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| Title: | Wednesday Evening Birding Walks at Sportsmans Park East Jordan | | Date: | 5/6/2026 (Wednesday) | | Address: | 85 Bridge St, East Jordan, MI | | Location: | East Jordan, MI | | Hours: | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:30PM 8:00PM EDT | | Cost/Cover: | See Details | | Contact Info: | See Details |
| Details: | The Petoskey Regional Audubon Society invites you to birding walks at Sportsmans Park in East Jordan, on Wednesdays in May from 6:30-8pm. During this walk we will explore multiple habitat types. Participants will meet at the Sportsmans Park parking area. Please bring your binoculars. Knowledgeable guide and PRAS member and past President, Darrell Lawson, will be available for each group to identify bird species by sight or vocalization and to answer questions.
The first area we will visit is the platform overlooking the mouth of the Jordan River. This location features a deep river channel bordered by mudflats and cattail marshes. The area usually holds many dabbling ducks, geese, swans, herons (potential for Great Egret), Sandhill Cranes, coots, and others. Shorebirds may be patrolling the mudflats and river edges.
The second area we will visit is the new Don Eileen Klein Nature Trail. This walk includes some scrubby hardwood forest and an extensive boardwalk through a large cattail marsh. Here there should be plenty of blackbirds, sparrows, and the potential for rails. Raptors including Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Merlin and others are a possibility in any area. This walk should allow participants to see many of Michigans spectacular resident and migratory bird species!
Notes:
RSVP is not necessary to attend the bird walk. Just show up.
Please do not bring pets as these can disrupt both the behavior of the birds and the birding experience for others.
Bring binoculars if you have them. If not, loaner pairs will be available.
Restrooms are available at the parking area.
Beginning birders always welcome.
No pets. No smoking.
Children welcome with adult supervision.
Dress for conditions and insect protection. |
| Audience: | All Welcome | | Category: | Show | | Submitted by: | contributed |
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