October-December | Birds and Coffee Chats

Share your latest bird sightings and learn more about some of the bird species commonly found during autumn in southwest Michigan during monthly Birds and Coffee chats, offered by the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. All events begin at 10 a.m. on Zoom.

The basics

• Time and date(s): 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, and Dec. 13
• Location: Online
• Fee: Free
• Audience: Adults, families
• Register here.

About

The Sanctuary’s popular Birds and Coffee Walk series will continue to be offered in an online format.

The next chat, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, will feature special guest Ben Luukkonen, graduate research assistant in MSU’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. He and Sanctuary staff will dive into the population dynamics of Mallard Ducks

The November chat, set for Wednesday, Nov. 8, will look at owls, including Barn, Barred, Great Horned, Screech, and Snowy owls.

The December chat will take place Wednesday, Dec. 13. Michigan State University Extension educator Elliot Nelson will join us for the last chat of 2023 to talk about some of the sightings throughout the year of birds that are rare to Michigan.

Registration

Birds and Coffee chats are free and open to the public, but registration is required to access information on how to join the events.

Questions? Contact the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary at birdsanctuary@kbs.msu.edu or (269) 671-2510.