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The Kalamazoo Christmas Bird Count

January 22, 2023

The Kalamazoo CBC Graphs can be found here. This spreadsheet will download. The Kalamazoo CBC Species List can be found here. This document will open …

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The 122nd Christmas Bird Count in Michigan

January 16, 2023

By John L. Trapp The 122nd Christmas Bird Count (CBC) produced stellar results in Michigan, perhaps helped by relatively mild winter weather …

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Duck Stamp 2022-2023

December 30, 2022

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 …

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Project FeederWatch: Embrace the Winter – Count Birds for Science

December 30, 2022

Project FeederWatch, an annual program through the Cornelll Lab of Ornithology, turns your love of feeding birds into scientific discoveries. …

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The 2022/2023 Kalamazoo Area Christmas Bird Counts

December 1, 2022

These are the Kalamazoo Area Christmas Bird Count dates for this year. More information will be in December’s ASK newsletter. Battle Creek …

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Video of Audubon Society of Kalamazoo’s November 2022 Monthly Program: Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center

December 1, 2022

If you missed the November 2022 Monthly Meeting: Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center, below is a link to a video of the program. …

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Video of Audubon Society of Kalamazoo’s October 2022 Monthly Program: Bird Buddy

November 28, 2022

If you missed the meeting here is a video of the program – Bird Buddy

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Video of Audubon Society of Kalamazoo’s September 2022 Monthly Program: No Birdbrains Here: The Latest on Bird Learning, Instinct, and Intelligence

September 28, 2022

If you missed the September 2022 Monthly Meeting: No Birdbrains Here – The Latest on Bird Learning, Instinct and Intelligence, below is a link …

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Kal-Haven Trail Trekkers Birdathon 2022 Summary

August 25, 2022

Compiled by Joanna Sblendorio using highlights provided by Kent Martin, Donna Keller, and Mike Dreibelbis Standing in the field at Brown Sanctuary …

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Video of Audubon Society of Kalamazoo May 2022 Monthly Program: Birds and Berries – The Importance of Native Fruit-Bearing Shrubs for Migrating Landbirds

May 26, 2022

Joint Meeting – Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones/ASK – Birds and Berries: The Importance of Native Fruit-Bearing Shrubs for Migrating Landbirds Presenter: Dr. …

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Video of Audubon Society of Kalamazoo March 2022 Monthly Program: Flight Adaptions of Raptors

April 3, 2022

Topic: “FLIGHT ADAPTATIONS OF RAPTORS”PRESENTED BY JOSH HAAS, VICE CHAIR FOR THE HAWK MIGRATION ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICADate: March 28, 2022 …

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Video of Audubon Society of Kalamazoo January 2022 Monthly Program: The Mottled Duck – Tracking a Population at Risk

February 10, 2022

The Mottled Duck: Tracking a Population at Risk The Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) is a resident of the Gulf Coast of the US. This duck is a non- …

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THE 2021/2022 KALAMAZOO AREA CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS

December 1, 2021

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 …

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Video of The Audubon Society of Kalamazoo’s Monthly Program

November 23, 2021

Marsh Birds Monitoring in Michigan Under cover of grasses, reeds, and rushes, “secretive” marsh birds go about their lives, often unbeknownst to us. …

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October 2021 Audubon Society of Kalamazoo Presentation: BIRDSONG AND SOUNDSCAPES: LISTENING TO STORIES FROM NATURE

November 1, 2021

This week we hosted our first educational program of the fall featuring Dr. Sharon Gill, a Professor of Biological Sciences at WMU. She presented …

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Application Period Is Open For BIPOC Research Grant

October 10, 2021

In an effort to support research being done by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and to have more diversity in our speaker series line-up, …

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ASK Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee Forming – Volunteers Needed

May 26, 2021

The ASK Board is committed to serving a membership that is as diverse as the birds that our organization reveres. To make that commitment a reality, …

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May 2021 Audubon Society of Kalamazoo Monthly Presentation Video: W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Past and Present

May 26, 2021

At our May program Lisa Duke, Sanctuary Manager, gave us a virtual tour of the W. K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary from its beginning in 1927 to the present. …

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Audubon Society of Kalamazoo 2021 Birdathon

April 30, 2021

The Audubon Society of Kalamazoo’s Birdathon team (Jan Shillito, Nate Strong, Kent Martin, and Donna Keller) is once again raising money for two great …

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March 2021 ASK Monthly Presentation Video: The Secret Lives of Salamanders

March 23, 2021

At our March virtual program Dr. Katherine Greenwald from Eastern Michigan University presented a fascinating program entitled “The …

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ASK Response to Senate Resolution 20

March 3, 2021

On March 2nd, the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo, along with a coalition of other Michigan conservation, animal and wildlife advocacy, and protection …

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Audubon Society of Kalamazoo February 2021 Presentation Video: The Great Avian Wanderers of the Antarctic: Albatross and other Pelagic Seabirds

February 23, 2021

We’ve gone virtual with our programming! If you weren’t able to join us for our February 2021 virtual program, “The Great Avian Wanderers of the …

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Audubon Society of Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones Joint January 2021 Presentation: Bumble Bees, Blossoms and Boots on the Ground: Propelling Pollinator Conservation Through Citizen Science

January 28, 2021

We’ve gone virtual with our programming! If you weren’t able to join us for our January 2021 virtual program, “Bumble Bees, Blossoms and …

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Duck Stamp Time

November 5, 2020

It’s time again to buy your Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – known by most as a “duck stamp.” This program was begun in 1934, …

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  • The Kalamazoo Christmas Bird Count
  • The 122nd Christmas Bird Count in Michigan
  • Duck Stamp 2022-2023
  • Project FeederWatch: Embrace the Winter – Count Birds for Science
  • The 2022/2023 Kalamazoo Area Christmas Bird Counts
  • 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, February 18, 2023 – Field Trip - Great Backyard Bird Count
  • 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, February 27, 2023 – February Program - Invasive Jumping Worms, Citizen Science in Bumble Bee Surveys, Native Seeding at Lillian Anderson Arboretum
  • 7:30 pm – 8:03 pm, March 27, 2023 – March Program - Rolf Peterson
  • 9:00 am – 11:00 am, April 4, 2023 – Weekly Kal-Haven Trail Birding Walk
  • 9:00 am – 11:00 am, April 11, 2023 – Weekly Kal-Haven Trail Birding Walk

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