Join us Thursday mornings through October at Nichols Arboretum as we search for fall migrants. These walks are a great opportunity to join with other birders of all skill levels. In addition to the birds, the Arb’s trees and other flora offer delights of their own. Directions: Meet at the east end of the arboretum […]
Join us for our annual fall migration walk with trip leader Karen Markey. Hudson Mills is one of the top county birding hotspots in September. Directions: Meet at the flagpole at the Activity Center-HQ building. Leader: Karen Markey eBird Checklist Signup: If you are attending the walk and would like the eBird checklist shared […]
Join us Thursday mornings through October at Nichols Arboretum as we search for fall migrants. These walks are a great opportunity to join with other birders of all skill levels. In addition to the birds, the Arb’s trees and other flora offer delights of their own. Directions: Meet at the east end of the arboretum […]
Last Moth Party of the year! Come out and join us as we see what September brings. At our Moth Week event in July, we made 198 observations and recorded 63 species! See iNaturalist project for details. It will be fun to see what a new location and different time of year will bring. Why […]
This is one of the top Washtenaw County birding hotspots in September and always a pleasure to walk. Join us as we search the beautiful grounds of the botanical gardens for fall migrants. Meet at the steps to the conservatory. Matthaei members park for free with metered parking for everyone else. Leader: Matthew Spoor […]
City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation event: The mitigation wetland at Mary Beth Doyle is home to breeding shorebirds, Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers, and migrating shorebirds like Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and more, and this is prime migration time. Join NAP's ornithologist, Juliet Berger, and other enthusiastic bird watchers for […]
Join us Thursday mornings through October at Nichols Arboretum as we search for fall migrants. These walks are a great opportunity to join with other birders of all skill levels. In addition to the birds, the Arb’s trees and other flora offer delights of their own. Directions: Meet at the east end of the arboretum […]
A standardized monitoring program - the Detroit River Hawk Watch - is conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (DRIWR), and its friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (IWRA), at the Lake Erie Metropark in Gibraltar, MI. Join us and witness spectacular flights of Broad-winged Hawks, […]
September is the peak of fall warbler migration and Nichols Arboretum is the best place in Ann Arbor to find them! Join is as we walk this familiar hotspot to see what gems we will find. Curious about what birds you may see? Explore photos taken at the Arb in the months of September and October […]
Join us Thursday mornings through October at Nichols Arboretum as we search for fall migrants. These walks are a great opportunity to join with other birders of all skill levels. In addition to the birds, the Arb’s trees and other flora offer delights of their own. Directions: Meet at the east end of the arboretum […]
Join local mushroom aficionados for a fun fall fungal foray. We will gather and explore the woods to see what we can find. Following the foray, we will come together for lunch and mushroom identification. Here is an iNaturalist view of mushrooms reported there for you to explore. We had so much fun last year. […]
The Cherry Hill Nature Preserve, a Scio Township owned, 160 acre preserve of diverse terrain, including rolling hills, wetlands, part of Fleming Creek, meadow and woods. It's one of the best September hotspots in the county with 124 species reported in the month. Join us as we explore different habitats for fall migrants. Warbler migration […]
Join us Thursday mornings through October at Nichols Arboretum as we search for fall migrants. These walks are a great opportunity to join with other birders of all skill levels. In addition to the birds, the Arb’s trees and other flora offer delights of their own. Directions: Meet at the east end of the arboretum […]
Have you ever wanted to explore your Ypsilanti parks? Come join the library as we visit one of our lesser-known parks, Hewen's Creek Park. Victor Chen, from the Washtenaw Audubon Society, will lead a walk through the park as we look for migrating bird species. If you have binoculars, bring them along. Otherwise, we will […]
