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SUMMARY:Weekend Waterfowl Walk at Barton Pond
DESCRIPTION:We will be searching for winter waterfowl on the pond. This is one of the top birding locations for March in Washtenaw County. See November Barton Pond eBird Sightings for a list of what has been seen and this eBird bar chart of what can be expected when. We may also search the surrounding nature area for overwintering birds.  \nDress warm as it can be windy near the pond. Bring a scope if you have one. Most people don’t so don’t worry\, we share.  \nDirections: Meet at the Barton Nature Area parking lot off of Huron River Drive\, 250 feet north of Bird Rd\, near Barton Dam. \nLeaders: Juliet Berger & Matt 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-waterfowl-walk-at-barton-pond-2/
LOCATION:Barton Nature Area Parking Lot\, MI
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Tour: University of Michigan Herbarium
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation and tour of the University of Michigan Herbarium hosted by Aly Baumgartner\, applied paleobotanist and vascular plants collection manager. The collections consist of 1.7 million irreplaceable specimens of vascular plants\, algae\, bryophytes\, fungi\, and lichens originating from places and habitats that are now prohibitively expensive or dangerous to visit or that have been drastically altered by human activity. They include representatives of extinct species and populations\, providing a portion of the only record available for studying effects of environmental change on the distribution\, appearances\, and genetic features of the world’s plants and fungi. Please know that an herbarium houses dried\, pressed plants\, so there will be no live plants there. The tour will be informal and participants are highly encouraged to bring curiosity and questions! \nDue to the nature of the space\, we will be limiting the tour to 30 people and to WAS members only. If there is space available the week prior to the event\, we will open them to non-members. \nDirections: Registered attendees will meet at University of Michigan Research Museums Center at 3600 Varsity Drive. Map 
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/tour-university-of-michigan-herbarium/
LOCATION:University of Michigan Museum of Zoology\, 3600 Varsity Drive\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:BIPOC Bird Walk at North Hydro Park
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 look for waterfowl and winter birds. All ages and skill levels are invited. We will have extra binoculars if you do not have any. \nDirections:  Meet at the entrance by Ambassador Drive and Woodale Ave. If there is snow on the ground\, be sure to wear boots. \nLeader: Victor Chen \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/bipoc-bird-walk-at-north-hydro-park/
LOCATION:North Hydro Park Winter Entrance\, 6C6W+WH5\, Ypsilanti Charter Twp
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Weekend Waterfowl Walk at Gallup Park
DESCRIPTION:The pond and surrounding woods at Gallup provide one of the most diverse hotspots for March birding in Washtenaw County. This should be the peak of waterfowl migration and we hope to see some interesting species.  \nDirections: Meet at the Gallup Park Livery parking lot. \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. \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-waterfowl-walk-at-gallup-park-2/
LOCATION:Gallup Park Livery\, 77GX+Q86\, Ann Arbor\, 48105\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nature Walk at Goodrich Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Join naturalists George Hammond and Matt Spoor as we explore this forest. Though this property is only 36 acres\, it is connected to University of Michigan Horner McLaughlin Woods\, Washtenaw County’s Freeman Preserve\, the City of Ann Arbor’s Marshal Nature and comprises a 296 acre complex. It is dominated by old growth forest that ranges from hilltop oak-hickory on the eastern Goodrich property to maple-mixed Hardwoods covering rich central valleys. \nDirections: From U.S.-23: Exit 41\, Plymouth Road. Head east on Plymouth\, left onto Dixboro Road (heading north). The preserve access point is located on the west side of Dixboro Road in Ann Arbor Township\, approximately 0.2 miles south of M-14 and 150 feet north of Overbrook Drive. \nLeaders: George Hammond & Matthew Spoor
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/nature-walk-at-goodrich-preserve/
LOCATION:Goodrich Preserve\, 3685 N Dixboro Rd\, Ann Arbor\, 48105\, United States
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SUMMARY:Special Member Meeting: Name Change Vote
DESCRIPTION:We have a very important meeting to share with you all. On March 20th\, 2024 at Matthaei Botanical Gardens at 7:30 PM\, we will vote in an up or down vote to ratify our newly selected name\, Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance! Please plan to attend if you are a member\, as of March 15th or join/renew by then. You may contact our membership chair\, Diana Miller membership@washtenawbna.org to check your membership status if you are not sure. Only members can vote. According to our Constitution and By-laws\, our votes to change the constitution must be in person\, and fulfill a certain percentage of our members in attendance. Don’t miss the chance to help us make this historic change. \nI want to give you all an idea of how we decided upon Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance. In October\, at our in person meeting at Matthaei Botanical Gardens\, members overwhelmingly voted to drop the name of