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SUMMARY:Swift Nights Out
DESCRIPTION:Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance and the City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation invite you to join us for our Annual Ann Arbor-Washtenaw County Chimney Swift count. Watching Chimney Swifts enter their roosts at dusk is a spectacular sight (video and more information here). Volunteers will choose a known Chimney Swift roosting location and stake it out before dusk\, counting the Swifts as they enter the chimney\, as darkness falls. You can sign up for one night/one location at a time\, or count each night of the weekend.  \nChimney Swifts are in steep decline across North America\, so let’s help find out how they are doing in Washtenaw County. Habitat loss is one reason\, as well as decline of the insects they eat\, and other unknown factors. We are helping bird science by conducting this count! Bring your friends and family to show them how these very cool aerial insectivores share our cities and towns with us.  \nNOTE: Occasionally the Swifts will not use a particular location on a given night due to a predator such as a Cooper’s Hawk\, or another issue. In that case\, “No Swifts” will still be good information for us! Email Juliet Berger with your results after the survey\, and post it on eBird if you have an account. Please share your eBird list with usernames Washtenaw Audubon Society and NAPBBS. Thank you for your help! \nIf you know of an active roost that’s not listed\, email Juliet Berger and she will add it to the sign up. \nSign up for dates and locations here.
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/swift-nights-out-4/2024-08-23/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:BIPOC Bird Walk\, Cherry Hill Nature Preserve
DESCRIPTION:We invite all people from the BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color) community and our white allies to join us on this walk to explore this lovely preserve in Superior Township. All ages and skill levels are invited. We will have extra binoculars if you do not have any. \nDirections: Meet at the main entrance at 6375 Cherry Hill Rd. \nLeader: Victor Chen
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/bipoc-bird-walk-cherry-hill-nature-preserve/
LOCATION:Cherry Hill Preserve\, 6375 Cherry Hill Rd\, Superior Township\, MI\, 48198\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Restoration Workday at Searles Nature Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Did you know Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance (formerly Washtenaw Audubon Society) owns a nature preserve? We do! Searles Nature Preserve is a 50 acre natural area that hosts the headwaters of Stony Creek. Did you also know that Ninety-seven percent of North American landbirds require animal\, primarily insect\, protein to raise their young? Most insects require specific\, native\, host plants for successful reproduction and this is why supporting a biodiverse ecosystem of native plants is so important. More on this here: https://tinyl.io/93Ka \nJoin us as we work to remove invasive species and improve biodiversity to support the birds we love. Tools and know how will be provided. Please bring leather work gloves\, wear long pants\, tall socks\, and closed-toe shoes or boots. \nDirections: Meet at the entrance to the preserve on Bolla Road between Crane and Stony Creek Roads. (map here)
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/restoration-workday-at-searles-nature-preserve-10/
LOCATION:Searles Nature Preserve\, 585V+4J Ypsilanti\, Michigan\, Ypsilanti\, MI\, 48197\, United States
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SUMMARY:Swift Nights Out
DESCRIPTION:Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance and the City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation invite you to join us for our Annual Ann Arbor-Washtenaw County Chimney Swift count. Watching Chimney Swifts enter their roosts at dusk is a spectacular sight (video and more information here). Volunteers will choose a known Chimney Swift roosting location and stake it out before dusk\, counting the Swifts as they enter the chimney\, as darkness falls. You can sign up for one night/one location at a time\, or count each night of the weekend.  \nChimney Swifts are in steep decline across North America\, so let’s help find out how they are doing in Washtenaw County. Habitat loss is one reason\, as well as decline of the insects they eat\, and other unknown factors. We are helping bird science by conducting this count! Bring your friends and family to show them how these very cool aerial insectivores share our cities and towns with us.  \nNOTE: Occasionally the Swifts will not use a particular location on a given night due to a predator such as a Cooper’s Hawk\, or another issue. In that case\, “No Swifts” will still be good information for us! Email Juliet Berger with your results after the survey\, and post it on eBird if you have an account. Please share your eBird list with usernames Washtenaw Audubon Society and NAPBBS. Thank you for your help! \nIf you know of an active roost that’s not listed\, email Juliet Berger and she will add it to the sign up. \nSign up for dates and locations here.
