Program
2012 PROGRAM DETAILS ARE BEING FINALIZED.
REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY.
Here’s a look back at the 2011 schedule:
Thursday, May 12
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
- 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Birding Charity Island – Boat Cruise
- 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Beginning Birding Workshop – Held at the Bay Inn, Tawas City
- 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Scenic River Byway Bus Tour
- 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tawas Point Lighthouse History & Tour
EVENING BIRDING TOUR
- 7:00 p.m. Guided birding of Tuttle Marsh
Friday, May 13
7:00 am
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: the Point trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Lighthouse trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Campground trail
- Guided bus trip to Pine River Kirtland’s Warbler Management Area – Paul Thompson, leader
- Guided bus trip – Eagle Run, leader
9:30 am
- Carpool Field Trip: AuSable River Guided Wildflower Walk – led by AuSable Valley Audubon
MORNING ACTIVITIES AT TAWAS POINT STATE PARK
7:00 – 10:00 am
- Coffee and Doughnuts for sale by the Friends of Tawas Point
10:00 am – 11:30 am
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: the Point trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Lighthouse trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Campground trail
LUNCH – on your own
1:00 pm
- Conference Welcome at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort
1:15 – 2:10 pm
- Seminars at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort
- What the future holds for KW – Chris Mensing, USFWS Biologist
- Journaling – Harold Eyster, ABA Young Birder of the Year
2:25 – 3:20 pm
- Seminars at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort (continued)
- Getting it Right with Warbler ID – Roger Eriksson
- Invasives – Carolyn Henne
Seminars at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort (continued)
3:35 – 4:30 pm
- Hawk ID for Beginners – Gerald Wykes
- Halos, Rainbows and Glories – Myles Willard (predicting weather)
4:45 – 5:30 pm Tally Rally
Banquet Dinner and Special Presenation at Wiltse’s Brew Pub in Oscoda
6:30 pm
Don & Lillian Stokes
The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America: You, the Birds, and Birding
Saturday, May 14
7:00 am
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: the Point trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Lighthouse trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Campground trail
- Guided bus trip to Pine River Kirtland’s Warbler Management Area – Paul Thompson, leader
- Guided bus trip – Tuttle Marsh
MORNING ACTIVITIES AT TAWAS POINT STATE PARK
7:00 – 10:00 am
- Coffee and Doughnuts for sale by the Friends of Tawas Point
10:00 am
- Lighthouse opens for public tours – $2 charge payable at the door
10:00 am – 11:30 am
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: the Point trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Lighthouse trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Campground trail
CARPOOL FIELD TRIPS
7:00 am
- Carpool Field Trip: Guided birding of area grasslands – Led by Matt Hegwood
9:30 am
- Carpool Field Trip: AuSable River Guided Wildflower Walk
- Carpool Field Trip: Guided birding of Riverbank and Shoreline Parks, Oscoda – Led by Peggy Ridgway
LUNCH – on your own
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Seminars at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort
- What the future holds for KW – Chris Mensing, USFWS Biologist
- Journaling – Harold Eyster, ABA Young Birder of the Year
2:15 - 3:15 pm
- Seminars at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort (continued)
- Getting it Right with Warbler ID – Roger Eriksson
- Invasives – Carolyn Henne
- Seminars at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort (continued)
3:30 – 4:30 pm
- Hawk ID for Beginners – Gerald Wykes
- Halos, Rainbows and Glories – Myles Willard (predicting weather)
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES AT TAWAS POINT STATE PARK:
3:00 pm
- LIVE BIRDS OF PREY – Presentation by Wildlife Recovery Association – FREE, no registration required
4:30 – 6:00 pm
- Tally Rally and Event Wrap-up
6:00 pm
- Dinner with the birders (on your own)
7:15
- Bus Field Trip – Guided birding of Tuttle Marsh
Sunday, May 16
7:00 am
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: the Point trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Lighthouse trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Campground trail
- Bus trip to Pine River Kirtland’s Warbler Management Area – Carl Racchini, leader
MORNING ACTIVITIES AT TAWAS POINT STATE PARK
7:00 – 10:00 am
- Coffee and Doughnuts for sale by the Friends of Tawas Point
10:00 am
- Lighthouse opens for public tours – $2 charge payable at the door
10:00 am – 11:30 am
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: the Point trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Lighthouse trail
- Guided Birding of Tawas Point State Park: Campground trail
