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,…
June 26, 2024
Link to June 27 program recording: Are There Any True Prairie Birds?
Here's the link to the recording of the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter's program on "Are There Any True Prairie Birds And What Are The Current Dilemmas For Them?" The Minnesota Department of…
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:
February 12, 2024
MRVAC & the Loons (soccer species)
Minnesota Loons major league soccer and MRVAC! Wait. What? Soccer, not the bird? Turns out this year, it’s both. Loons are something to listen to and look at in wonder – and mark down on our…
January 26, 2024
Salt Lake Birding Weekend set for April 26-27
The 46th Salt Lake Birding Weekend will take place in Lac qui Parle County over the last weekend in April, with the main count day being Saturday, April 27, 2024. Last year’s highlights included 67…