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:
APRIL
27 (Saturday) Arcadia Marsh
The Grand Traverse Audubon Club annual field trip to Arcadia Marsh (on Route 22, Manistee County) is scheduled for Saturday April 27. We’ll look for Sandhill Cranes, waterfowl, blackbirds, early warblers, and much more. *Parts of this trip will be accessible to those with mobility issues. Meet up at the car wash by Meijer on US 31 South at 7:00 AM and then carpool/caravan to the marsh. If if it more convenient for folks, we’ll also stop at Wendy’s parking lot at Interlochen Corners at 7:20 am to carpool/caravan to the marsh. If you would like to meet the group at the marsh parking lot off of M-22 (44.489058, -86.231795) please advise the leaders in advance. Contact leader and coordinator, Pat O’Connor with questions: 231-342-7322 / poconn271@aol.com. (Pat will be driving a Blue Subaru Outback)
Our Next Community Partner Event:
APRIL
24 (Wednesday) – BLUEBIRDS: Thinking Inside the Box (Video Presentation)
Public Welcome / Bring a Friend. 7:00 pm at UUCTC / 6726 Center Road / TC, MI 49686.
Wildlife photographer, Charles St. Charles takes you on an adventure INSIDE the box of nesting bluebirds. Filmed in Tustin, MI, it highlights the life cycle of the Eastern Bluebird and explores how they find mates; build nests; lay & hatch eggs; and raise their young. Sponsored by the Universal Unitarians Green Sanctuary Committee. *This video will be shown after the regular Wed. Night Potluck at 5:30pm. If you wish to attend the Potluck also, please contact Chris Lautz to let her know you are coming: chrislautz7777@gmail.com
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.
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Events 2024
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