The Huron County Nature Center
is a great spot for bird watching.
Watch
this page for fun facts, infomation on the birds of the nature center and education
material for use by both students and adults. Keep birding and let us know how we can help
you in your adventures in the woods.... |
BIRDS OF THE NATURE CENTER
| Red-eyed Vireo |
Scarlet
Tanager |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Eastern Wood Pewee |
| Eastern Phoebe |
Common Yellowthroat |
Yellow Warbler |
American Redstart |
| American Turkey |
Ruffed Grouse |
Gray Catbird |
Veery |
| Wood Thrush |
Northern Flicker |
Downy Woodpecker |
Ovenbird |
| Tufted Titmouse |
Chickadee |
Blue Jay |
Grackle |
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Visit
The Online Bird Guide Today!
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features these tools to help you improve your birding skills: Sound clips of songs and
calls.
Beautiful illustrations to help
you learn field marks.
Engaging and informative text
describing habitat, food preferences, breeding behavior, and identification tips.
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Bird
Guide On Line |
Saginaw Bay
Birding Web Page!
This great website will help in making your next birding trip to the
Saginaw Bay Area more productive. Much of the content of the SBA birding information
has been made possible through the hard work of avid birder Ron Weeks and is
supported by the Saginaw Bay
Watershed Initiative Network. The site offer much information and a Birding
Hotline with the latest Michigan and Southeeast Michigan Areas. |
 Have
A Wild Bird Habitat In Your Own Backyard
(NAPSI)-There are lots of ways to make your yard a welcoming haven for local
wildlife while bringing you closer to nature at the same time.
For starters, set up a bird feeder. The best foods include sunflower, niger (also called
thistle) proso millet, cracked corn and suet.
Here are some hints from the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) Backyard Wildlife
Habitat™ program which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Over the years
NWF has educated millions of people about the joys of gardening for wildlife.
• Provide multiple feeding stations in different areas of your yard to disperse bird
activity. Crowding at the feeder can cause stress, which may make birds more vulnerable to
disease.
• Keep seed clean and dry and watch that it doesn't get moldy. Offer only fresh seed.
• Use a seed blend that is designed for the feeder you have and the type of birds
that come to that feeder. Blends that contain filler seeds or grains are not typically
eaten by birds and end up on the ground making a mess.
• Provide seeds from a feeder rather than scattering them on the ground.
• Supplement your bird feeders by planting a wide variety of native plants.
Learn more about creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat and how to have it officially
certified by the National Wildlife Federation at http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat
or by calling (585) 461-3092.
Welcome birds to your yard with feeders and native plants. |
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NATURE
CENTER NEEDS YOU!
The Huron County Nature Center Wilderness
Arboretum is a non-profit organization run and staffed by volunteers who love nature and
Huron County. If you would like to participate as a volunteer, we welcome you. To become a
volunteer please print out the Volunteer Form and Mail to: Martha Thuemmel, 8778 Thuemmel
Road, Port Austin, Michigan 48467
VOLUNTEER FORM
MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATION
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