Items of Interest
Image by Tim Tesar – Green Heron
Volunteer Corner
January 20, 2024
There are many ways to be involved with Audubon Society of Kalamazoo. Below are some opportunities that we hope you will consider! Please email ask@kalamazooaudubon.org, specifying the opportunity or role in which you are interested. Birds and Blooms, Saturday, February 17, Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery ASK will be tabling at the Birds and Blooms event at
TRYING TO LEARN WARBLERS?
January 19, 2024
A video recommendation! ASK member Julie Richardson has found this YouTube video helpful in trying to learn warblers: Listening to Warblers. Enjoy!
November 2023 Program: SURVIVING Winter, a How-to For Animals
December 1, 2023
Please follow this link to view the November presentation.
IMPORTANT: board and committee positions are open!
December 1, 2023
Treasurer: ASK is looking for a volunteer to serve as Treasurer effective January 31, 2024. This person will serve as an officer and director of ASK and, with the assistance of the Board, will perform various duties to help ensure the continued strong financial position of the organization. Please contact our President, Donna Keller, at askpresident@gmail.com for additional details. Nominating Committee
ASK POLICY ON BACKYARD BIRD FEEDING AND WINDOW COLLISION MITIGATION
November 27, 2023
By Donna Keller – To reduce bird mortality, ASK recommends maintaining bird feeding stations only where window collision mitigation strategies are in place. Such strategies include, but are not limited to, netting or screens on exteriors of windows or exterior application of tempera paint or film designed to mitigate collisions, ideally with patterns 2 inches
October 2023 Program: Avian Health – Diseases and Parasites of MI Birds
October 26, 2023
Please follow this link to view the October presentation.
DUCK STAMP TIME
October 9, 2023
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 program was begun in 1934, and the money from the sale of the stamps has put over 6.5 million acres of wetlands into National Wildlife Refuges. The vast majority of purchasers
September 2023 – Zoom Program Video: “SNAKES AND TURTLES AND FROGS, OH MY!”
September 26, 2023
Please follow this link to view the September program Zoom video.
Annual Meeting 2023
May 29, 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 provided. The meeting was held in the auditorium with six board members and approximately 30 members present. Once again, we want to thank our friends at Wolf Lake, especially Shana
birdathon 2023
May 5, 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 Dreibelbis, and Donna Keller will comprise ASK’s team and will arrive at their first Berrien County stop before dawn. With a combination of skill and luck, we hope to exceed last