Audubon from our organization. Members wanted to avoid names that sound exclusive like ‘society and club’ and people’s names like Audubon or Wilson. There is a movement afoot within sister organizations across the country\, including some in our immediate vicinity\, to use the name Bird Alliance. In fact Detroit Audubon recently adopted Detroit Bird Alliance as their new name. We sincerely hope National Audubon will reconsider their decision to keep Audubon\, and believe that a consensus name among our sister organizations\, like Bird Alliance\, is a great way to move NAS in this direction. We took a poll of our members\, which was sent out in October after the meeting\, and over 150 WAS community members responded!! Thank you!! The most abundant name suggestions contained Bird Alliance. Next\, we formed a subcommittee of interested community members and WAS Board members\, who decided on 3 name alternatives from the suggestions of members\, all incorporating the Bird Alliance moniker. Then in a recent vote of the WAS Board\, we decided upon Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance. The word Audubon always meant more than birds to me and others\, so we added Nature to our new proposed name to encompass all we do. Ever been to a Butterfly Walk\, Moth Night\, Museum Insect or Herbarium tour or one of our Nature Walks? We are Birds AND Nature. \nPlease plan to join us at Matthaei at our March 20th\, 7:30 PM meeting to ratify our new name!! I promise to bake another BIG cake and we can all have a festive naming party of special significance! \nI am looking forward to seeing you all at the naming party!\nGood birding\,\nJuliet Berger\, President\nWashtenaw Audubon Society
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/special-member-meeting-name-change-vote/
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens\, 1800 N Dixboro Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
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SUMMARY:Annual One Road Challenge
DESCRIPTION:This is a friendly team birding competition where teams pick one road in the county to see how many birds they can see in a morning along that road. If you have a team\, great. If not\, that’s OK too; register and we will help set you up with a team. \nMore details and competition rules can be found here. \nEveryone is welcome to join the teams for lunch and tally rally at 11:30 AM at Holiday’s Restaurant (map here). \nNo need to participate in the event to join us for lunch and hear the great birding stories of the day. \n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.One Road Challenge RegistrationPlease register below. Please include the team leader and all team members along with your team name below. Once registrations complete\, you will receive an email conformation of your registration.Registration Type *I am registering a teamI am registering to be placed on a teamTeam & Leader InformationTeam Name *What road will your team drive?Registrant Name *FirstLastEmail *Mobile Phone *Additional Team MembersTeammate 1FirstLastTeammate 2FirstLastTeammate 3FirstLastTeammate 4FirstLastSubmit
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/one-road-challenge-3/
LOCATION:MI
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-7/
LOCATION:Searles Nature Preserve\, 585V+4J Ypsilanti\, Michigan\, Ypsilanti\, MI\, 48197\, United States
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SUMMARY:Migration Thursdays at The Arb
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Nichols Arboretum Thursday mornings through May to observe migrants making their way north. These leaderless walks are a great opportunity to join with other birders of all skill levels. \nDirections: Meet at the east end of the arboretum near the Dow Prairie entrance. \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 \n 
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/migration-thursdays-at-the-arb/2024-03-28/
LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum – Dow Prairie\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Tour: UM Museum of Zoology Insect Collection
DESCRIPTION:Insects are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet. There are an estimated 5.5 million species accounting for 80% of animal life on earth and the most biomass of all terrestrial animals. When it comes to birds\, 97% of all North American land birds rely on animal protein\, largely insects\, to raise their young. The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Insect Collection currently houses approximately 4.5 million prepared insect specimens from around the world as well as hundreds of historical field notebooks and audio recordings related to specimens in the collection. Join us for a presentation and tour of this wonderful resource. \nDue to the nature of the space\, we will be limiting the tour to 20 people and to Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance (formerly Washtenaw Audubon Society) members only and requiring registration. If there is space available the week prior to the event\, we will open them to non-members. Memberships start at just $10 per year and go to great causes like environmental education\, conservation\, and scholarships for those in need. More information here. \nDirections: Registered attendees will meet at University of Michigan Research Museums Center at 3600 Varsity Drive. \n\n 
URL:https://washtenawbna.org/event/tour-um-museum-of-zoology-insect-collection/
LOCATION:University of Michigan Museum of Zoology\, 3600 Varsity Drive\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
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