The Michigan Audubon Blog: all things Michigan birds and conservation. This page includes action alerts, news, and special information, posted by Michigan Audubon staff.
Reports From the Field
The 2020 fall field season at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory (WPBO) ran from Aug. 15 through Nov. 15. During that period, the field staff recorded 115,446 individual birds of 221 species and three additional taxa. The species observed this [...]
Monitoring Waterbirds from Manitou Island and Au Sable Point
Joseph Youngman, via Copper Country Audubon, has investigated waterbird migration from more of Lake Superior’s islands and promontories than anyone I know. Last year, Youngman had an idea: to deploy simultaneous, standardized counts during October 2020 from Manitou Island [...]
Reflections on the WPBO Fall Waterbird Count
Many words are used in desperate attempts to describe migration. Spectacle, miracle, phenomenon, and wonder are a few that come to mind. There's a good reason for this desperation; though our knowledge of migration is far from comprehensive, every [...]
Peace at the Point
A Northern Saw-whet Owl banded at WPBO. Photo by Kate Maley Eight out of ten Americans will never live in a place where they can see the Milky Way. While this is simply another way of stating [...]
Mi Bird-Friendly Communities Lunch & Learn Webinar Series
Michigan Audubon is happy to announce the 2021 Mi Bird-Friendly Communities Lunch & Learn Webinar Series. This free webinar series will feature different topics related to Michigan Audubon’s Mi Bird-Friendly Communities program — a suite of urban bird conservation projects [...]
From the Executive Director — Winter 2021
Happy New Year, Michigan Audubon friends and chapters! The winter issue of the Jack Pine Warbler — that which you are holding in your hands or maybe scrolling through online — is the first issue that a great number of [...]
2021 Event Updates
As a bird conservation organization, Michigan Audubon’s work adapts to the changing, pressing needs of birds and their native habitats in our state. Our mission remains the same: to connect birds and people for the benefit of both through conservation, [...]
Looking Forward To Helping Michigan Young Birders Network Grow
Very few things have impacted my life as much as birds have. What started as casually watching songbirds at bird feeders has grown into a passion that is now the driving force behind my future education and career plans. [...]
Michigan Native Plants: White Oak
White oak (Quercus alba) is a common oak tree across the eastern United States. It can be found in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas in Michigan (though less commonly in the Upper Peninsula). White oak leaves. Photo [...]
Sanctuary Highlight: Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary
Amenities: Parking. Social Trails. No Restrooms. Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary contains 80 acres of wildlife habitat in Almena Township (east-central Van Buren County). The sanctuary is bordered on north and west by well-traveled county roads: 24th Street and 44th [...]