Meetings
April 22, 2025
Link to April 24 program: All about Flammulated Owls
Here's the link to the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) April 24 program by Dr. Markus Mika, assistant professor at UW-La Crosse on "Making a Living when Things Heat Up: Breeding…
March 23, 2025
Link to March 27 Program: Travis Longcore on birds and light pollution
The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) hosted Travis Longcore's presentation on light pollution and bird conservation Thursday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. Light pollution is an additional…
March 6, 2025
Link to Feb. 27 program recording: Linda Macaulay — A Life Lived with Birds
Linda Macaulay: Chairman of the Board Cornell Lab of Ornithology "A Life Lived with Birds" Thursday, February 27, Zoom Program (only) - 7:30 p.m. From an eagle to a blue jay, birds surround us…
October 21, 2024
Links to Oct. 24 program recordings: Your yard as a bird-friendly habitat
Maintaining Your Yard as a Bird-friendly Habitat Angie Hong: Author and coordinator for Minnesota’s East Metro Water Education Program Angie Hong shared advice for creating bird-friendly native…
October 15, 2024
It’s almost time for the MRVAC Holiday Auction: Save Nov. 14
The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter’s holiday auction returns this year Thursday, Nov. 14 at Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington! The auction begins at 7 p.m. Come any time after 6 p.m.…
September 22, 2024
Link to Sept. 26 program: The Birdchick returns to MRVAC from Alaska!
The Birdchick -- AKA Sharon Stiteler -- has returned from a stint in the shadow of Denali in Alaska and she told about it in our MRVAC program Thursday, Sept. 26. MRVAC welcomed renown writer,…
May 19, 2024
Link to May 23 meeting/program recording: Peregrine Falcon Restoration
Here are the links to MRVAC's May 23 program on Forty Years of Peregrine Falcon Restoration by Jacquelyn Fallon, the Minnesota State coordinator and vice president of the Midwest Peregrine Society.…
April 22, 2024
MRVAC’s April Meeting: U of M ornithology research on urban birds’ brains and swan migration
The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) invites you to join us for a "Special Report on Ornithology Research at the University of Minnesota" with Simone Maddox and David Wolfson Thursday,…
March 23, 2024
Link to March 28 program recording: Laura Erickson’s Birding in Hawai’i
Below are the links (video and audio) to the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter's (MRVAC) March 28 program, a presentation by Laura Erickson on Birding in Hawai'i. Because of a last-minute…
February 19, 2024
Links to Feb. 22 MRVAC “Think Like A Raven” recording
Here are the audio and video links for Dr. Marzluff's presentation: