Sandhill Cranes of the Upper Peninsula
Information about the annual UP Crane Count and a presentation by Dr. Stan Temple of the Aldo Leopold Institute, “What Have We Done to Deserve All These Cranes?”
Impact of blood-borne pathogens on White-throated Sparrow Reproduction.
In this presentation, Rachel will go over the methods and results of her master’s research project, in which she monitored a population of white-throated sparrows in Marquette County over the course of two breeding seasons (2020 and 20
Forestry for Michigan Birds
American Bird Conservancy(ABC) and its partners are developing Forestry for Michigan Birds, a program + toolkit centered around helping Michigan landowners, foresters, and other natural resource professionals manage forests in ways that benefit birds and other wildlife.
Wildlife Stories with Steve Lindberg
Steve Lindberg presents a collage of wildlife images captured in the Marquette, MI area. Watch and enjoy Steve’s narration of “Wildlife Stories”
Adventures in Birding South Africa
The next Laughing Whitefish Audubon Meeting will be held on Zoom and Facebook on Wednesday, September 15, at 7 PM. The information will be posted on the LWAS Facebook page including the ZOOM link. On Wednesday 9/15, on the LWAS Facebook page, attendees can click on the GO TO LINK button, OR …
Pre-count Information – 121st CBC
2020 LWAS Audubon Christmas Bird Count Dates MORE ABOUT THE CBC (Ann Joyal) Christmas Bird Counts this year will take on a different format to account for restrictions caused by the COVID-19 virus. A few differences to help with COVID-19 safety for this year:1) There will be no in-person gatherings …
Population Changes among birds of Houghton and Keweenaw Counties in the last century
Recorded October 14, 2020 – LWAS Zoom Meeting – a presentation by David Flaspohler, Professor, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Studies, Michigan Tech University CLICK HERE TO READ QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS POSTED ON FACEBOOK FEED
COVID UPDATE
Hey folks, If you are wondering when we will start back up with a regular schedule, so are we. The new website will help us communicate better and soon we will announce some on-line events. What are your suggestions? Let us know on our Facebook page or on Twitter.
Michigamme Highlands CBC Report
The third annual Michigamme Highlands Christmas Bird Count was held last Sunday, 12/28. Eleven participants counted a total of 977 birds from 25species. This ties our species count from the first year and is up from 21 recorded in 2013. We added two new species this time, Barred Owl and Pine Siskin, which …
Gwinn Christmas Bird Count
The 21st Gwinn Christmas Bird Count (CBC), held on January 3, yielded exactly 1000 birds of 28 species. Historically, the CBC was originally conducted for eight years from 1980 to 1987. In 2002, the count was resurrected, shifted to early January, and completed every year except for one since.During the …