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February Membership Meeting
The Monday, February 27 free program features Kevin Feenstra a fly fishing guide, author and photographer. Kevin's program will include images from 12 months on the Muskegon River system with a look at birds, mammals, aquatic insects, fish and scenery. Details can be found on the Membership Meeting page.
Field Trips and Weekly Millennium Park Walks
Upcoming Field Trips: Allegan State Game Area Winter
Trip, 7:30 AM, Saturday, February 11.
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 9:00 AM every Thursday.
Details for both on the field trip page.
Exciting GRAC Membership News
Using the e-payment service Cheddar Up it is now possible to pay membership dues online. In addition to our current payment method this gives you a second option. You can find more information on the membership page.
Bluebird Festival Coming to Grand Rapids
The Michigan Bluebird Society is pleased to announce its annual Spring Bluebird Festival on Saturday, March 25th at the Calvin University Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids. This all day educational event will include programs on bluebirds and other bird topics, a Bluebird Expo, nature/environmental exhibits, kid’s activities, and a nature hike at the Bunker Interpretive Center. Click here for additional information or click here for an information flyer.
Become a Citizen Scientist
Take part in
National Audubon’s Climate Watch Survey.
Save the dates of the winter survey period taking place between January
15 – February 15, 2023, and help us count bluebirds, nuthatches or
goldfinches. Your participation will require 1-2 mornings of your time within the 30 day
window, Understanding how to use
ebird is helpful but not a requirement.
You can find out more about the program by contacting Becky Kuhn at
bexrecky@gmail.com, or phone (please leave a voicemail) or text
616-437-9205. Click here for
a print copy of details.
Click here to learn more
about eBird.
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!
Monthly eBird Summaries No Longer Available
Mega-rarities from the four-county area (Allegan, Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa counties) will continue to 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.
2023 dates: 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.
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.
