Join Amurthur Ramamurthy for an interesting program on the colorful desert birds of India, including the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard. Ram is a native of India and an avid birder and photographer. This is a hybrid event and will be offered in person and via Zoom. Zoom links will be updated here before the […]
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 […]
There has been a recent movement among a number of Audubon clubs to remove the word “Audubon” from the name of each organization. The current board of Washtenaw Audubon supports a name change due to the historical evidence for John James Audubon’s slave ownership and racist opinions. Among the Audubon groups that have changed their […]
Join Andrew Sturgess in-person at the UM Matthaei Botanical Gardens auditorium for the a program on one of the world’s most beautiful and remote birding destinations, the frozen continent of Antarctica. In addition to its fabulous avifauna, including albatrosses, skuas, prions, and penguins, Antarctica also is home to whales and seals. Besides the sometimes heavy […]
We invite all people from the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) community and our white allies to join us on this walk to look for early spring migrants. All ages and skill levels are invited. We will have extra binoculars if you do not have any. There is a fee of $2.00 per hour […]
Hybrid Event - Online & In-person Join Michael Kielb for an informative program on where and when in each season to look for various birds, animals, flowers and plants, and other bits of nature in Michigan. Michael is a retired university biology teacher, a former Washtenaw Audubon president, and a popular field trip leader and […]