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/swift-nights-out-4/2024-08-24/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Swift Nights Out
DESCRIPTION:Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance and the City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation invite you to join us for our Annual Ann Arbor-Washtenaw County Chimney Swift count. Watching Chimney Swifts enter their roosts at dusk is a spectacular sight (video and more information here). Volunteers will choose a known Chimney Swift roosting location and stake it out before dusk\, counting the Swifts as they enter the chimney\, as darkness falls. You can sign up for one night/one location at a time\, or count each night of the weekend.  \nChimney Swifts are in steep decline across North America\, so let’s help find out how they are doing in Washtenaw County. Habitat loss is one reason\, as well as decline of the insects they eat\, and other unknown factors. We are helping bird science by conducting this count! Bring your friends and family to show them how these very cool aerial insectivores share our cities and towns with us.  \nNOTE: Occasionally the Swifts will not use a particular location on a given night due to a predator such as a Cooper’s Hawk\, or another issue. In that case\, “No Swifts” will still be good information for us! Email Juliet Berger with your results after the survey\, and post it on eBird if you have an account. Please share your eBird list with usernames Washtenaw Audubon Society and NAPBBS. Thank you for your help! \nIf you know of an active roost that’s not listed\, email Juliet Berger and she will add it to the sign up. \nSign up for dates and locations here.
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/swift-nights-out-4/2024-08-25/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240829T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240829T110000
DTSTAMP:20260615T012023
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SUMMARY:Thursday Fall Migration Walks at Nichols Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday mornings through October at Nichols Arboretum as we search for fall migrants. These walks are a great opportunity to join with other birders of all skill levels. In addition to the birds\, the Arb’s trees and other flora offer delights of their own. \nCurious about what birds you may see? Explore photos taken at the Arb in the months of September and October here. Or\, view an eBird illustrated checklist for September at the Arb here. \n  \nDirections: Meet at the east end of the arboretum at the Dow Prairie entrance. From Geddes Ave.\, turn north onto Riverview Dr. and stay right until it terminates at Riverview Ct. cul-de-sac. \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 \nlove 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). \n 
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/thursday-fall-migration-walks-at-nichols-arboretum-3/2024-08-29/
LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum – Dow Prairie\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240831T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240831T110000
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CREATED:20240713T012434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240713T012434Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Fall Migration Walk at Hudson Mills Metropark
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual fall migration walk with trip leader Karen Markey. Hudson Mills is one of the top county birding hotspots in September. \nDirections: Meet at the flagpole at the Activity Center-HQ building. \nLeader: Karen Markey \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 \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/annual-fall-migration-walk-at-hudson-mills-metropark-3/
LOCATION:Hudson Mills Activity Center Parking Lot\, 93GV+C6V\, Hudson Mills\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240831T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240831T223000
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SUMMARY:Moth Night at Black Pond Woods
DESCRIPTION:We are having another moth party! Join us at Black Pond Woods Nature Area for our August installment. Just as the species observed change throughout the night\, so too do we see new species as we move through the calendar.  It will be fun to see what we see at a new location and a month later. Check out our Moth Nights of Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance iNaturalist project to view hundreds of observations with photos\, species details\, and more for all of our past moth night events. \nWhy care about moths? Ninety seven percent of all North American land birds rely on animal protein to raise their young. For most birds\, that means insects. And for most of them\, that means caterpillars. Without abundant moth larva\, there is not enough animal protein to raise the young of our beloved birds. It takes approximately 9\,000 caterpillars to raise one brood of Black-capped Chickadees from hatching to fledgling! Now\, think of all the birds you see out there. It’s hard to imagine the numbers required. So\, you can see\, moths are integral to the reproduction of most of our birds we love. They’re our allies in birding and getting to know them is a joy. \nThey are among the most diverse and successful organisms on earth. Scientists estimate there are 150\,000 to more than 500\,000 moth species. Their colors and patterns are either dazzling or so cryptic that they define camouflage. Shapes and sizes span the gamut from as small as a pinhead to as large as an adult’s hand. Most moths are nocturnal\, and need to be sought at night to be seen – others fly like butterflies during the day. Finding them can be as simple as leaving a porch light on and checking it after dark. Serious moth aficionados use special lights and baits to attract them. \nOnce again\, Susan Kielb and Heidi Trudell will guide us through the process of attracting\, identifying\, and enjoying these amazing creatures. \nSuggestions for Attendees: \n\nA headlamp or flashlight would be nice to have.\nNinja night with moths! Wearing black is the best way to keep moths on the sheet and not your shirt.\nIt might be nice to bring a camp chair if you would like to sit.\n\nDirections: Meet at the Leslie Science and Nature Center Parking Lot.
