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UP Rare Bird Report for May 2, 2008
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Click on the read more link for the full report |
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UP Rare Bird Report for April 24, 2008
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To read report, click on the read more link |
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UP Rare Bird Report for April 10, 2008
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To read report, click on the read more link |
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UP Rare Bird Report for March 27, 2008
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Click the read more link for the latest U.P. bird report form Skye Haas... |
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Marquette CBC 2007 Final Results
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49 species were observed on a very wintery day. Click the "Read More" link for the full story. |
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Marquette County Spring Migration Count - 2007 Results
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The annual North American Migration Count was held in Marquette County for the 14th year, Saturday, May 12, 2007. Sunny weather and the late date of the count meant high expectations for finding migrants, but north winds and low party hours may have led to a surprisingly low species total -- 129.
Click the Read More link for all the details... |
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Marquette Peregrine Falcon Web Cam
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To observe hourly photos the Peregrine Falcon nest box at the WE Energies Presque Isle Power Plant in Marquette click on this link. |
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U.P. Checklist Updated January 2008
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Scott Hickman has compiled a checklist of Upper Peninsula birds that is now available for viewing on our U.P. Checklist Page. This checklist is composed of all 388 species acceptable as having been observed within Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as of January 6, 2008 according to Michigan Bird Records Committee standards. The sequence of birds in this list follows the American Ornithologists’ Union’s 7th Edition Checklist, 48th Supplement. A printable version is also available for download. |
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How to Join Our Email List
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To join the UPBirders.org "Birdnet" email list, send an email message to birdnet-subscribe@upbirders.org. The subject line and message body can be empty. You must send the subscribe message from the email account you wish to subscribe. You can subscribe yourself, but if you need assistance the list owner can help.
For complete instructions and list guidelines, check out our Birdnet email Information page. |
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2008 Bird Counts
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April 19: ICF Sandhill Crane Count
(Marquette County: Bruce Ventura, bruceventura "at" sbcglobal.net)
May 10: North American Migration Count
(Marquette County: Melinda Stamp, mstamp "at" mstamp.net)
December 20: Marquette Christmas Bird Count (Melinda Stamp, mstamp "at" mstamp.net)
December 21: AuTrain Christmas Bird Count
We'd be glad to list other U.P. bird counts -- please let us know the dates and contact information. |
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2008 Field Trip Schedule
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Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society and Birders of the Central Upper Peninsula (BCUP) present their 2008 field trips:
March 16: Rock River Canyon Wilderness Area (Eben ice caves), BCUP-JH
May 3: Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw, LWAS-SH
May 11: Bog Walk (Sunday), Presque Isle Park, Marquette, LWAS-GC
May 18: Sand Point, Munising, BCUP-JH
May 24: Fumee Lake, Iron Mountain, LWAS-GC
May 31: Kate's Grade, southern Marquette County, LWAS-GC
June 14: Bog Walk, Presque Isle Park, Marquette, LWAS-GC
June 15: Limestone DNR Preserve, BCUP-JH
June 28: Harlow Lake, Marquette, LWAS-GC
July 12: Bog Walk, Presque Isle Park, Marquette, LWAS-GC
July 20: Seney National Wildlife Refuge, BCUP-JH
August 9: Bog Walk, Presque Isle Park, Marquette, LWAS-GC
August 17: AuTrain Basin, BCUP-JH
September 6: Portage Marsh, Peninsula Point, LWAS-SH
September 13: Bog Walk, Presque Isle Park, Marquette, LWAS-GC
September 21: VanRiper State Park, BCUP-JH
October 4: Big Bay & Water Birds, LWAS-SH
October 11: Bog Walk, Presque Isle Park, Marquette, LWAS-GC
October 19: Whitefish Point, BCUP-JH
November 8: Peshekee Grade, LWAS-SH
Sponsoring group and contact person's initials are listed with each trip.
Contact information:
GC=Greg Cleary, g.cleary "at" sbcglobal.net
SH=Skye Haas, theowlranch "at" aol.com
JH=Jude Holloway, kayaker "at" jamadots.com |
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2008 LWAS Meetings
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The Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society of Marquette and Alger Counties holds meetings on the second Wednesday of each month (September-May) at 7 pm in Marquette at the Peter White Public Library Community Room (unless otherwise noted.) Non-members are always welcome to attend.
Upcoming Meetings:
Wednesday, April 9 - "Birds of Seney Wildlife Refuge" presented by Dave Olson, Head Biologist at Seney NWR
Wednesday, May 21 - "Dragonflies, Damselflies and Other Aquatic Insects" presented by Luke Langstaff, USFS Wildlife Specialist |
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