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Self-guided Activities

Create your own experience at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary!  Please feel free to print your own copies of these items or borrow a copy from our Resource Center. 

If you will be using these items during a group visit, please reserve copies during your scheduling and we will have them ready and waiting for you!  Details on scheduling can be found at the Group Visit page.

Scavenger hunts

These scavenger hunts are a fun way for students and leaders to explore the Sanctuary.

Can you find?

This scavenger hunt for early elementary students has 16 squares with pictures and simple text describing things to find around the Sanctuary’s paved visitor path.

For early elementary groups, each chaperone/leader/teacher will receive:

  • A clipboard, dry-erase marker and laminated “Can you find?” sheet.
  • All materials should be returned to the Sanctuary Resource Center  upon completion.

Scientific scavenger hunt

This hunt for middle school students pairs finding plants and animals at the Sanctuary with reading the interpretive signs and using that knowledge to answer questions about the living things that call the Sanctuary home.

Families are welcome to print the scavenger hunt, answer sheet and answer key and bring them when you visit!

For middle school groups, students will work in pairs. Each pair of students will receive:

  • A clipboard, pencil, laminated Scientific Scavenger Hunt grid and answer sheet. All materials except the answer sheet should be returned to the Sanctuary Resource Center upon completion.
  • A copy of the correct answers to the scavenger hunt will be given to each teacher upon arrival.

Bingo-style grid containing square photos of birds, mammals, plants, and physical features at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.BIRDO

Say “BIRDO!” We created five versions of this BINGO-style game so multiple people can play together. If you see an item on your sheet, mark it off. The first one to get five-in-a-row wins!

  • Birdo Bingo_A
  • Birdo Bingo_B
  • Birdo Bingo_C
  • Birdo Bingo_D
  • Birdo Bingo_E

Historical walking tour

Logo for the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary's historical walking tour.Since 1927, the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary has been a home for wildlife and a place for research, education and outreach. We welcome you to explore how the Sanctuary has changed over time. The tour is located along the main 3/4-mile paved path, and a brochure maps six marked locations along the way that highlight aspects of our rich history.

Logo 1_Josh Bluebird_CS5Bluebird Trail guide

Take this trail guide on the mile-long Bluebird Trail.  There are five points along the trail that correlate to different sections of the guide and share information on Eastern Bluebirds, nest box residents, backyard habitat, native plants, and monitoring nest boxes. This is a great resource if you are interested in birds that use nest boxes!

 

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  • Feb 08 Birds and Coffee Chat – ONLINE Learn More >
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12685 East C Avenue
Augusta, MI 49012
Phone: (269) 671-2510 birdsanctuary@kbs.msu.edu

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