Items of Interest
Image by Tim Tesar – Green Heron
April Program – Oak Savanna Restoration at Allegan State Game Area
May 1, 2025
Please follow this link to view the April presentation.
Updated! Local Birding Hotspots
April 15, 2025
One of the questions our birding friends often ask is, “Where should I go birding?” One of our experienced and knowledgeable field trip leaders, Kent Martin, recently updated our Birding Hotspots List, which can be found here https://kalamazooaudubon.org/local-birding-spots/. Kent highlighted 27 local birding locations you can enjoy this spring. Additionally, ASK’s President, Donna Perry Keller,
Avian Influenza
March 20, 2025
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases have been confirmed in domestic birds, wild birds, and wild mammals throughout most of North America, including Michigan. The H1N5 strain of avian influenza virus is defined as highly pathogenic due to 100% mortality for domestic poultry. Since late February 2022, Michigan has experienced die-offs in wild birds and mammals across
February 2025 Program – The Migratory Ecology of Red-Tailed Hawks in the Great Lakes Region
March 5, 2025
Please follow this link to view the February presentation.
DNR suspects bird flu in recent Lower Michigan waterfowl die-offs
February 12, 2025
February 11, 2025 – MI DNR The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has recently sampled dead wild birds suspected to be positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza at multiple locations across Lower Michigan. The DNR’s ongoing disease surveillance indicates that HPAI is widespread in wild bird populations throughout the state. HPAI is a highly contagious
January 2025 Program – Belize, the Birding nation
January 21, 2025
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November 2024 Program – Bird on the Move: Looking to the Past to Secure the Future of the Kirtland’s Warbler
November 27, 2024
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October 2024 Program – The Effect of Global Change on Butterflies
October 30, 2024
Please follow this link to view the October presentation.
2024 Members Annual meeting – Notes & PPT
May 28, 2024
If you were unable to join us for the ASK Annual Members Meeting on Monday, May 20th, you can view the draft Meeting Minutes here and the PPT here. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out through our Contact Form.
April 2024 Program – The Birds Along My River: PADDLING WITH AN ACTION CAMERA TO GROW WHAT WE KNOW
April 23, 2024
Please follow this link to view the April presentation.