Capital Area Audubon – Website for the Capital Area Audubon Society

Pileated on suet -- photo by Eileen Houston

Black Skimmer -- photo by Fai Chan

Roseate Spoonbill -- photo by Fai Chan

Trumpeter Swans -- photo by Fai Chan

Juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk -- photo by Fai Chan

Wood Duck -- photo by Eileen Houston

Black Skimmer -- photo by Fai Chan

Capital Area Audubon Society is dedicated to creating a greater awareness, appreciation and understanding of the interrelatedness of Michigan’s wild places and wild creatures, and the need for stewardship.

Monthly Meeting Time & Location

CAAS meets the first Thursday of the month, September through June, at Fenner Nature Center, 2020 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing (corner of Mt. Hope Ave. and Aurelius Rd.)

Refreshments at 7:00 p.m. Programs begin at 7:30 p.m. following updates and announcements.

April 1 – Love for Birds, Light and Composition with presenter Josh Haas

This program will feature Josh’s finest images as he shares how bird knowledge is vital to creating more pleasing and artistic photographs. Josh will also share some of his favorite stories in the field including unique experiences with birds out in nature. Additionally, he will share simple non-technical tips on bringing birds closer, how to get birds away from non-natural elements like feeders and ways to create artistry in images creating better photograph

Josh is a Michigan birder, photographer, President of Battle Creek Audubon and board Vice Chair for the Hawk Migration Association of North America. He has over 15 years of birding and photography experience.

Social time will take place from 7-7:10 followed by brief announcements and our speaker at 7:15 pm.

This meeting will be held on the Zoom platform. Please visit – https://zoom.us

or open your Zoom app and enter:

Meeting ID – 927 8022 5507

Password – CAAS2020

Detailed instructions can be found on zoom.us

Watch for updates in the CAAS Call Note.

Spring Bird Walks

This spring, we will hold our Saturday bird
walks each Saturday in May at Fenner
Nature Center. Walks will begin at 8 am
from the parking lot. Dress for the
weather and be aware that trails may
be muddy.

Monday Morning Migration Walks

Join us at a local birding locations
Mondays in May! Sites will include the
Harris Nature Center, Capital City Bird
Sanctuary, Sleepy Hollow State Park, and
Cooley Gardens and the Capital Lawn.
These walks will be lead by a CAAS
member and will be socially distanced.
Masks are required. More details will be
provided in April.

If you would like to lead a walk, or have
a place in mind for a spring walk, please
email us at caascallnote@gmail.com.

Fall Meeting Format Change

Meetings will be held online via Zoom this fall.
The first two months will be a bit of a trial, and if we have enough interest and people attending, we will continue after the first few months, but if they are poorly attended we will likely not hold any additional virtual meetings until we can meet in person.

CAAS Education Grants

Thanks to the support of our membership, Capital Area Audubon announces the availability of two separate $250 grants for nature education and programming related to the mission of CAAS. Following is a link to the grant application.

https://capitalareaaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Capital-Area-Audubon-Grant-Application-2020.pdf