Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Michigan Audubon Society
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
Wildlife Salvage Permits to go to Wind Turbine Operators
By Howard Meyerson Lansing, MI – Michigan wind farm operators looking to assess the wildlife impacts of their operations by collecting the carcasses of birds and bats killed or injured by wind turbines can now get a state wildlife salvage … 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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Michigan Audubon launches backyard birding series
Looking to learn a bit about the best way to attract birds to your backyard? Michigan Audubon Society launched a new series today called “Winter Backyard Birding.” The first installment is about attracting House Finches. The series looks like a … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Birding, Bird Feeders, Birds, Birdwatching, House Finches, Michigan Audubon Society
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Counting Cranes: Will wind energy and hunting impact state population?
By Howard Meyerson DELTON, MI — The evening sky took on a surreal quality not unlike a scene by Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. A dull gray ceiling had transformed in just a matter of minutes to an explosion of … Continue reading
Collaborative Conservation: How hunters help birds
By Howard Meyerson Talking “turkey” would have meant precisely that in the 1930’s, an era when wildlife biologists managed lands for individual species. But state, federal and private (NGO) wildlife managers say the parlance and philosophy of wildlife management has … Continue reading
Michigan’s oldest banded loon dies from avian botulism
Michigan’s oldest banded loon died last weekend on a Lake Michigan beach, according to Michigan Audubon Society which reported that the 21-year-old loon died from avian botulism. The loon is known as “The Patriarch.” It was born in 1991 to … Continue reading
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Tagged Avian Botulism, Birds, Common Loon, Dave Evers, Environment, Joe Kaplan, Lake Michigan, Loons, Michigan Audubon Society, Nature, Northport, The Patriarch, Wildlife
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