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Events in January–March 2024
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- Christmas Bird Count - South Kalamazoo County
Christmas Bird Count - South Kalamazoo CountyAudubon's 124th Christmas Bird Count will be held from Dec 14, 2023 to January 5, 2024! What is the annual Christmas Bird Count? The Annual Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the National Audubon Society and conducted by volunteers, is the longest running community science survey in North America. The counts attempt to record every individual bird…
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- Christmas Bird Count - Gobles
Christmas Bird Count - Gobles- 1:00 amAudubon's 124th Christmas Bird Count will be held from Dec 14, 2023 to January 5, 2024! What is the annual Christmas Bird Count? The Annual Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the National Audubon Society and conducted by volunteers, is the longest running community science survey in North America. The counts attempt to record every individual bird…
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- Monthly Beginning Birding Walk
Monthly Beginning Birding Walk9:00 am - 11:00 amWolf Lake State Fish HatcheryPlease join us the first Saturday of each month at 9 AM (barring special events or bad weather which will be announced on our Facebook page), for "Beginning Birding Walks," led by experienced birders from the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo. This event is free and open to the public. Meet at the second parking lot…
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- Field Trip: Open Country Birding
Field Trip: Open Country Birding3:00 pm - 6:00 pmPlease join us to explore open country areas of Kalamazoo County for winter visitors and resident birds. We’ll be looking for Horned Larks, American Kestrels, Rough-legged Hawks, and some of the less common seedeaters and raptors. Snow Buntings are possible this year, and there could be an owl sighting at the end of the day…
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- January Program: Journey of an Ornithartist - ZOOM ONLY!
January Program: Journey of an Ornithartist - ZOOM ONLY!7:30 pm - 8:30 pmASK's January program will be featuring ornithartist, Vera Ting, who holds expertise in both the artistic representation and scientific exploration of birds. She will share how she combined these two passions in her academic pursuits and her experience as a Bartels Science Illustrator at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Vera will provide an inside look…
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- Monthly Beginning Birding Walk
Monthly Beginning Birding Walk9:00 am - 11:00 amWolf Lake State Fish HatcheryPlease join us the first Saturday of each month at 9 AM (barring special events or bad weather which will be announced on our Facebook page), for "Beginning Birding Walks," led by experienced birders from the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo. This event is free and open to the public. Meet at the second parking lot…
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- Birds & Blooms and 2 other events
Birds & Blooms12:00 pm - 4:00 pmWolf Lake State Fish HatcheryCelebrate winter birds and blooms with activities for the whole family! - Make pinecone bird feeders. - Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. (A limited number of binoculars will be available to borrow.) - Learn how native plants benefit birds. - Decorate kid-friendly "binoculars." - Purchase locally-made birdhouses. - Enjoy coffee, hot cocoa and…Great Backyard Bird Count - Upjohn Park2:00 pm - 3:00 pmUpjohn ParkOne of two "Great Backyard Bird Counts" that ASK is leading this year. The other count will be held at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery as part of the Birds & Blooms event. You can find out more about that event here. The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is an annual worldwide effort to connect…Great Backyard Bird Count - Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery2:00 pm - 4:00 pmWolf Lake State Fish HatcheryOne of two "Great Backyard Bird Counts" that ASK is leading this year. The other count will be held at Upjohn Park. Learn more about that count here. Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery can be reached by going west on M-43 from US-131 for about six miles. After crossing into Van Buren County, turn left…
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- February Program: BIRDS WITH WORDS - EXPLORING AN EVOLUTIONARY ARMS RACE BETWEEN YELLOW WARBLERS AND BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS
February Program: BIRDS WITH WORDS - EXPLORING AN EVOLUTIONARY ARMS RACE BETWEEN YELLOW WARBLERS AND BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS7:30 pm - 8:30 pmThere may not exist a bird species more controversial and divisive than the Brown-headed Cowbird. It would be difficult to find a Facebook birding group without some form of slander against these birds and nearly every birder you meet will have a strong opinion of them, either positive or negative. Cowbirds have been painted as…
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- Monthly Beginning Birding Walk
Monthly Beginning Birding Walk9:00 am - 11:00 amWolf Lake State Fish HatcheryPlease join us the first Saturday of each month at 9 AM (barring special events or bad weather which will be announced on our Facebook page), for "Beginning Birding Walks," led by experienced birders from the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo. This event is free and open to the public. Meet at the second parking lot…
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- Field Trip - Muskegon Wastewater Treatment Area - NEW DATE!
Field Trip - Muskegon Wastewater Treatment Area - NEW DATE!9:45 am - 12:45 pmMuskegon Wastewater Treatment AreaDue to the weather, this field trip is postponed until Sunday, March 24th! Explore the wastewater lagoons, drying basins, and surrounding open country for visiting birds. This area is recognized by the state as an Important Bird Area. A variety of waterfowl, shorebirds, gulls, and raptors use this area as a migration layover, and potentially…
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- March Program: The Meadowlark Conundrum - Why many of our restored grasslands may not have grassland birds
March Program: The Meadowlark Conundrum - Why many of our restored grasslands may not have grassland birds7:30 pm - 8:30 pmGrassland birds are in the steepest decline of any other habitat group in North America. In response to the continued loss of these incredible bird species and their habitat, many well-intentioned conservationists have reconstructed prairies to provide habitat for grassland specialists. But are their efforts working, and if not, how come? An ongoing breeding bird…