The Muskegon County Nature Club: Berrien County Field Trip Report

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Berrien County Field Trip Report

May 6-7

Berrien County Bonus Field Trip

Ken Sapkowski led 12 of us around Warren Dunes and Warren Woods State Parks, Three Oaks, Galien County Park and the Kessling Preserve. Saturday and Sunday were both beautiful but very cool and quite windy, which undoubtedly kept the birds down.

Nevertheless we found many wonderful birds (I added 26 species to my Michigan Year List) including Northern and Louisiana Waterthrushes, Scarlet Tanager, Swainson's Thrush, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common and Forster's Terns and Prairie Warbler.

Galien River

On the bridge at Warren Woods State Park

Yellow-rumped Warbler at Warren Dunes State Park

Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Warren Dunes State Park

Prairie Warbler at Warren Dunes State Park

2024-2025 EVENTS

Programs are in conjunction with the Owashtanog Islands Audubon Society. Social Time: 6:00-6:30, Program: 6:30-8:00, at the Loutit Library in Grand Haven. See schedule below. We hold three business meetings each season (September, January and May) with time and place details posted on this page. The public is welcome at all meetings and field trips. If you decide to keep attending, please join our club. Dues are $20.00 per year and include our monthly newsletter.

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Sept. 21 Field Trip

Hoffmaster State Park

Sept. 17 Meeting

Before the Program

Sept. 19 Program

Muskegon River Photography

Kevin Feenstra

Oct. 15 Program

Avian Navigation & Migration - Michael Lombardo

Oct. 19 Field Trip

M.L.N.P. & Snug Harbor

Nov. 16 Field Trip

Ottawa Dunes Park

Nov. 19 Program

Birds of Paradise - Doug Klein

December 14 Christmas Bird Count

City of Muskegon

December 18 Christmas Bird Count

MCRRC (Wastewater)

Jan. 18 Field Trip

Muskegon County Resource Recovery Center

Jan. 21 Program:

Neotropical Migrants - Nahuel Medina

Winter Meeting:

Date, Time and Location

To Be Announced

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Feb. 15 Field Trip

Pere Marquette Park and Muskegon Channel

Feb. 18 Program

Natural Features of Ottawa County

Bill Martinus

Mar. 15 Field Trip

Snug Harbor & Lost Lake

Mar. 18 Program

Storm Chasing & Birding - Isaac Polanski

Apr. 15 Program

Bird Photography - Mark Parker

Apr. 19 Field Trip

Upper Macatawa Natural Area

May 15 Meeting

Potluck Picnic

May 17 Field Trip

BIG DAY COUNT

June 21 Field Trip

Allegan State Game Area and

Crane's Orchard Restaurant

July 19 Field Trip

Black Lake Park

Aug. 16 Field Trip

Muskegon Resource Recovery Center

MUSKEGON COUNTY NATURE CLUB

In the late 1930's Muskegon High School biology teacher Anne Verne Fuller took her students on birding hikes. With the encouragement of the school librarian and renowned local naturalist Margaret Drake Elliott, those hikes continued after school. Thus began the Muskegon County Nature Club.

Originally the club met at the Muskegon County Museum located in the Vanderlaan School; later in the old jail building. Through many years and many people it evolved into today's official Muskegon chapter of Michigan Aubuon.

We would enjoy meeting you in person sometime, so please come to one of our meetings or field trips. If you decide to keep attending, please join the club. Dues are $20.00 per year. Benefits include our friendship and the monthly club newsletter.

2024-2025 OFFICERS:

- Beth Miller

President

Greg Swanson

Vice-President

- Greg DeWeerd

Treasurer

- Ric Pedler

Secretary

Citizen Science and Reports

Various members of our club have been involved in CITIZEN-SCIENCE PROJECTS such as:

Shorebird Surveys (MANOMET Center for Conservation Sciences)

Marsh Monitoring (Bird Life International, Bird Studies Canada)

North American Migration Count

(National Audubon Society)

Christmas Bird Counts

(National Audubon Society)

Hawk-watching (Hawk Migration Association of North America).

Bluebird Box Maintenance

and Monitoring

(Muskegon County Wastewater

Management System)

For past reports and data, email the address above.

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