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.

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Seminar Schedule

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