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 determine if you will be able to participate. Generally the team or group concept will not…
Under cover of grasses, reeds, and rushes, “secretive” marsh birds go about their lives, often unbeknownst to us. Marshes can be mysterious places, but countless birds and wildlife need them to thrive. Unfortunately, many marsh bird species have declined with the…
This week we hosted our first educational program of the fall featuring Dr. Sharon Gill, a Professor of Biological Sciences at WMU. She presented “Birdsong and Soundscapes: Listening to Stories From Nature.” Thank you, Dr. Gill, for sharing your research…
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, the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo (ASK) is offering a $500 grant to a BIPOC researcher…
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, the board is forming a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. We hope to…
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. The sanctuary is a great place in Kalamazoo County not only for…
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 causes, and we hope you will consider supporting our team with a tax-deductible donation! You can pledge…
At our March virtual program Dr. Katherine Greenwald from Eastern Michigan University presented a fascinating program entitled “The Secret Lives of Salamanders,” the story of the evolution and ecology of unisexual Ambystoma salamanders. You can learn about her work at The Greenwald…
On March 2nd, the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo, along with a coalition of other Michigan conservation, animal and wildlife advocacy, and protection groups, sent a letter to the Senate Natural Resources Committee in opposition to Michigan Senate Resolution 20. This…
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 Antarctic: Albatross and Other Pelagic Seabirds” please follow this link. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/nCIE0e3xbZvq6HCO0DSIj3hyeXniubnkVR986eqes-8jqMMwH4cXK_U8U45bBQ_.glt6UvhvY0DYU1Ep