Spring Bird Walks 2024

 Join Brian Allen guide for bird walks this spring.  First is Saturday March 30, 2024 at the M-22 end of the Arcadia Boardwalk.  Dress for cold weather and bring binoculars.  We will start at 9:00am and look for early arriving ducks in the marsh.

April 17 meet at North Point Park parking lot at the end of Seymour St. in Onekama Township (just off Portage Point Drive).  Again starting at 9:00 we will search for early spring migrants.

All the following walks will start at 9:00 and meet at the locations mentioned above:

April 20th Arcadia Marsh.

May 8th North Point Park.

May 20th Arcadia Marsh.

May 29th North Point Park.

Hope to see you there.  For any questions email Brian Allen: Manisteebirder@gmail.com

Greetings Audubon Members, we will be hiking the New Arcadia Marsh Boardwalk. On Wed. Oct. 9, at 6pm. Bring your binoculars and wear appropriate clothing. The hike will be lead by club member and international birder Dr. Brian Allen. Meet at the parking lot on M-22 – just after the causeway and before the ice cream parlor.

If you need a ride or want more info contact Gloria at 231-723-2625 or Brian Allen at 231-510-9380.

This walk is a round trip of less then 2 miles is a very easy and scenic hike.

Manistee County Audubon meeting. 

When - Wed. Nov. 14, 7pm

Program Title - Hunting & Wildlife Conservation.

Where - Oak Grove Center - 309 Parkdale Ave.

Presenter – Tim Granger, biological technician with the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

Tim has been a Manistee Audubon member since the inception of our club in 1983. Tim will present a power point program on the value of the modern hunting season through revenue raised and wildlife conservation efforts. All are welcome, come and share you bird sightings. Call Barry Barto 889- 4892 or Gloria Savory 723-2625 for more info.

June Program on Wednesday the 13th at 7:00PM, Oak Grove Center in Parkdale

Our next meeting will be May 9th at the Oak Grove Center at 7:00PM.

 Julie baker will be the Presenter from the songbird Protection Coalition.

Julie Baker is the director for the Michigan Songbird Protection Coalition. Michigan’s mourning doves and Sandhill cranes are once again under threat. Join us to learn about how you can help keep traditional non-game protections of our native wild birds in place.

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November Manistee Audubon meeting with program by Tim Granger on Winter Birding.   

Adventures and Birding in Borneo

Meeting and program at 7:00 PM Wednesday September 13, 2017.  Location: at the Manistee Youth Center (former Manistee Armory on First St.)

In January and February this year Brian Allen joined with a small group of Michigan birders and visited Malaysian Borneo.  The visit included touring Dermakot Forest Preserve, one of the most remote reserves in Borneo that still has a nearly full compliment of original wildlife including pygmy elephant, orangutans, gibbons, and clouded leopards.  Borneo is one of the earth's greatest biodiverstity hotspots and is under considerable threat from oil palm plantations.  The Dermakot preserve is one success story that Brian will be happy to report.