MRVAC Events
May Program: “The Conservation of Golden-winged Warblers: Nesting and Fledgling Behavior and Habitat”
The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) invites you to join us for: “The Conservation of Golden-winged Warblers: Nesting and Fledgling Behavior and Habitat” Brett Howland: Master’s student…
Apr. 27 Program: A Big Mammal Day in Tanzania
Dr. Charles Foley, senior conservation scientist at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, will discuss the history of Big Mammal Days, and describe how he, his wife, and two good friends set about attempting…
March 23 Program: Minnesota State Wildlife Action Plan
Join MRVAC and Kristin Hall, wildlife action plan coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Thursday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. for an update on the Minnesota State Wildlife Action…
Come help: Join MRVAC’s annual Christmas Bird Count
It’s citizen science at the most interesting, and the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter needs your help. There's food involved, too! The Bloomington Christmas Bird Count will be Dec. 17, 2022.…
Birding weekend fundraiser a hit!
By Bob Williams MRVAC Board member This year’s Aug. 27-28 fundraiser was a great success, and MRVAC thanks you for helping raise funds for birds and their habitats! Although we only received…
November program: Recording of Alex Sundval, “Journey to Attu Island”
“Journey to Attu Island” Alex Sundvall, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Presented Thursday, November 18, 2021, 7:30 p.m. Here's the recording for those who missed it:…
October program: Dr. Elena West and the Red-Headed Woodpecker Project
PLEASE NOTE: A RECORDING OF THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. Find out what an intense study of Minnesota's largest concentration of red-headed woodpeckers has revealed about migration routes and…
Owls of the Eastern Ice Program: Follow-up and Link Instructions
Dr. Jonathan Slaght, the Minnesota author who recently published the Times Nature Book of the Year, Owls of the Eastern Ice, followed up on the tales of his adventure with this photo of him standing…
2020 MRVAC Birding Weekend is Fast Approaching
By Bob Williams, Board Member We are only a month away from the new Birding Weekend! I hope everyone is planning to participate. Here's how it works this year. Because of Covid-19 our chapter did…