Dec. 5         Bird Walk                     Dave Russell

Join Dave for a warm up bird walk at Brookville Lake for the Christmas Bird Count.  Meet at the west side of the new Oxford Wal-Mart parking lot at 7:30 am to carpool.

 Feb. 20       Killdeer Plains                   Bill Heck

Dress warmly and join us for a full day of looking for

Short Eared Owls and other wintering birds at Killdeer Plains with former AMV member Bill Heck. We’ll leave from the old Wal-Mart parking lot at 7:00am. and will be back that evening. Bring a sack lunch. We will likely stop for dinner on the way back. Call Linda Williams (523-1538) to reserve a spot and more information.

April 10    Bruckner Nature Center Linda Williams

Former AMV member Steve Moeckel will show us the 165 acre preserve along the Stillwater River dedicated to environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation. Six miles of trails traverse a variety of habitats including wetlands forest and prairie.  We will stop with Steve and Marion in Troy on the way back to have lunch.  Meet at 8:00 am at the old Oxford Wal-Mart to car pool.

April 24        Warbler Walk           Kathy Hunter

Join us for the annual Warbler Walk at Kathy Hunter and Ron Huffmeier’s farm in nearby Indiana to search for these neo-tropical jewels.  Meet at 7:30 am on the west side of the old Oxford Wal-Mart parking lot. Bring a sack lunch.

May 8         Big Oaks              Jim Michael

We will take a day trip to Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Indiana. A refuge naturalist will lead our birding tour of this 50,000-acre refuge, situated on the site of a former military proving ground.  The refuge hosts a variety of different habitat types (grasslands, scrubland, forests, and wetlands), providing for a diversity of nesting and migratory bird species.  We need to allow 2 – 2.5 hours travel time plus 20 minutes for a safety orientation. We will leave from the old Wal-Mart parking lot promptly at 6:00 a.m. so that we can be in the field by 9:00 a.m. Bring a sack lunch.  We will leave the refuge late in the afternoon and likely stop for dinner on the way back. The number of participants that can be accommodated is limited, so notify Jim (523-3129; jmichael@woh.rr.com) if you plan to go on this exciting trip.

Notice for any trip that must be cancelled for any reason will be made on the AMV web site as soon as it is known.  If it is raining or snowing the morning of a field trip, call the field trip coordinator (Linda Williams, 513-523-1538) to confirm that the trip will be held, or to receive alternate instructions.

Responsibility release:  All persons knowingly participate in listed events at their own risk.