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Welcome to Year 3 of the Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz!
Michigan Audubon is blitzing for blackbirds as part of the Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz, coordinated by the International Rusty Blackbird Working Group. This is the third and final year for "the Blitz," so we really hope that birders will [...]
Michigan Audubon Acquires 80 Acres of Migratory Bird Habitat
Michigan Audubon expands Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary to protect 978 total acres of bird habitat. Mabelle Isham Shagbark Trails features 11 acres of towering oaks and shagbark hickories. Photo credit Rachelle Roake Michigan Audubon’s Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary in [...]
Annual Fall Migration Sandhill Crane Survey at Michigan Audubon Sanctuaries
Greater Sandhill Cranes at Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary Each fall, the US Fish and Wildlife Service coordinates an annual census of migrating Sandhill Cranes across North America. Michigan Audubon volunteers come together to survey Sandhill Cranes at two important stopover sites - [...]
Saving Bogus Lake Fen – Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary
Bogus Lake Fen at Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary. In the background, a wall of invasive Glossy Buckthorn looms. The Stewardship Committee at Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary had a problem – a problem 45 acres in size, in the [...]
Michigan Audubon to lead free bird walks on Wednesdays in May at Capital City Bird Sanctuary
Bird Walks in May at Capital City Bird Sanctuary at Hawk Valley Farm Capital City Bird Sanctuary's riverside location is ideal for migrating warblers. Michigan Audubon’s newest sanctuary is located in Delta Township, just northwest of downtown Lansing. [...]
Michigan Audubon is Blitzing for declining Rusty Blackbirds
Rusty Blackbird Blitz Contest Rusty Blackbirds, or “Rusties,” have endured a population decline more severe than that of any other once-common landbird. Michigan is an important migratory stopover for Rusties during their northward, Canada-bound journey in the spring, but scientists [...]
2015 Election of Directors
Michigan Audubon members will receive a post card ballot during the month of February. Members' deadline for submitting votes is February 28. The following paragraphs provide background information on each candidate. Dr. Alec Lindsay Dr. Lindsay has served as Board [...]
Gov. Snyder Stands up for Biodiversity
On January 14, 2015, Gov. Rick Snyder took a stand for conservation and good science by vetoing Senate Bill 78, which would have blocked state agencies from designating land to protect biodiversity. Michigan Audubon's position statement From 2013, when Senate [...]