Thursday, September 17, 2026

Fall 2026 GP Audubon Newsletter

Unfortunately our usual host for the newsletter, Scribd, will not allow uploads at this time so we've been forced into a workaround. Here is a link to the newsletter, which is housed in a Google Drive.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Fk66lHRS_VVNLiJGWYgfWGu1SLcifsh/view?usp=sharing

Here is the schedule for our fall meetings:

Monday, September 21 The Big Life, In Search of 10,000 Birds with Peter Kaestner, World Record holder for the biggest life list. With more than 10,000 birds on his life list, Peter has more than 10,000 stories. Hear some of the highlights during a program you won’t want to miss! See his bio in this newsletter.

Monday, October 19 Monarch Butterflies with Erin Parker. Lake St. Clair Metropark. Every fall monarch butterflies migrate from Michigan all the way to Mexico, a place their parents and grandparents never visited. Learn more about this amazing animal as Erin Parker returns to Grosse Pointe Audubon with another entertaining and informative presentation.

Monday, November 16 To Be Determined. We have several presenters committed for presentation between November and April, but the exact dates are not yet settled. Details will be emailed to you as we finalize the schedule.

Here is the field trip schedule for the fall:

Saturday, September 26. Lake Erie Metropark. Join us as we stop by the Hawkwatch site to see what raptors are migrating though the park. We will also walk the trails looking for fall warblers and other migrants. Meet at the Nature Center at 9 a.m.

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Spring Bird Walk Schedule

No Spring Newsletter, but here's our spring bird walk schedule:

Tuesday, May 5, 6:30 a.m. Ghesquire Park, Grosse Pointe Woods. Meet in parking lot at Grosse Pointe Woods municiapal office, near old Cook Schoolhouse

Thursday, May 7, 6:00 p.m. Patterson Park, Grosse Pointe Park. Meet in parking lot.

Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 a.m. Lakefront Park, Grosse Pointe Woods. Meet in parking lot near tennis courts.

Monday, May 18, 6:30 a.m. To be determined

Wednesday, May 27 – 7:00 a.m. Red Oaks Nature Center, 30300 Hales St., Madison Heights. Meet in parking lot near Nature Center.

NOTE: THESE WALKS ARE FOR GP AUDUBON MEMBERS ONLY.