March 15 Field Trip
Snug Harbor and Lost Lake
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the west end of the Snug Harbor parking lot in Muskegon State Park. Be careful not to excceed the 30-mile-per-hour speed limit in North Muskegon which is strictly enforced.
We will bird the Snug Harbor area for awhile and then walk up the trail to Lost Lake and back. Dress for the weather.
The trip is open to the public and will end around noon. We hope to see you there!
March 18 Program
Storm Chasing & Birding Adventures
Isaac Polanski
"Birds and weather share an important relationship with each other. Weather influences migration routes and fallouts, brings in vagrants, and impacts habitat from year to year. This program will review my Michigan big years of 2023 and 2024 as well as my storm chasing adventures of the same years. The relationship between birds and the weather will be discussed and how the weather has helped me find multiple rare birds."
Isaac Polanski has been a birder since winter 2021. He has been a storm chaser since 2015. He has seen over 140 tornadoes across the United States. Both 2023 and 2024 he had over 315 bird species in Michigan. He is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a degree in Integrated Sciences for Secondary Education. He works for the City of Royal Oak in the Water Maintenance Department.
Our programs are in conjunction with the Owashtanog Islands Audubon Society at the Loutit Library in Grand Haven. Social Time: 6:00-6:30, Program: 6:30-8:00.
