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Welcome to the Grand Rapids Audubon Club website
GRAC is on Summer Break
GRAC membership meetings will return in September. However, there is still a number of field trips that will be available until the fall activities resume. If you missed any of this past year's meetings, streaming video replays are available on the video page.
Field Trips and Weekly Millennium Park Walks
Upcoming Field Trips: Muskegon Wastewater Fall Shorebirds, August 27,
9:00 AM; Fall Migrants at Reeds Lake, September 10, 8:00 AM.
Hike Millennium Park to see what’s hanging
around. Many birds have been reported from this varied habitat near the
river. There are ponds, swampy ponds, lowland forest and various
secondary growth. The walks begin at 8:00 AM every Thursday.
Details for both on the field trip page.
In Memory of Steve Mueller
After a long illness GRAC member Steve Mueller passed June 16, 2022. As a former GRAC President and coordinator of the annual Kent County Christmas Bird Count, his impact on our organization was immense. A memorial service was held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Cedar Springs United Methodist Church. You can view Steve’s obituary by clicking here.
GRAC Merchandise Available Online
Did you know that you can purchase GRAC-logo apparel and merchandise online from the Grand Rapids Audubon Webstore on the CafePress website? What a great and easy way to start a conversation, advertise and support our club and possibly pick up new members! How about a t-shirt or sweatshirt for those field trips, GRAC meetings or just lounging around. A mug for that coffee break or a gift for your neighbor. Or a great tote bag for your birding paraphernalia along with a baseball cap. There’s even kids’ and baby apparel! All of these items and much more with the GRAC logo are available at the GRAC Webstore. Access the Webstore from the “Activities” drop down menu on the GRAC website home page, scroll down and click on “GRAC Webstore (external)” at the bottom of the drop down menu. Browse through the offerings and purchase what catches your fancy!
eBird Reports are available for April, May and June
You may be interested in reports of sightings the area the last three months. eBird summaries for April 2022, May 2022 and June 2022 are now available.
Due to the retirement of the long-time Bird Reports chair, eBird summaries will no longer be available after June 2022. Only mega-rarities from the four-county area will be posted to the Bird Sightings page.
Volunteers Needed
Tom Leggett is seeking participants to help inventory, count and
observe the natural areas at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church,
2250 East Paris, Kentwood. Sessions are planned for the second Saturday
of each month from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. This is part of efforts to
maintain natural areas and develop education and outreach programs.
Contact me at (616) 249-3822 (home), (616) 634-3102 (cell) or
tomleggett@hotmail.com. Dress for wooded streams and areas with briars.
Gear such as cameras, scopes and tape recorders may be useful, but is
not required.
2022 dates: July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10
2023 dates: Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 11 and April 8
Video Programs Discuss Bird Identification
Learning to identify birds and recognize their usual behaviors is becoming easier. Now you can watch the American Birding Association's "What's This Bird" bi-weekly live shows at 1:00 PM ET on Fridays. The live shows, including all previous shows, are available on all the ABA's social media channels including the ABA YouTube channel.
National Audubon also offered "I Saw A Bird" monthly programs in 2020 and 2021. Archived programs of all 21 previous episodes are available by clicking here.
Fund Raising Opportunity
Do you buy from Amazon? If so, signup for AmazonSmile, a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. Click here for details on how to signup.
GRAC Media Pages Include Photographs and Videos
Between the bird photo, nature photo and Macaulay Library page we have well over 400 photographs available on the website. Don't forget to check the video page.
