Programs - Zumbro Valley Audubon

Date	2008 Schedule for ZVAS and SE Minnesota Events
	For birding and nature related events being held in Minnesota outside of the southeast corner of the state, see the Birding-Minnesota Events Calendar

Sunday Aug 24^th	ZVAS Prairie Seed Collecting - 1:30 to 3:30 PM (prior to Prairie Smoke picnic at 4 pm) Enjoy the richness of the prairie in late summer and fall. Learn about prairie plants, help expand the remaining prairie and chat with fellow conservationists. Come prepared for walking through prairie vegetation and 2-3 hours in the field. Bring water, collecting jugs and/or paper bags if you have some, and your enthusiasm. Dress for working through tall vegetation. Different species mature at different times, so come more than once to experience more diversity! In case of damp weather, the session will be cancelled. If you have questions contact Joel at 507-365-8091 (home) or 507-269-7064 (cell) or jdunnette@gmail.com.
Tuesday Aug 26^th	Quarry Hill Program - 7:00PM Quarry Hill Nature Center Banding Monarch Butterflies led by Greg Munson. Join us and learn about the fascinating Monarch Butterfly as it prepares for its long journey back to Mexico. We will have a hands-on experience of tagging the butterflies and learn about this incredible creature.
Saturday Sept 7^h	ZVAS Birding Field Trip - 9:00AM Quarry Hill Nature Center - bird watching tour Kinglet Bird Watching Tour led by Terry & Joyce Grier
Sunday Sept 14^th	ZVAS Prairie Seed Collecting - 1:30 to 4 PM Enjoy the richness of the prairie in late summer and fall. Learn about prairie plants, help expand the remaining prairie and chat with fellow conservationists. Come prepared for walking through prairie vegetation and 2-3 hours in the field. Bring water, collecting jugs and/or paper bags if you have some, and your enthusiasm. Dress for working through tall vegetation. Different species mature at different times, so come more than once to experience more diversity! In case of damp weather, the session will be cancelled. If you have questions contact Joel at 507-365-8091 (home) or 507-269-7064 (cell) or jdunnette@gmail.com.
Tuesday Sept 23^rd	ZVAS Monthly Program 7:00 PM at Quarry Hill Nature Center Subject: Global Warming Event Speaker: tbd
Thursday Sept 25^th	ZVAS Prairie Seed Collecting - 1 to 4 PM Enjoy the richness of the prairie in late summer and fall. Learn about prairie plants, help expand the remaining prairie and chat with fellow conservationists. Come prepared for walking through prairie vegetation and 2-3 hours in the field. Bring water, collecting jugs and/or paper bags if you have some, and your enthusiasm. Dress for working through tall vegetation. Different species mature at different times, so come more than once to experience more diversity! In case of damp weather, the session will be cancelled. If you have questions contact Joel at 507-365-8091 (home) or 507-269-7064 (cell) or jdunnette@gmail.com.
Sunday Sept 28^th	ZVAS Prairie Seed Collecting - 1 to 4 PM Enjoy the richness of the prairie in late summer and fall. Learn about prairie plants, help expand the remaining prairie and chat with fellow conservationists. Come prepared for walking through prairie vegetation and 2-3 hours in the field. Bring water, collecting jugs and/or paper bags if you have some, and your enthusiasm. Dress for working through tall vegetation. Different species mature at different times, so come more than once to experience more diversity! In case of damp weather, the session will be cancelled. If you have questions contact Joel at 507-365-8091 (home) or 507-269-7064 (cell) or jdunnette@gmail.com.
Saturday Oct 4^th	ZVAS Birding Field Trip - 9:00AM Quarry Hill Nature Center - bird watching tour The Red Tail Hawk Bird Watching Tour led by Terry & Joyce Grier
Sunday Oct 5^th	ZVAS Prairie Seed Collecting - 1 to 4 PM Enjoy the richness of the prairie in late summer and fall. Learn about prairie plants, help expand the remaining prairie and chat with fellow conservationists. Come prepared for walking through prairie vegetation and 2-3 hours in the field. Bring water, collecting jugs and/or paper bags if you have some, and your enthusiasm. Dress for working through tall vegetation. Different species mature at different times, so come more than once to experience more diversity! In case of damp weather, the session will be cancelled. If you have questions contact Joel at 507-365-8091 (home) or 507-269-7064 (cell) or jdunnette@gmail.com.
Sunday Oct 19^th	ZVAS Prairie Seed Collecting - 1 to 4 PM Enjoy the richness of the prairie in late summer and fall. Learn about prairie plants, help expand the remaining prairie and chat with fellow conservationists. Come prepared for walking through prairie vegetation and 2-3 hours in the field. Bring water, collecting jugs and/or paper bags if you have some, and your enthusiasm. Dress for working through tall vegetation. Different species mature at different times, so come more than once to experience more diversity! In case of damp weather, the session will be cancelled. If you have questions contact Joel at 507-365-8091 (home) or 507-269-7064 (cell) or jdunnette@gmail.com.
Tuesday Oct 28^th	ZVAS Monthly Program 7:00 PM at Quarry Hill Nature Center Subject: tbd Speaker: tbd
Saturday Nov 1^st	ZVAS Birding Field Trip - 9:00AM Quarry Hill Nature Center - bird watching tour The Chickadee Bird Watching Tour - led by Terry & Joyce Grier
Sunday Nov 9^th	Quarry Hill Program - 3:00PM Quarry Hill Nature Center
Tuesday Nov 25^th	ZVAS Monthly Program 7:00 PM at Quarry Hill Nature Center Subject: tbd Speaker: tbd
Saturday Dec 20^th	ZVAS Christmas Bird Count Meet at 7:15 AM at the Silver Lake parking lot by the fire station. Join one of the teams who will be out looking for birds or watch your feeders from the comfort of your own home. Count circle is 15 mile radius centered on Hwy 52 N and 37th Street. See map of circle here. Compiler is Cliff Hansen

Date	2009 Schedule for ZVAS and SE Minnesota Events
	For birding and nature related events being held in Minnesota outside of the southeast corner of the state, see the Birding-Minnesota Events Calendar
Fri- Mon Feb 13^th-16^th	Great Backyard Bird Count (during Presidents' Day weekend) In your backyard (or wherever you want) Millions of novice and accomplished bird watchers can make their fascination with nature add up for science and for the future during the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), led by Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. You can have fun seeing how many different kinds of birds are in your backyard or neighborhood park and, by submitting a report on the GBBC web site (at www.birdcount.org) we can learn more about how our North American birds are doing, and what that says about the health and the future of our environment. These reports create an exciting real-time picture of where the birds are across the continent and contribute valuable information for science and conservation. People of all ages and experience levels are invited to take part wherever they are-at home, in schoolyards, at local parks or wildlife refuges, even counting birds on a balcony. Observers count the highest number of each species they see during at least 15 minutes on one or more of the count days and then enter their tallies online. The web site provides helpful hints for identifying birds. Participants can compare results from their town or region with others, as checklists pour in from throughout the U.S. and Canada. They can also view bird photos taken by participants during the count and send in their own digital images for the online photo gallery and contest. Already, the count results show how the numbers of some birds species have changed in recent years, such as a decline in Northern Pintails and an increase in Hooded Mergansers, consistent with trends from the Christmas Bird Count and Breeding Bird Survey. For more information on how to participate, including identification tips, photos, bird sounds, maps, and information on over 500 bird species, visit www.birdcount.org.

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