Schedule of 2009 - 2010 Au Sable Valley Audubon Programs
Date and Time	Program	Presenter	Meeting Point
Sat., Sept. 5 10 am	Monarch Butterfly Tagging	EDWARD COLE	Tawas Point State Park
Sat. Sept. 1 10 am – 3 pm	Oscoda River Bank Project	GARY KELLAN, OSCODA TWP.	Oscoda HS Bd. Mtg. Rm 104
Sat., Oct. 3 10 am – 3 pm	Fall Family Fun Fest		Sprinkler Lk. Educ. Center on Adams Rd/F-30
Sat., Oct. 10 - 10 am	Woodland Hayride – Hot dog roast to follow	PEGGY RIDGWAY	Oscoda KOA campground Forest Rd south of US 23 bridge
Wed., Oct. 21 7 pm Exchange mtg. With Thunder Bay Audubon	"Wild Boars in MI: Wildlife, Forest and Disease Threats"	Dr. PATRICK RUSZ, Dir. of Wildlife Prg., for Wildlife Conservancy	Alpena Public Library
October Bluebird Nest Box Kit Prep	Date & time to be announced		At Bob/Em Kemnitz’s Glennie, MI (989) 735-2982 or bobem@centurytel.net
Tues. Nov. 10 7PM	"Taming the Ausable" Construction of Dam		Oscoda H.S. Bd. Mtg. Rm. 104
Sat., Nov. 14 7 pm	Winter Sky Constellation Observations and an Owl or two.	LARRY VANWAGONER	Tawas Point State Park
Tues. Dec 8 7 pm	"Winter Bird ID by Sound" & Christmas Bird Count Preparation	PEGGY RIDGWAY & LARRY VANWAGONER	Oscoda H.S. Bd. Mtg. Rm. 104
Christmas Bird Counts
Tues. Dec. 15, 7 am	Tawas Circle		meet @ Big Boys for bkfst & noon lunch @ Patti’s Kountry Kitchen on US 23
Sat., Dec. 19 7 am	Oscoda Circle		meet @ Coffee Talk for bkfst & noon lunch @ Wiltse’s
Tues. Jan. 12, 7 pm	"Warming Up in Panama" & Christmas bird count results, Bird calls tech by members	FRED VELDHUIS	Tawas HS Library
Tues. Feb. 9 7 pm	"Michigan Mammals"	PAUL THOMPSON – USFS Biologist	Oscoda HS Bd. of Ed. Rm. 104
Feb. 12 – 15	Great Back Yard Bird Count	Info @ http://www.birdsource.org.gbbc
Schedule of 2009 - 2010 Au Sable Valley Audubon Programs Cont.
Tues. Mar. 9 7 pm	Update to Tawas Birding Festival/Featured Bird & sign up for Bluebird Box Wkshops @ area Middle Schools		Tawas HS Library
Tues. April 13 7 pm	"Science of Keeping Wildlife Healthy"	TOM COOLEY Biologist with DNR Wildlife Disease Lab	Tawas HS Library
Sat. April 17 10 am	Trumpeter Swans	PEGGY RIDGWAY & MARK MISENHEIMER	Meet @ Footsite Pk, River Rd. Oscoda
Tues., May 11 5 pm	Geo-caching & Annual Meeting, election of officers	5 pm Birds/Flowers 6 pm potluck supper	Sprinkler Lk. Ed. Center Adams Rd./F-31
Fri., Sat., Sun. May 14, 15, 16	5^th Annual Tawas Pt. Birding Festival & MI Audubon Annual Conference		Tawas Bay Beach Resort, E. Tawas www.tawasbirdfest.com
Sat. June 9 10 am	Hoist Lk Walk & GPS Practice
Sat. July 17, 10 am	"Focus on Ferns"	JEAN HOWARD	Nature Walk @ Eagle Run on River Rd.
Sat. August 21 10 am	Stroll Oscoda Riverbank Pk & Piety Hill Stairway Get a DQ Treat?