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Canada geese with goslings forage at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary with blooming redbud trees in the background.

Saturday, March 30 | Spring Guided Bird Hike

03.02.24

Join Sanctuary staff and fellow bird enthusiasts from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30, to practice identification skills by sight and sound on a walk through the Sanctuary. The basics About Participants in the guided walk ... Read More

Geese, swans and ducks stand on a frozen section of Wintergreen Lake at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.

Saturday, Jan. 20 | Rubber Ducky Carnival at the Sanctuary

12.15.23

Note: This event has been rescheduled from Jan. 13 due to the forecast for heavy snow that day. In playful recognition of National Rubber Ducky Day, the Sanctuary will hold a Rubber Ducky Carnival from noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. ... Read More

A Purple Martin in flight as seen from below. Credit to Rick Viel.

April-June | Birds and Coffee Chats

06.26.22

The basics Time: 10 to 11 a.m. Dates: Wednesdays, April 13, May 11 and June 8 Audience: Adults, families Fee: Free Register. Share your latest bird sightings and learn more about some of the bird species commonly spotted ... Read More

An American Robin stands in profile in a grassy area.

May 18 | Dessert with Discussion: Health of Migratory Birds in the Face of a Changing Landscape

04.17.22

Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, for the spring Dessert with Discussion talk. The basics Date: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2022Locations: KBS Academic Building Auditorium, 3700 E. ... Read More

Swans, Canada geese and Mallard ducks gather on an iced-over Wintergreen Lake.

Saturday, Feb. 19 | Guided Birding Hike

01.31.22

Basics Date: Saturday, Feb. 19 Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location: W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Fee: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, and $3 for children ages 2-17. For non-members, admission is $7 for adults, $6 ... Read More

A close-up photo of one of the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary's ambassador birds: An Eastern Screech Owl

May-June | Trails and Tales: Frogs

03.17.21

The trails at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary will have a new storyline for families this spring, in partnership with the Richland Community Library. About Starting in March, pages from a storybook will be posted along the Sanctuary's ... Read More

Cover of winter 2020 Audubon Magazine, picturing a close-up profile of a Florida Scrub-Jay, a blue and grey bird.

Family collaboration to conserve threatened birds is in the genes

01.28.21

On a path from Florida Scrub-Jays to Trinidadian guppies and back again—Sarah Fitzpatrick's journey of researching genetic rescue in fish, eventually using it as a conservation method for birds familiar from her youth, makes for a ... Read More

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