Meeting Programs 2010
January 4th, 2010 - Our Hidden Wildlife - Fishes
7:30 PM, Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights. (click here for map)		 January
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Bob Muller, Naturalist - Royal Oak Nature Society

North America has the greatest diversity of temperate freshwater fishes in the world. Some of our local fishes in Michigan are among the most colorful freshwater fishes on earth, but you probably never even knew they existed. Unlike birds, butterflies and wildflowers, fishes are not apparent unless you look underwater. Join Bob as he describes this diversity and leads you through a description of many families and species of our incredible American fishes.
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February 1st, 2010 - One More Tern around the Fort
7:30 PM, Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights . (click here for map)

Mike Champagne, Director-Naturalist of Seven Ponds Nature Center

In the spring of 2008 Seven Ponds sponsored a birding trip to South Florida which included several days in the Dry Tortugas. Fort Jefferson has a fascinating history and it is also a birding hotspot during spring migration. The nearby islands host nesting terns, boobies, and magnificent frigatebirds. Director-Naturalist Mike Champagne of Seven Ponds Nature Center will recount the nature center's trip, taking us all to Fort Jefferson, as well as Key West, the Everglades, Big Cypress Swamp, Corkscrew Swamp, and many locations around Miami
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March 1st, 2010 - Eagles, Eagles and More Eagles
7:30 PM, Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights . (click here for map)

Dave Best, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will introduce us to three species of sea eagles: Steller's Sea Eagle, African Fish Eagle, and the more familiar Bald Eagle. He will discuss their habitat needs, life history, and conservation issues. In addition, he will share with us his research over the years on these fascinating birds.
March 6th, 2010 - Birds, Bees and Blooms Symposium
8:00 AM, at the MSU Management Education Center.

Macomb Audubon will be holding our Birds, Bees and Blooms Symposium on March 6th, 2010 at the MSU Management Education Center. Please check our B3 Page for more information. The registration form is now available and we're working on a Paypal option for payment. Just added - the bios of our four featured presenters!
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April 5th, 2010 - Orchids
7:30 PM, Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights . (click here for map)

Presented by: Don Drife. The Orchid Family is the largest family of flowering plants. They occur on every continent except Antarctica. There are 55 species that currently grow in Michigan. Don Drife, Royal Oak Nature Society botanist, grew up in an orchid hunting family and has been studying and photographing orchids in Michigan for many years. He took his first orchid picture 35 years ago and has spent time in the field studying natural history with people like Walter Nickel, Paul Thompson, and George Thomson. Don and his wife, Joyce, pursue orchids together. Come and join Don to learn what makes orchids unique among flowering plants and what habitats they can be found in. This talk will highlight the diversity of orchid species that occur in Michigan.

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May 3rd 2010 - "The Not So Secret Sex Lives of Birds," presented by Dr. Michael Kielb, Professor Eastern Michigan University
7:30 PM, Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights . (click here for map)

Eastern Michigan University adjunct Professor Mike Kielb will give a program on the social and sexual lives of our avian friends. Join us for what should prove to be a presentation like none you've encountered before.
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June 7th 2010 - "Wolves in Michigan," presented by Dr. Tom Gehring, Associate Professor Central Michigan University
7:30 PM, Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights . (click here for map)

The Wolf - reviled and revered, threatened and threatening - is either a majestic animal or a malicious predator, depending on who you're talking to.

CMU Associate Professor Tom Gehring will discuss the comeback and the controversies surrounding wolves in Michigan, and the research and studies he has undertaken in the use of livestock guarding dogs and other pro-active and non-lethal management tools for reducing wolf-human conflicts.
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July 12th 2010 - Annual Summer Potluck Picnic
6:30 pm, Stony Creek Metropark, West Branch Picnic Area, Area A (click here for map) (Note Change to 2'nd Monday)

Our annual summer picnic at Stony, this feast will feature delicious, delectable, and mouth watering treats. This is always one of everyone's favorite events of the year. Bring your place setting, a beverage of your choice and a dish to pass. Time permitting we will walk and look for Bluebirds, Scarlet Tanagers, Indigo Buntings and other avian friends we've seen in past years. See you there!
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August 2nd 2010 - Ice Cream Social
 7:00 pm, Metro Beach Metropark Nature Center (click here for map)

A great way to enjoy a hot August evening with good friends and good ice cream. Bring your own bowl and spoon and a topping to share and, of course, your sweet tooth.
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September 13th 2010 - Seventh Annual September Bonfire
7:30 PM, Location TBD .

Return with us to those nostalgic days of yesteryear as we enjoy Macomb Audubon Society's 7'th Annual Fall Bonfire, starting at 7:30 p.m. Dress for the weather, grab your lawn chair, roasting forks and hot dogs/buns, s'mores fixins', singing voice, guitar or harmonica and your favorite ghosty stories as we forget the daily grind and get lost in the magic of the fire circle. Hot dog fixins' and our usual assortment of beverages and pot luck desserts will be available for all to partake.

In case of rain, we will retire to the Nature Center. Bring a Friend!
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October 4th 2010 - To Be Announced
7:30 PM, Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights. (click here for map)

Check back later for details on October's program.
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November 1st 2010 - To Be Announced
7:30 PM, Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights. (click here for map)

Check back later for details on November's program,.
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December 6th 2010 - Christmas Potluck and Slidefest
6:30 PM, First Presbyterian Church, 169 Cass Ave, Mount Clemens, 48043.

Please join us Monday, December 6th at 6:30 pm for our famous and traditional Macomb Audubon Society Christmas Pot Luck Supper to which we all bring our specialty dishes to share and enjoy. Please bring your table service and a beverage. Coffee and tea will be provided. After our feast we will relax while viewing up to 25 of your best nature slides. Parking is behind the church off Union St. From Cass Ave. turn North onto Washington St, then turn right onto Union St. and right again into the parking lot. It is across the street from Mt. Clemens High School.
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