. Marie. Some may bird on the way up and we will provide some suggestions in a later email for doing so. \nSaturday\, January 13th \n7:30 am – Meet at hotel for departure \n6:30 pm – Dinner at a local restaurant \nSunday\, January 14th \n7:30 am – Meet at hotel for departure \nNoon – Conclude birding and arrive at hotel for folks to get their cars and head home \n** Please note: We will caravanning together in as few vehicles as possible while birding. Those not driving in the caravan will leave their cars at the hotel. So\, it is important everyone can bird the entire morning on Sunday. If you have to leave before noon on Sunday\, this may present logistical challenges for the group. ** \nMembers\, please register below. Lodging information and other logistical details will be shared after registration. \nView the trip report from 2023 here. \nTrip Leaders: Matthew Spoor & Juliet Berger \nThis is one of our very few MEMBERS ONLY events. If you are not a member or need to renew\, you can do so here.
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/birding-the-upper-peninsula-members-only-2/
LOCATION:Saulte Ste. Marie\, Saulte Ste. Marie\, 49783
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:BIPOC Bird Walk at Eberwhite Woods
DESCRIPTION:**Canceled due to forecasted unsafe travel conditions.**\n\n\nWe invite all people from the BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color) community and our white allies to join us on this walk to look for wintering birds in this lovely nature area. Maybe we’ll see the local owls! All ages and skill levels are invited. We will have extra binoculars if you do not have any.\nDirections: Parking will be in the Eberwhite Elementary School at 800 Soule Blvd\, Ann Arbor.\n\n\nLeader: Victor Chen\n\n\n\neBird Checklist Signup: If you are attending the walk and would like the eBird checklist from this walk shared with you\, please fill out this form (you may do this onsite well): https://forms.gle/p6D24QSrPHbc4o7LA\n\n\n\nAll are welcome and encouraged to join us. New to birding? Bird curious? No binoculars? No problem! There is no better way to learn than to get out in the field with experienced birders that love to help. Plus\, you get to meet awesome people. Absolutely everyone is welcome and encouraged to come out. We will have many pairs of quality binoculars on hand for anyone to use.
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/bipoc-bird-walk-5/
LOCATION:Eberwhite Woods – School Parking Lot\, 800 Soule Blvd\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Weekend Walk for Birds at Ford Lake
DESCRIPTION:***location moved to North Hydro. Meet here: http://tinyurl.com/MeetWAS \nGrove St. east. Right on Woodale. Left on Ambassador \nFord Lake and its boardwalk provide one of the best winter birding opportunities in Washtenaw County. There have been 76 species seen in February at Ford Lake and we look forward to seeing a variety of waterfowl\, gulls and local winter birds. \nDirections: Meet at the parking lot off of South Grove Street. Lot is located south of I-94 at the northeast corner of Ford Lake\, across from the Citgo Station at the intersection of Service Drive and South Grove St. \nLeader: Matthew Spoor \n  \nAll are welcome and encouraged to join us. New to birding? Bird curious? No binoculars? No problem! There is no better way to learn than to get out in the field with experienced birders that love to help. Plus\, you get to meet awesome people. Absolutely everyone is welcome and encouraged to come out. We will have many pairs of quality binoculars on hand for anyone to use. \n  \neBird Checklist Signup: If you are attending the walk and would like the eBird checklist shared with you\, please give us your email or eBird username here (you may do this onsite well): tinyurl.com/eBirdList
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/weekend-walk-for-birds-at-ford-lake-3/
LOCATION:North Hydro Park Winter Entrance\, 6C6W+WH5\, Ypsilanti Charter Twp
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SUMMARY:Winter Tree Identification Walk **RESCHEDULED for Sunday\, January 21st**
DESCRIPTION:***RESCHEDULED for Sunday\, January 21st*** \nWant to learn the difference between a hickory and a hackberry? How about a beech from a basswood. Join us as Isaac Smith\, who teaches woody plant identification at the University of Michigan\, leads an interactive winter hike to learn to ID common Michigan trees with their bark\, buds and twigs! Isaac is also an avid birder and does research on how climate change affects bird reproduction. \nDirections: Meet at the Bird Hills parking lot off of Newport Rd. \nLeader: Isaac Smith \n  \nAll are welcome and encouraged to join us. Nearly all of our events are open to members and non-members alike.
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/winter-tree-identification-walk-2/
LOCATION:Bird Hills Nature Area – Newport Entrance\, 862M+4M\, Ann Arbor\, United States
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