Shiawassee NWR trip this Sunday

So we have figured out that a large number of people have not been receiving our emails. We apology and hope it is now fixed.

As some of you know, we will be going to Shiawassee NWR on Sunday. We will be meeting in the parking lot BEHIND Natural Resources at 7am where we will carpool to our destination. The parking lot is located at Farm Lane and Trowbridge.

We have two scopes that will be with us. If you have your own scope please bring it. Also don't forget your binoculars. We will share if you don't have you own right now.  Also, plan for the weather. Right now there is a chance of rain but we can handle that. Pack a lunch if need, but we will probably leave around 1 or 2pm. It all depends on what we are seeing and if we would like to stay longer.

We also have notebooks and pencils so that everyone can keep a list of anything they see on trips. we will pass them out when we get there if you have not already received one.
 

With a variety of habitats, we should see a bit of everything.

A link of recently spotted birds is posted below.
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Shiawassee/Recent_Bird_Sightings.html

Hope to see some of you on Sunday.
Any Questions just email us.

MSU Birding Club

Meeting

Hey Birders,          
This week we will have our meeting at 7pm in room 221 of Natural Resources. This meeting as well as the rest will start with a bird of the week. We will talk about a few fun facts for a few minutes then start on the rest of the meeting.
There are three amazing events coming up that you don’t want to miss.
This weekend will be a trip to Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge. We will do the auto tour and be looking for migrating shorebirds and waterfowl.
The weekend after will be a trip to Lake Erie Metropark for Hawk Watch. Here there will be a large concentration of migrating hawks, eagles, falcons, and vultures.
Our biggest trip of the Fall Semester is our trip to Whitefish Point. This will be happening the weekend of Oct. 11-13^th. We will be meeting up with Northern Michigan University’s Birding Club and be spending it together with enthusiast alike. This trip will be free for dues paying members, or $5 to cover camping cost to those who are not members.
Remember, dues are $30 for the year and include a club t-shirt and bird vocalization CD, plus gas will be paid for on trips. In order to go on the spring break trip (Texas) in February, you must be a dues paying member.  Anyone interested in becoming a member please bring your money to the meeting. We will also be taking orders for t-shirts for non-members. If you are not a member and would like a t-shirt the cost will most likely be $10. We need to get a number of how many shirts will be ordered before we get a final price.
If you are at all interested in any of these trips, please try to make it to the meeting.
See You All Tomorrow.
MSU BIRDING CLUB

Frendly Reminder

Just a reminder,

The first meeting of the school year is tonight at 7pm in room 221 of Natural Resources.

We will be going over the plans for the year including trips and meetings, as well as getting to know each other.

At the end we will do a short trivia game to see who knows the most about birds.

Hope to see everyone there.

MSU Birding Club

First Meeting of the Semester.

The First Meeting of the semester will be on Tuesday Sept. 10th at 7pm.

We will be meeting in room 221 of the Natural Resources Building. The building is located on the corner of Farm Lane and Wilson. This is a different room then was originally thought.

During the meeting, we will be introducing the E-Board and meeting all the new members. We will also be discussing what events we have planned for the year, and showing you how to get involved.

One big thing happening for the club is the opportunity to volunteer at home football games. You will get a free ticket and lunch. A donation will be given to the club for the volunteers. This will be discussed in a future post, but keep in mind, we are a brand new club. As of right now we have no funds to help pay for events. This is a great opportunity to start raising some funds for the club and to get our name out there.






Hope to see a large crowed at our first meeting.

MSU Birding Club

First event for the fall 2013 semester.

The first event of the year for the birding club will take place this Saturday (September 7) at 8:00 A.M. The event will be a bird walk through Baker Woodlot! We will focus on identifying common birds and calls, as well as provide birding tips for new birders. We should finish around ten, for anyone who wants to head to the game afterwards. Baker Woodlot is located at Farm Lane and Service Rd. Please let us know if you have any questions, hope to see lots of new people there!

For those who haven't heard of the Birding Club or don't really know what we're about, we are a group of active birders from a variety of majors. We meet bi-weekly to discuss upcoming trips, learn about bird and bird song ID, and play games. We also go on weekly trips allow new birders to learn the areas natives, and monthly trips farther away, bring exciting adventures in chasing lifers.

Hope to see you all Saturday,