DATE: May 2, 2026                                     

LOCATION – Presque Isle, Marquette, MI

MEET AT – MOOSEWOOD NATURE CENTER

TIME – 7:30 AM – Feel free to arrive earlier to bird the area nearby.

PARTICIPANTS – teens and older, members AND non-members welcome.

What to bring – dress for a chilly morning, possibly muddy, slippery trails. Wear your preferred insect and sun protection. Bring water and an energy snack.  We have extra binoculars. 

INDOOR CLASS (30 min.)

• What is birding?    
• Tools needed for good birding
• Best practices and ethics: 
  
• (handout)Quick Bird anatomy
• (handout)Bird ID basics- shape, position, habitat, beak, tail, colors
  
• Habitat
  
• Bird sounds 
  
• Quick overview – eBird, Merlin, and Sibley apps – 
• Hands-on activities – 
  • Binocular basics – 
  • practice
  • Specimens – matching game
  • Practice – silhouettes 
    

    BIRDING PRESQUE ISLE BOG AND ISLAND

• 3 – 3.5 hours – Birding the bog, up and over to the cliffs, and down to the marina 

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