Spring 2023 Bird Walk Schedule

We look forward to Grosse Pointe Audubon members joining us on one -- or all! -- of our spring bird walks this year. Here's the schedule:

April 25 — Lochmoor Club, 6:30 a.m.

April 29 — Grosse Pointe Birding Challenge. Scroll up to see instructions.

May 2 — Ghesquiere Park, Grosse Pointe Park 6:30 a.m. Meet in the parking lot near the old one-room schoolhouse (Cook School) on the north side of City Hall.

May 9 — GP Woods Lake Front Park Time Time TBD. Stay tuned.

May 11 — Bird walk at Patterson Park. 6:30 p.m. No reservation necessary. Meet in the parking lot.

May 13 — Bird walk at Patterson Park. 7:30 a.m. No reservation necessary. Meet in the parking lot.

16 — Grosse Pointe Methodist Church, 211 Moross, 6:30 a.m. Meet in parking lot.

23 — Ford House, 7:00-8:30 a.m. Ford House members are free. Nonmembers must make a reservation and buy a daily grounds pass. Here's the link: https://fordhouse.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/list?firstevent=grounds-pass-may-2023

See you in the field!

Spring 2023 Newsletter

Here's the spring 2023 Grosse Pointe Audubon newsletter. We hope to see you at our April 17 membership meeting and/or one of the bird walks we have scheduled for April and May.

Grosse Pointe Audubon Spring 2023 Newsletter by William Rapai on Scribd

Annual Meeting set for April 17

Grosse Pointe Audubon will hold its Annual Meeting as part of our April 17 membership meeting. We will be voting on officers and on a revision to our Bylaws. See the April newsletter (to be posted soon) for more information. As always, we meet in the annenx of the Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church, 17150 Maumee in Grosse Pointe City. The annex is in the back of the parking lot. Doors open at 7 p.m. for Social Hour. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. sharp. All are welcome. This meeting is free and open to the public. We encourage you to be vaccinated. Masks are optional. It's a small room, so...

Rules for the 2023 Grosse Pointe Birding Challenge

Join us on Saturday, April 29, for the 16th annual Grosse Pointe Birding Challenge. Teams from each of the five Grosse Pointes will be spreading out across their communities to count as many bird species as possible. The team that gets the most points at the end of the competition wins!

Here are the rules:

1. The competition starts anytime after midnight.

2. You are not restricted to the city you live in, but there is only one team per community. Just let Challenge Commissioner Mark O'Keefe know which city you plan to bird in advance. If you decide to become the Shores team, you will be able to bird the Ford House.

3. We're on the honor system. Nevertheless, claims of extremely rare birds will likely be challenged by the other competitors. You may be asked to provide proof.

4. Each team will receive one point for every species it sees. Any team that finds a list-buster -- a species not previously recorded on the Challenge checklist -- will receive five points for that bird.

5. Meet at Panera Bread in the Village in Grosse Pointe at noon sharp to tabulate.

6. Be on time for the tabulation. One point will be deducted for each minute you are late.

7. All decisions of the Commissioner of the Grosse Pointe Birding Challenge are final and are not reviewable by a court of law or a congressional committee.

Non-Grosse Pointe residents are welcome. Contact Grosse Pointe Audubon president Bill Rapai at BRapai(at)aol.com for more information.

Good luck!