
Nature Hikes -Birdwatching and More!
2nd Saturday Each Month – April through October
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Free with Art Park admission
2025 Dates:
- April 12
- May 10
- June 14
- July 12
- August 9
- September 13
- October 11
Join Executive Director and birding guide Angie Quinn on a nature and birdwatching hike through the Art Park! In the midst of a 30-acre preserve—and part of the Sleeping Bear Birding Trail—Michigan Legacy Art Park offers ample opportunity to view or hear a variety of Michigan birds, animals, butterflies, trees and plants.
- Meet at the trailhead at 10:00 am, rain or shine.
- Cancellations for severe weather only. (check Facebook 1 hour prior to hike for confirmation)
- View EVENT CALENDAR for dates.
- Plan approximately 1.5 hours and binoculars are recommended but not required.
A limited number of binoculars will be available on a first-come first-served basis
Birding resources from Michigan Audubon:
Identifying an unknown bird is a breeze with online bird guides and smart phone apps. These fantastic electronic field guides provide species information including identification tips, range, habitat, photos, and audio clips.
- Smartphone Apps
- Merlin
- http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
- Pros: 400 species; Easy-to-use ID search for beginning birders; Free!
- iBird
- http://ibird.com/
- Pros: Bird ID search; Illustrations and photos; Ecology info; Song pattern ID
- Audubon
- http://www.audubonguides.com/field-guides/bird-identification-app.html
- Pros: 771 species; Bird ID search; Designed for the experienced birder; Find a bird in your location/date
- Merlin
- Bird Identification / Species Information
- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds
- National Audubon’s Guide to North American Birds