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Red Knots & Horseshoe Crabs: A Talk by Author Deborah Cramer, August 1
Deborah Cramer, author, at Wingersheek Beach in Gloucester, MA, November 13, 2014.© 2014 Shawn G. Henry • 978.590.4869 Red knots, flying between Tierra del Fuego and their Arctic nesting grounds each year, take the measure of a shoreline [...]
Sunset Coast Birding Trail To Be Dedicated June 10 in Charlevoix
The public is invited to the official opening of the Michigan Sunset Coast Birding Trail, on Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at the Charlevoix Township Hall, 12491 Waller Rd, Charlevoix. There will be a brief presentation, introduction of the team [...]
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory Integrates 21st Century Technology
Skye Haas, Spring Field Ornithologist, and Gary Palmer, Spring Hawk Counter, on the Hawk Deck at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. PARADISE, Mich. – Each spring for nearly 40 years, hawk and water bird counters have perched themselves at [...]
Tawas Point Birding Festival Spotlights Bird-friendly Community Initiatives
Join us on Saturday, May 20 at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort for a buffet dinner, cash bar, and this year’s featured speaker. Essential elements of a bird-friendly community by Joanna Eckles Birds need food, water, shelter, and safety to [...]
Seeking Volunteer Purple Martin Landlords in Lansing Region
Michigan Audubon’s Purple Martin conservation efforts focus on outreach, education, on-the-ground conservation, and research to increase awareness for Purple Martins and slow or reverse the population declines they have experienced across the state. While the global population is stable, Michigan’s [...]
The North American Breeding Bird Survey Needs YOU!
Each spring over 2500 skilled amateur birders and professional biologists volunteer to participate in the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). Since 1965, these volunteers have contributed to one of the most widely used bird monitoring datasets in North America. [...]
eBird Data Entry During the Great Backyard Bird Count
Caleb Putnam, Michigan Bird Conservation Coordinator for Audubon Great Lakes and Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and member of Team eBird Michigan, provides the following excellent information regarding eBird data entry during the Great Backyard Bird Count. This year the Great [...]
Jack Pine Warbler Cover Photo Contest
Over the years, the Jack Pine Warbler has featured the work of a host of amazing photographers from across the Great Lakes and abroad. Michigan Audubon is committed to continuing this tradition of photographic excellence, and we are on the [...]
Michigan Audubon and Sea Grant Michigan Host Birding Trails Workshop
Friday, February 24, 2017 9:30 AM-3:00 PM Location: Boardman River Nature Center, Traverse City, MI Communities across Michigan are recognizing birding as an economic driver. The US Fish and Wildlife Service indicates that wildlife-watching generates a billion dollars of economic activity [...]
In Memoriam: Dr. William L. Thompson, Former Michigan Audubon President
Dr. Thompson in the field, circa 1960. On November 27th, Dr. William L. Thompson, Wayne State University Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, and former President of the Michigan Audubon Society and Editor of the Jack Pine Warbler, passed [...]