***location moved to North Hydro. Meet here: http://tinyurl.com/MeetWAS Grove St. east. Right on Woodale. Left on Ambassador Ford Lake and its boardwalk provide one of the best winter birding opportunities in Washtenaw County. There have been 76 species seen in February at Ford Lake and we look forward to seeing a variety of waterfowl, gulls […]
***RESCHEDULED for Sunday, January 21st*** Want to learn the difference between a hickory and a hackberry? How about a beech from a basswood. Join us as Isaac Smith, who teaches woody plant identification at the University of Michigan, leads an interactive winter hike to learn to ID common Michigan trees with their bark, buds and […]
Did you know Washtenaw Audubon owns a nature preserve? We do! Searles Nature Preserve is a 50 acre natural area that hosts the headwaters of Stony Creek. Did you also know that Ninety-seven percent of North American landbirds require animal, primarily insect, protein to raise their young? Most insects require specific, native, host plants for […]
The Arb, with 165 species reported to eBird, is the number one hotspot for birds in the county. The diversity of habitat provides opportunities to discover a wide variety of species. Join us as we explore this local gem. Directions: Meet at the east end of the arboretum at the Dow Prairie entrance. From Geddes […]
** Note: The trails are muddy out there, so wear boots, but don' let that stop you from coming out. One can expect mud in spots to up to a couple inches deep. Although, with the freezing temps overnight, I suspect it won't be that bad.** Join naturalists George Hammond and Matt Spoor as we […]
Join us for a presentation and tour of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology’s Bird Collection. The collection, comprising 210,000 specimens, is the 5th largest in North America and the 2nd largest at a university. We are fortunate to have Dr. Ben Winger as our host for the evening. Dr. Winger is the Curator […]
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