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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY: OIAS Program - Chimney Swift Conservation in Michigan
DESCRIPTION:Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society Monthly Program \nChimney Swift Conservation in Michigan \nPresenter: Chad Machinski\,Michigan Audubon SocietyTuesday\, March 17\, 2026 \n6:00-6:15 PM Social\, 6:15-7:30 PM Program \nLoutit District Library\n407 Columbus Avenue\nGrand Haven\, MI \n\nHow well do you know this compact\, aerial acrobat? Facing steep population declines\, the Chimney Swift is one urban bird that we should all get behind. In this presentation you will learn the identification and life history of the Chimney Swift along with issues these birds are grappling with. We will also discuss ways that YOU can help with Chimney Swift conservation and what Michigan Audubon is doing across the state to help this enigmatic bird.\nSpeaker Bio: While Chad’s first love is botany\, he doesn’t deny the intertwining nature of birds\, plants\, insects\, and all other organisms we share the world with. As Michigan Audubon’s Conservation Manager\, Chad is responsible for the management and care for all 20 of Michigan Audubon’s Sanctuaries around the state and bird specific programs such as Chimney Swift and Purple Martin conservation. In his spare time\, Chad enjoys tending to and expanding his native plant garden\, collecting plant specimens\, and learning more about our natural world. \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/community-oias-program-chimney-swift-conservation-in-michigan/
LOCATION:Loutit District Library\, 407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI\, 49417\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Event,Michigan Audubon,Presentation
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SUMMARY:OWASHTANONG ISLANDS AUDUBON SOCIETY & MUSKEGON COUNTY NATURE CLUB — Natural features of Ottawa County
DESCRIPTION:Description: This program includes: (1) A description of a Natural Features Inventory (NFI) and the process and methods used to complete an NFI. (2) A description of the Natural Features found in Ottawa County Parks\, including their flora and fauna\, species of Special Concern and Threatened and Endangered species\, habitats\, and unique features. (3) An explanation of how NFI data are interpreted and used by Ottawa County Parks\, the community\, and science. \nSpeaker Bio: William Martinus and his wife Shirley have lived in Western Ottawa County for over 50 years\, wandering through natural areas and recording plants and birds\, especially Ottawa County’s Parks. After teaching for 30 years\, his focus narrowed to conducting inventories of what specifically occurs within the Parks’ 7400 acres in fifty+ properties. His official inventories over 20 years include those completed in Upper Macatawa\, Stearns Creek\, North Ottawa Dunes\, Ottawa Sands\, Rosy Mound\, Port Sheldon Natural Area\, Hiawatha Forest\, Crockery Creek\, Eastmanville Bayou\, Grand Ravines\, and Grose Parks. In the process\, he has documented with specimens to the University of Michigan Herbarium\, over 450 plant species new to Ottawa County and nearly 30 entirely new to the State of Michigan\, as well as a native slug species new to the state! \nThe Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society and Muskegon County Nature Club offer educational and informative lectures and fellowship at meetings held on the third Tuesday of the month\, September through May\, at 6 p.m. at the Loutit District Library (407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI 49417). \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/owashtanong-islands-audubon-club-musknatural-features-of-ottawa-county/
LOCATION:Loutit District Library\, 407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI\, 49417\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Event,Presentation
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SUMMARY:OWASHTANONG ISLANDS AUDUBON SOCIETY & MUSKEGON COUNTY NATURE CLUB — Neotropical migrants: birding in the Americas
DESCRIPTION:Description: In this presentation\, Nahuel Medina will share his experiences with Neotropical migrants during their stopover in Miami\, as well as insights into the lives of local birds that thrive in tropical regions. We invite you to join us as he discusses his travels\, birdwatching\, and wildlife photography throughout the Americas. \nSpeaker Bio: The Americas are renowned for their abundant and breathtaking biodiversity\, and Nahuel Medina has been fortunate to visit several countries in the Western Hemisphere\, including Costa Rica\, Mexico\, and Argentina. Originally from Miami\, Florida\, he had Central and South America just a hop and skip away\, which gave him plenty of opportunities to explore the region’s natural beauty. Even though he now resides in Michigan\, this move has only fueled his ambitions to visit more countries in the tropics. \nThe Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society and Muskegon County Nature Club offer educational and informative lectures and fellowship at meetings held on the third Tuesday of the month\, September through May\, at 6 p.m. at the Loutit District Library (407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI 49417). \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/neotropical-migrants-birding-in-the-americas/
LOCATION:Loutit District Library\, 407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI\, 49417\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Event,Presentation
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SUMMARY:OWASHTANONG ISLANDS AUDUBON SOCIETY & MUSKEGON COUNTY NATURE CLUB — The birds of paradise of New Guinea
DESCRIPTION:Description: Doug Klein became enamored of the many Birds of Paradise from reading about them and watching videos of them in their jungle haunts on the island of New Guinea. Tonight\, he will introduce these beautiful birds and the scientists who have studied them to us through professionally made videos. \nSpeaker Bio: Doug Klein has been birding since he was 17 years old. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and was a mechanical engineer during his working life\, but has since retired. He leads the Barry County Bird Club and lives in Hastings\, Michigan. \nThe Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society and Muskegon County Nature Club offer educational and informative lectures and fellowship at meetings held on the third Tuesday of the month\, September through May\, at 6 p.m. at the Loutit District Library (407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI 49417). \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/the-birds-of-paradise-of-new-guinea/
LOCATION:Loutit District Library\, 407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI\, 49417\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Event,Presentation
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SUMMARY:OWASHTANONG ISLANDS AUDUBON SOCIETY & MUSKEGON COUNTY NATURE CLUB — There and back again: avian navigation and migration
DESCRIPTION:Description: Many species of birds in the temperate zone are long-distance travelers that make twice-yearly journeys between their breeding and wintering grounds. This program will review the costs and benefits to birds of migration\, some of the spectacular journeys made by some birds\, and the various ways that birds find their way during migration including following other birds\, using land features and coastlines as guides\, using the position of the sun if they travel by day or the stars if they travel at night\, the geomagnetic field of the earth\, odors\, and inherited navigation. \nSpeaker Bio: Michael P. Lombardo is a Professor Emeritus of Biology at Grand Valley State University. He earned his B.S. in Zoology at The Ohio State University\, an M.S. in Zoology and a Ph.D. in Ecology at Rutgers University and was a Junior Fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows at the University of Michigan. During his 30-year career at GVSU\, he taught classes in Evolution\, General Biology\, Human Evolution\, Human Sexuality\, Ornithology\, Vertebrate Natural History\, and Wildlife Management. He is a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society. Among his over 60 publications in peer-reviewed science journals are papers on various aspects of the biology of Tree Swallows\, Eastern and Mountain Bluebirds\, European Starlings\, and House Sparrows. \nThe Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society and Muskegon County Nature Club offer educational and informative lectures and fellowship at meetings held on the third Tuesday of the month\, September through May\, at 6 p.m. at the Loutit District Library (407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI 49417). \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/owashtanong-islands-audubon-club-there-and-back-again-avian-navigation-and-migration/
LOCATION:Loutit District Library\, 407 Columbus Ave.\, Grand Haven\, MI\, 49417\, United States
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