Bird and nature photographer? This is for you!
One of MRVAC's volunteers is organizing a special interest group around birding and nature photography. The first meeting of the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter's photography special interest…
Jan. 23 Program Recording: Prelinguistic Babbling: Insights From Neotropical Parrots
Recording Summary Steve introduced Carl Berg, an associate professor at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley who is conducting research on parrots and language. Karl discussed his…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
Links to Feb. 22 MRVAC “Think Like A Raven” recording
Here are the audio and video links for Dr. Marzluff's presentation: