Nature Series

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

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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

• Bird Identification / Species Information
  • The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds
    • www.allaboutbirds.org
  • National Audubon’s Guide to North American Birds
    • www.audubon.org/field-guide