Seminars
All seminars are held in the Tawas Bay Beach Resort at 300 N. US-23, East Tawas, MI.
There is a $5 charge for adults and $1 charge for students attending any seminar.
Topics
Discovering Michigan's Black Bears
- A close look at their habitat and man’s coexistence with them.
- Paul Thompson, District Biologist, U. S. Forest Service
Getting It Right with Warbler Identification
- Images of 36 of 37 warblers found in Michigan, plus keys to their identification.
- Roger Eriksson, Avid birder and nature photographer
High Tech Birding & Important Bird Areas (IBA's)
- Modern day field research using ipods and digiscoping, plus the establishment of IBA’s both in Michigan and worldwide.
- Caleb Putnam, Michigan IBA Coordinator
Safe Passage--Great Lakes
- Nighttime migrants face many hazards & this initiative helps reduce many bird mortalities during spring & fall movements.
- Rochelle Breitenbach, Past President Detroit Audubon
Trumpeter Swan Success and Avian Management at Consumers Energy Hydros
- Learn about these and other land and water bird management plans including Bald Eagles and waterfowl.
- Gary Dawson, Ph.D., Director of Environmental Services and Land and Water Management, Consumers Energy
Wandering Michigan's Wetlands
- Discover Michigan’s wetland communities--where they are--what to see.
- Tom Funke, Director of Conservation, Michigan Audubon