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/moth-night-at-black-pond-woods/
LOCATION:Black Pond Woods Nature Area\, 1831 Traver Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240905T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240905T110000
DTSTAMP:20260615T012023
CREATED:20240618T113222Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Fall Migration Walks at Nichols Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday mornings through October at Nichols Arboretum as we search for fall migrants. These walks are a great opportunity to join with other birders of all skill levels. In addition to the birds\, the Arb’s trees and other flora offer delights of their own. \nCurious about what birds you may see? Explore photos taken at the Arb in the months of September and October here. Or\, view an eBird illustrated checklist for September at the Arb here. \n  \nDirections: Meet at the east end of the arboretum at the Dow Prairie entrance. From Geddes Ave.\, turn north onto Riverview Dr. and stay right until it terminates at Riverview Ct. cul-de-sac. \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 \nlove 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). \n 
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/thursday-fall-migration-walks-at-nichols-arboretum-3/2024-09-05/
LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum – Dow Prairie\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240907T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240907T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T020820Z
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SUMMARY:Oakland Bird Alliance Nuthatch Open
DESCRIPTION:Some of us Washtenaw folks love participating in this annual competitive birding event from Oakland Bird Alliance. Find as many species as possible anywhere in Oakland County until 4:00 PM and then meet later (location TBD) for awards presentations and a cookout. Checklists need to be submitted by 4:00 PM or a species will be deducted for every minute late. Teams consist of 2 to 4 members\, and all members must see or hear the species for it to be listed. Youth teams must be at least 50% youth (under 18 years of age) to be eligible. Check the Oakland Bird Alliance website for the entry form and more details. \nThe registration form will be available later this summer. Contact Kayla Niner at shadowc00kiecrumbs@gmail.com or Jeff Stacey at jdstacey@ameritech.net
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/oakland-audubons-nuthatch-open-2/
LOCATION:Oakland County
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240907T220000
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SUMMARY:Moth Night at Devine Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Come out and join us as we see what September brings. It will be fun to see what a new location and different time of year will bring. \nCheck out our Moth Nights of Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance iNaturalist project to view hundreds of observations with photos\, species details\, and more for all of our past moth night events. \nWhy care about moths? Ninety seven percent of all North American land birds rely on animal protein to raise their young. For most birds\, that means insects. And for most of them\, that means caterpillars. Without abundant moth larva\, there is not enough animal protein to raise the young of our beloved birds. It takes approximately 9\,000 caterpillars to raise one brood of Black-capped Chickadees from hatching to fledging! Now\, think of all the birds you see out there. It’s hard to imagine the numbers required. So\, you can see\, moths are integral to the reproduction of most of our birds we love. They’re our allies in birding and getting to know them is a joy. \nThey are among the most diverse and successful organisms on earth. Scientists estimate there are 150\,000 to more than 500\,000 moth species. Their colors and patterns are either dazzling or so cryptic that they define camouflage. Shapes and sizes span the gamut from as small as a pinhead to as large as an adult’s hand. Most moths are nocturnal\, and need to be sought at night to be seen – others fly like butterflies during the day. Finding them can be as simple as leaving a porch light on and checking it after dark. Serious moth aficionados use special lights and baits to attract them. \nOnce again\, Susan Kielb and Heidi Trudell will guide us through the process of attracting\, identifying\, and enjoying these amazing creatures. \nSuggestions for Attendees: \n\nA headlamp or flashlight would be nice to have.\nNinja night with moths! Wearing black is the best way to keep moths on the sheet and not your shirt.\nIt might be nice to bring a camp chair if you would like to sit.\n\nDirections: From I-94: Exit 169-Zeeb Road\, southbound. Turn right at Liberty Road. Preserve entrance and parking area is on the right (north) side of Liberty Road\, approximately 0.5 miles west of Zeeb Road (and approximately 2.4 miles east of Parker Road) (map).
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/moth-night-at-devine-preserve/
LOCATION:DeVine Preserve\, 6110 West Liberty Road\, Ann Arbor\, 48103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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