Explore birdwatching with Greg Bodker on Wednesday, Mar. 27 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Community Room in the Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library. Greg Bodker’s beautiful photography will help you learn more about birds as he demonstrates the joys of birding you can have both in your backyard and in our area. Novice and aspiring birders will especially benefit from the program. Informative handouts will be provided to the participants.

Topics include:

• How Birdwatching can reduce stress and improve your health
• Discuss the excitement and enjoyment of birdwatching
• Differences between birdwatching and birding
• How to attract more birds to your backyard
• Backyard birds, types of seed, feeders and their care
• How birding beyond the backyard leads to many enriching experiences
• Places to go birding in our area
• The excitement of a bird chase

Greg Bodker has been a serious birder since 2006, combining his interest in birds, nature, and photography as often as possible. He has led birding trips for Michigan Audubon and was on its Board of Directors for three years. Greg now enjoys delivering birding and nature education presentations to audiences throughout Michigan. He has birded in all of Michigan’s 83 counties and in most of North America. He is excited to report he saw his 356th bird species in Michigan in October 2023--a Limpkin in Tuscola County, Michigan. Greg has been a winner in multiple amateur photo contests including the overall winner in Michigan Nature Association’s Photo Contest in both 2020 and 2021!