Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Birdwatching
Birding makes big tracks in 2013 and bags young fans
If you want to know how big bird-watching is these days, check out this story in USA Today about its booming popularity and Neil Hayward, who scoped out 750 bird species in 2013, setting a new record for what birders … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Birds, Birdwatching, Environment, Nature, Neil Hayward, Sandy Komito, The Big Year
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Backyard Birding: Two great books for those who enjoy birds at home
By Howard Meyerson The dark-eyed juncos are the first to arrive on wintry mornings. They land in the snow and forage around, picking at the seeds that have fallen from the bird feeders. I’ve always liked how they appear: dark … Continue reading
Scott Hickman: Man about Alger County
By Howard Meyerson Scott Hickman admits to being a rare bird enthusiast, someone who enjoys looking for the unusual find. Rare, of course, is a relative term. For the 62-year-old retired college biology professor and member of Laughing Whitefish Audubon … Continue reading
Update: GPS osprey flights can be seen on tracking website
The movements of three young osprey recently fitted with GPS tracking units by Michigan wildlife officials can be seen on a Google Earth site now being hosted by the grassroots group Osprey Watch of Southeast Michigan. “OWSEM is going to … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Conservation, Florida, GPS, Mexico, Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Osprey
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GPS-equipped ospreys released in southeast Michigan
By Howard Meyerson SOUTHFIELD, MI – Three young, southeast Michigan ospreys were fitted with GPS transmitters in July so state wildlife researchers can learn more about their travel routes including where they winter in Central and South America. It is … Continue reading
Making Life Better for Birds: Peg and Tom Comfort
By Howard Meyerson Tom and Peg Comfort have a lot in common: an appreciation of natural places, a love of Torch Lake where they make their home and a strong dedication to making life better for birds, loons and bluebirds … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Bluebird, Common Loon, Conservation, Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, Environment, Loons, Michigan Audubon Society, Michigan Bluebird Society, National Parks Conservation Association, Nest box, North American Bluebird Society, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, The Loon Network, Wilderness Society
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Coffee, Conservation and Urban Birds: Meet Julie Craves
By Howard Meyerson DEARBORN – Julie Craves is picky about her coffee, about its taste and where it’s grown. Given a choice, she’ll take light roast over dark, but only one choice exists when it comes to sun-grown or shade. … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Coffee and Conservation, Conservation, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, Environment, Julie Craves, Michigan Audubon Society, Michigan Department of Transportation, National Audubon Society, University of Michigan–Dearborn, Urban birds
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Michigan’s Top Birder: Adam Byrne
By Howard Meyerson Adam Byrne has ruffled a few feathers over the years. The 42 year old secretary for the Michigan Bird Records Committee has had to say ‘No’ to more than one birder submitting a sighting to the committee … Continue reading
Spring Birding Festivals: Plenty to see and do
By Howard Meyerson Chilean-born biologist Alvaro Jaramillo thinks bird watchers can get too hung up in their field guides and miss opportunities to really see the birds they are watching. Bird recognition, he says, takes place in a part of … Continue reading
Helping Birds: Ann Arbor city ornithologist makes a difference
This is the first installment in a Michigan Audubon Society feature series about outstanding Michigan people in the world of birds and birding. _________ By Howard Meyerson Deaver Armstrong recalls the news she got in 1996. A volunteer told her … Continue reading
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Tagged American Robin, Ann Arbor Natural Areas Preservation Program, Birds, Birdwatching, Caleb Putnam, Conservation, Deaver Armstrong, Downy Woodpecker, Environment, Henslow's Sparrow, Hooded Warbler, Important Bird Area, Michigan Audubon Society, Nature, Ornithology, University of Michigan
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