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Welcome to the Grand Rapids Audubon Club website
Annual May Meeting
This year’s Annual May Meeting will be held at the beautiful facility at Roselle Park. GRAC members are invited to a 6:30 PM potluck dinner so bring your favorite dish to pass along with your own serving utensils and table service. The general public is invited to a meeting following dinner featuring our speaker Dr. Marie Perkins who will discuss the monitoring and population status of North American rails.
GRAC Field Trip Schedule Update
The current field trip schedule includes dates and descriptions of all scheduled trips--plan ahead! Always check the field trip page as trips are continuously being added.
Upcoming trips: There are multiple field trips scheduled in the month of May. And don't forget the recurring Millennium Park field trips every Thursday in May.
New Bird Photographs Added
The Macaulay Library page now includes over 40 photographs for 2018. The GRAC photo page recently added two amazing photographs of a leucistic Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The photographs were taken by Robin Smith at her residence in Gaines Twp, MI. Click here or here to see these photos.
Help Lead the Grand Rapids Audubon Club
There are still opportunities to help lead the club forward. Recent volunteers include Theresa Dykhuis who is taking over Membership, Keith Helmus will be chairperson of the Finance Committee, and Sheryl Helmus has accepted the nomination for President. We still need someone to step up and be Vice President and a few other spot. Click here for details.
GRAC makes a real difference right here in West Michigan through environmental and nature education and advocacy. This is your chance to help. If you want to volunteer or have questions, contact Scott Hutchings at nominations@graud.org.
Climate Watch Program
GRAC is in the process of becoming an active participant in the Climate Watch Program which is sponsored by the Audubon Society. What is the Climate Watch Program? Find details on the Conservation Issues page. A link to the page is on the ACTVITIES drop down menu above.
Speaker Series of Interest
Michigan Audubon Seminar Series: June 11: The
Art of Birding “by Ear” with Jim McGrath; July 9: Lobbying on Behalf of
Birds with Brian Merlos.
Click here for information.
On Thursday, April 12, 2018, Dr. J. Drew Lanham, ornithologist, conservationist, and distinguished professor at Clemson University, shared his personal stories addressing issues relating to the environment, social justice, and bringing nature into the urban experience. Click here for a video recording of Dr. Lanham's speech.
Worldwide Bird Cams
Clicking on the thumbnail left leads to a site featuring live streaming bird cams, updated videos, and/or updated photographs of nesting wild birds. You can follow the efforts of the parents and the progress of the young birds by periodically visiting these nest cam sites.
2018 Birding Tours with Bill Sweetman
GRAC member Bill Sweetman is offering the following exciting birding tour: July 31 to August 7: Deserts, Mountains, Canyons and Birds: from Phoenix. Click here for details on these trips.
eBird Reports
Interesting eBird sightings for February 2018, March 2018 and April 2018 are available. Beginning in January 2018, the monthly eBird summary will only include the very unusual and rare sightings. Earlier reports are available on request from bird.reports@graud.org.
