April 18 Field Trip
Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve
Meet at 8:00 Saturday morning April 18 in the parking lot of the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve (2496 Lake Ave. North Muskegon).
We will walk the trails at the preserve looking for whatever spring birds are present. Dress for the weather. The trip will end before noon.
Hope to see you there.
April 21 Program
A Fledgling's Guide to Birding
Tips for Beginners
Cindy Dobrez
Are you interested in learning how to become a birder in addition to being a bird watcher? Don’t know the difference?
As a fledgling birder herself, Cindy has tips, resources, photographs, and funny stories to share. Some people had “spark birds” that drew them into birding. Others, like Cindy, had a spark event. She began to notice nature during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whatever your reason for being intrigued about the hobby of birding, you, too, can soon be on your way from identifying a Tufted Titmouse in your backyard to photographing a Keel-billed Toucan at a gas station in Costa Rica! The obsession is real, and you’ll leave this program with a list of resources to help you on your way. West Michigan is one of the best places in the U.S. for rewarding birding. Don’t miss out.
Cindy Dobrez is a retired school librarian and currently the Vice President of the Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society, starting her seventh year of birding. Her life list stands at 635 and includes birds in all but 14 counties in Michigan, 32 U.S. states, and the countries of Panama, Costa Rica, and Croatia.
List? Did you say List? Music to a birder's ear. Wait until you learn how many types of lists you can make as a birder!
Loutit Library, Grand Haven
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Social Time: 6:00-6:15 p.m.
Program: 6:15-8:00 p.m.
