Si tuviera que escoger una especie de ave con la que nunca he trabajado sería la golondrina. Las golondrinas son un tipo de ave que comen insectos voladores, de ahí que se llamen recolectores aéreos. Si las has visto alguna vez, seguramente Read More
Swallows all around
If I had to pick a bird to work with that I have never worked with before it would be a swallow. Swallows are a type of songbird that eat flying insects, that’s why they are called aerial foragers. If you have seen swallows before, I bet Read More
Meet our summer interns!
Hi, I am Marie Kroneman and I am from Okemos, MI. I am a third-year student at Michigan State University majoring in animal science/zoology. I am the Animal Care Intern at the Sanctuary this summer. I am excited to learn more about Read More
Colibríes, los campeones del cielo
Ni siquiera sé por dónde empezar con los colibríes. La verdad que siempre he admirado su belleza y biología. Las aves más pequeñas del mundo Los colibríes existen sólo en América, se pueden encontrar desde el norte Read More
Hummingbirds, the champions of the sky
When talking about hummingbirds, I don’t even know where to start. I have always admired their beauty and biology. Smallest birds in the world Hummingbirds only exist in the Americas, you can find them all the Read More
Avian Influenza
September 15, 2022 update: Due to fall migration starting, the Sanctuary will stop corn sales to do our part to keep our birds safe. Avian influenza never left the state of Michigan. Bird movement lessens during the Read More
Zorzales ¿qué sabes sobre ellos?
Imagina cuánto tiempo tardarías en caminar desde Argentina a Alaska. Según Google maps serían unos 90 días sin parar, caminando 24 horas por día. Los zorzales migran largas distancias, eso significa que cada primavera y cada otoño, estas Read More
Thrushes, what do you know about them?
Think about how long it would take you to walk from Argentina to Alaska. According to Google maps it would take around 90 days walking 24 h/day. Thrushes are long-distance migrants, that means that every spring and every fall they migrate Read More
Meet the Black Swans!
If you have recently visited our W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, you may have noticed some new residents near the lake. You may have first noticed a flurry of high-pitched peeping as you walked the path up to our Diver Pond. Maybe you heard a Read More
Vagrant Birds: What’s That?
Have you ever seen a group of people with binoculars looking very excited and trying to find something? It is possible they are looking for a vagrant bird. But what is a vagrant bird? A vagrant bird is a species that is currently outside Read More
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Kellogg Bird Sanctuary12685 East C Avenue
Augusta, MI 49012
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