ASK POLICY ON BACKYARD BIRD FEEDING AND WINDOW COLLISION MITIGATION
By Donna Keller – To reduce bird mortality, ASK recommends maintaining bird feeding stations only where window collision mitigation strategies …
DUCK STAMP TIME
By Joyce Leppard – It’s time again to buy your Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp — known by most as a “duck stamp.” This …
Annual Meeting 2023
ASK held its Annual Meeting on Monday, May 15th at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery. The members present enjoyed socializing and the tasty baked goods …
birdathon 2023
By Donna Keller – It’s May, so it must be time for Southwest Michigan Team Birdathon! Again this year, Kent Martin, Joanna Sblendorio, Mike …
Urban Bird Treaty – What is it and why are we pursuing it
By Gail Walter, ASK Board Member – Bird populations are in trouble. A ground-breaking study published by Rosenberg et al. in the journal Science …
March 2023 Climate Corner
By Susan Schneider – As we move toward the Spring Equinox, thoughts turn to the big greening ahead, and gardening becomes more than wishful …
February 2023 Climate Corner
By Sue Creager – The IRA is bringing the clean energy future to America’s doorsteps today. Nearly three quarters of America’s buildings use …
The 122nd Christmas Bird Count in Michigan
By John L. Trapp The 122nd Christmas Bird Count (CBC) produced stellar results in Michigan, perhaps helped by relatively mild winter weather …
January 2023 Climate Corner
By Susan Schneider – Climate change threatens birds as well as people and other living things, of course, and National Audubon has recognized …
Duck Stamp 2022-2023
In 1990, at age 25, James Hautman became the youngest ever to win the prestigious Federal Duck Stamp Contest. The 2022-2023 Federal Duck Stamp Contest …
Project FeederWatch: Embrace the Winter – Count Birds for Science
Project FeederWatch, an annual program through the Cornelll Lab of Ornithology, turns your love of feeding birds into scientific discoveries. …
The 2022/2023 Kalamazoo Area Christmas Bird Counts
These are the Kalamazoo Area Christmas Bird Count dates for this year. More information will be in December’s ASK newsletter. Battle Creek …
Kal-Haven Trail Trekkers Birdathon 2022 Summary
Compiled by Joanna Sblendorio using highlights provided by Kent Martin, Donna Keller, and Mike Dreibelbis Standing in the field at Brown Sanctuary …
THE 2021/2022 KALAMAZOO AREA CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS
As it was last year, the Audubon Christmas Bird Counts will be run differently again. Due to the Covid virus you must contact the compiler to …