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May 2019
Tennessee Valley Audubon Society Annual Meeting
We know you care about birds and their habitat so please join us and other conservation-minded individuals the evening of May 8 for a chance to share ideas with one another and make more connections for birds! The event is free for both members and non-members. The evening will include a brief presentation of TVAS, a hands-on look at our current activities and a chance to discuss and share your ideas. Members will vote on TVAS board members. The evening…
Find out more »Birding by Ear Hike
Early morning is the best time to listen and look for birds, especially in the spring. We expect to see and hear a lot of birds at Indian Creek Greenway, including some open country species near the northern terminus near Creekwood. Ken Ward, who led a Birding by Ear presentation for us in the winter, will lead this birding by ear hike. If you have binoculars, please bring them. We will have some extra binoculars on hand if you need…
Find out more »August 2019
Experiencing Bird Behavior Up Close with Herb Lewis
We’ll take a look at a broad range of bird behaviors that are difficult to observe during typical birding tours in the field. The success of attracting a wide variety of birds to a backyard wildlife-habitat garden has provided opportunities to observe exceptional behaviors up close. This workshop will illustrate the techniques incorporated by the author into his own backyard habitat that set the stage for observing these intimate bird behaviors. The goal is to create a heightened sensitivity for…
Find out more »September 2019
Swift Night Out! Swifts Over Huntsville
Join us as we watch one of our favorite urban birds, Chimney Swifts, work themselves up into their nightly “swiftnado,” and then count the number of individuals who enter the roost. We will meet at the downtown courthouse at the North side stairs at 6 p.m. and begin with a brief introduction to swifts and why chimneys are important to them. There are three known chimneys in downtown Huntsville and we can visit them all (all are within walking distance).…
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