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Home | bird sanctuary
An Eastern Bluebird perches on a twig against a blurred background. Credit to Josh Haas.

January-March | Birds and Coffee Chats

02.01.22

Share your latest bird sightings and learn more about some of the bird species commonly spotted at this time of year in southwest Michigan during monthly Birds and Coffee chats, offered by the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. All events begin ... Read More

A skunk walks through fresh, fluffy snow.

Saturday, March 5 | Nature Scavenger Hunt

01.31.22

31The basics Date: Saturday, March 5 Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.   Audience: Families Fee: Free for members. Non members: $5/adults, $4/seniors and students, $3/children ages 2-17 Registration: None required Tune into ... Read More

Black-and-white sketch of milkweed seed pods by Taylor Scamehorn.

Thursday, Feb. 17 | Nature Journaling course begins

01.17.22

Basics Dates: Feb. 17, 24, March 3, 10 Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Location: Online Fee: $60 for Sanctuary members, $70 for non-members Audience: Adults, older children Register Learning how to keep a nature journal of your ... Read More

A male Anna's Hummingbird, with bright pink head feathers, perches on a branch in Grand Marais, Michigan. Credit to Skye Hass.

Tuesday, Jan. 25 | Out of Bounds Birds course begins

12.20.21

Birds not usually seen in Michigan show up here on occasion. But why? Learn about rare birds—sometimes called vagrant birds—and how migration affects rare sightings in a three-week, online course with the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Out of ... Read More

Snowy view of the Sanctuary's foot bridge and Wintergreen Lake, with waterfowl in the foreground.

Dec. 24 through Jan. 4 | Bird Sanctuary winter closure

12.15.21

The W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary will be closed beginning Friday, Dec. 24, through Tuesday, Jan. 4, for a winter break. The Sanctuary will reopen at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5. Winter hours Winter hours of operation are in effect until ... Read More

A green golf cart donated to the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary sits next to a large pile of wood chips, with a shovel leaning against the bed of the cart.

Generous donations help Kellogg Bird Sanctuary motor on

11.17.21

Providing excellent care for the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary's resident birds and the grounds they call home can require some heavy lifting. Thanks to the donation of an electric golf cart by the Greenfield family, Sanctuary staff has a ... Read More

Paving equipment lays a layer of asphalt on a section of the Paved Path.

Friends of Kellogg Bird Sanctuary help improve trail accessibility for all

10.27.21

As anyone familiar with Michigan winters knows, our weather is inhospitable to concrete and asphalt. It's no different at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, where the 3/4-mile Paved Path—the main artery of the Sanctuary's trail system—is ... Read More

Image with the logos for the six organizations participating in the Southwest Michigan Cultural Membership Exchange.

October | Southwest Michigan Cultural Membership Exchange

09.20.21

Six local institutions will again offer free admission during the month of October to one another's members. In addition to the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and W.K. Kellogg Manor House, participating organizations in the Southwest ... Read More

A trio of brown bats huddle on a stone surface.

September-October | Trails and Tales: Bats

08.18.21

The popular Trails and Tales program will continue at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, with new storylines. Together with the Richland Community Library, the Sanctuary will have new themes for the storybook walk and activities this summer ... Read More

Cheyenne Cope, wearing a pink baseball cap, smiles at the camera while standing in a wooded area.

Hungry geese and hidden birds: A summer at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

08.10.21

If there’s one word Cheyenne Cope would use to describe her summer at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, it would be corn. Cheyenne is the visitor experience intern at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. For this internship, she greets visitors to ... Read More

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