The Michigan Audubon Blog: all things Michigan birds and conservation. This page includes action alerts, news, and special information, posted by Michigan Audubon staff.
Take Action Against Aerial Pesticide Application in Michigan
Michigan Audubon is opposed to the aerial application of pesticides in response to EEE in the state of Michigan because of the damaging effects this pesticide has on the ecosystem, including native bees and pollinators, migratory and resident birds, wildlife, [...]
25th Annual CraneFest Celebrates Sandhill Crane Migration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Molly Keenan Communications & Marketing Coordinator [email protected] 517-580-7364 25th Annual CraneFest Celebrates Sandhill Crane Migration Art, food, animals and more featured at event BELLEVUE, MI — Grab a chair or blanket and settle in next [...]
Celebrate Vultures This Saturday!
Turkey Vulture © Alexander Ghanayem It’s time to get out there and celebrate some of nature’s coolest birds on Saturday, Sept. 7, for International Vulture Awareness Day! Vultures don’t always get the best rap. They aren’t exactly cuddly-looking [...]
Remembering Hugh Zernickow
Audubon and cranes lost a good friend Aug. 6 when Hubert Peter Zernickow passed away at age 97. After many years of good health, he fell requiring a hip replacement and then suffered a series of setbacks before being transferred [...]
Have you bought your Duck Stamp yet?
The new Federal Duck Stamp art: Wood Duck and decoy by Scot Storm. It’s time to open your pocketbooks and purchase the new 2019-2020 Federal Duck Stamp to support conservation! The new stamp, featuring artwork that depicts a [...]
Josh Haas Captures Contest with Photo of Canada Warbler
We are excited to announce that our 2019 Jack Pine Warbler Cover Photo Contest winner is Josh Haas with Canada Warbler on Hoary Puccoon photographed at Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer, Michigan. Josh is the president of Battle Creek [...]
Volunteer Achievement Awards Presented at Spring Fling
2018 was the first year we began acknowledging two individuals at Spring Fling whose exemplary volunteer service had been long-standing, influential, and supportive of Michigan Audubon’s mission of connecting birds and people for the benefit of both through conservation, [...]
How to do a nest change for your Purple Martins
Are your Purple Martin nestlings about 10-15 days old? It's probably time to do a nest change! Purple Martins are in their nests long enough that pests like mites, blowfly larvae, and other blood-sucking insects have time to become a [...]
Why the Sandhill Crane is Not a Suitable Game Species
Over the past few years, wildlife enthusiasts, birdwatchers, and conservationists in Michigan have taken a strong stance against proposals to designate two federally-protected migratory birds as game species in the state of Michigan: the Sandhill Crane and Mourning Dove. Michigan [...]
Kirtland’s Warbler Tours Start May 27
It is a special experience seeing a rare bird, one that you will never forget, and we are lucky enough in Michigan to have an unofficial mascot for an event such as that — the Kirtland's Warbler. Many Michigan [...]