We have big news to announce!  Beginning this month, October 2021, Matthaei Botanical Gardens has opened their meeting facility, for groups such as Washtenaw Audubon Society.  Therefore, our October Meeting will be held in person.  Please join us for visiting and connecting at 7:10 p.m. on October 20th, 2021.  The program

In July 2021 we revived a treasured tradition of our past, the Annual Picnic. Close to 50 WAS members and prospective members attended this year. It was so moving to see us all gathered under the picnic shelter at Dexter Huron MetroPark, after over a year of not seeing anyone

Join John Mills for a look at his ten week trip through the Rocky Mountains, from Montana through Arizona, with a look at the 65 life birds he saw during his odyssey, including Chestnut-collared Longspur, Baird’s Sparrow, Rosy-Finches, Mountain Plovers, Eared Quetzal, and Lucifer’s Hummingbird, plus Grizzly Bear, and Wolf.

Join Washtenaw Audubon’s popular speaker and field trip leader Don “The Man” Chalfant for another masterly presentation. Among the plethora of birds he has photographed, Don has put together his photos some of the birds, along with a selection  of photos of the creative vanity license plates that are named

In June 2021 we released a survey to our community on how well we are doing in living up to our mission. This was the first time we surveyed our direct community. The survey ended at the end of June, and results will be shared with our members later this summer

After racking up 266 species in Washtenaw County since he started birding here as a lad, often on Washtenaw Audubon field trips, Ben Lucking transferred to the University of Exeter in the English county of Devon. Though he obviously spends much of his time studying, in his spare time he’s

We have resumed field trips! We could not be happier to be getting out there and seeing you all in person again. The camaraderie and birds are food for the soul so let’s get out there and soak it up! With some tweaks to our normal process, we are able

Frequent visitors will see that our website has changed, in an attempt to keep it current and modern. We recognize that it is incomplete at this time, but we will be striving to fill in the blank pages as quickly as possible and fix any issues that may pop up.

The Kirtland’s Warbler, once on the brink of extinction, was removed from the Endangered Species List in 2019. There are lots of reasons to celebrate, but we can’t say we’re done and walk. The continuing conservation of the Kirtland’s Warbler has special challenges. The Kirtland’s Warbler is “conservation reliant,” which

The Washtenaw Audubon Society recently adopted the following statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The birds Washtenaw Audubon pledges to protect differ in color, size, behavior, geographical preference, and countless other ways. As we honor and celebrate the equally remarkable diversity of the human species, Washtenaw Audubon considers the work