- Dates
- 2015-05-22 – 2015-05-24
- Kind
- Birding event
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Beaver Island Birding Trail · Greg Butcher · Kay Charter
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- ecologybirdingtourismeducation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Birding Trail launched its first Warblers on the Water weekend on May 22–24, 2015, with guided field trips, birding presentations, and habitat-certification programming. WVBI and Beaver Island News on the Net provided related interviews and livestream access.
Evidence limits
The sources are organizer and broadcaster notices. They do not provide a verified species list, attendance count, or independent assessment of the habitat-certification claims.
Open questions
- What species list resulted from the May 2015 guided birding trips?
- Did the Beaver Island Birding Trail’s “Warblers on the Water” weekend continue as an annual event after 2015?
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Sources
- The Beaver Island Association promoted Kay Charter’s return for a second birding-trail event, including a backyard-habitat certification presentation and property surveys. It is organizer promotion, not an attendance or species-count report.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008685
- WVBI promoted Greg Butcher’s migratory-bird interview, and Beaver Island News on the Net announced livestreams of the day’s birding presentations. These broadcast notices document public programming and access, not attendance or scientific results.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008771
- WVBI promoted Greg Butcher’s migratory-bird interview, and Beaver Island News on the Net announced livestreams of the day’s birding presentations. These broadcast notices document public programming and access, not attendance or scientific results.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008772
- The Beaver Island Birding Trail described the inaugural Warblers on the Water event as a new Michigan birding weekend with guided field trips, presentations, and community participation. This organizer account does not provide a verified species list or attendance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008769
- The Beaver Island Association announced the May 22–24 weekend with expert-led presentations and field trips, then reported bookings and registrations nearing capacity. These are organizer notices and do not independently establish attendance or registration totals.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008413
- The Association reported that four numbered trips were full and that the remaining trips had few spaces, alongside an inquiry from Ecuador. This is an organizer report of registration demand, not an independent attendance or economic-impact measure.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008663
- The Association reported 116 bird species documented during the 2015 Warblers on the Water weekend and highlighted more than 200 Whimbrels. This is an organizer report of submitted observations, not a complete independent species inventory or attendance count.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008876
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Birding Trail launches Warblers on the Water, 2015”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-warblers-on-the-water-2015/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “May 23rd Beaver Island Birding Trail Presentation,” May 6, 2015. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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