Michigan Audubon Society
Frequently Asked Questions
General Conservation Questions
Michigan Audubon's mission is "Connecting Birds and People for the Benefit of Both". Historically, we have attempted to tackle a wide range of environmental issues. However as we channel our resources and efforts, we currently focus on bird conservation issues that have a direct impact on bird diversity, healthy bird populations, and habitat.
The following are some frequently asked questions about bird conservation and our sanctuaries. Go to our Site Policies page for more detailed information about our sanctuary policies.
For answers to more questions about helping birds, visit our Backyard Birders Frequently Asked Questions.
If you can not find the answer to your question here, you can submit a question to our conservation staff.
- I want Michigan Audubon to help me with a local environmental concern by offering a letter of support / speaking at a meeting / engaging with our local group to solve this concern.
- I want to provide access to my property for banding birds, releasing captive bred birds, releasing peregrine falcons, etc.
- What is Michigan Audubon doing about West Nile?
Bird Conservation Questions
- I want someone to do a bird survey on my property to verify a bird I saw.
- Can I just shoot cowbirds?
- How do I report a Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (or other rare Michigan Bird)?
- What do I do if I see someone shooting at birds?
- Birds are dying in my neighborhood. I've got a whole bunch of dead ducks on my beach/ dead robins on my lawn.
- Someone wants to remove a dam in our community and we know it will negatively impact birds using the pond created by the dam.
- Why are they killing mute swans on our lake?
- What is Michigan Audubon doing about Avian Botulism?
Sanctuary Questions
- Can I bring my dog to any of the sanctuaries?
- Are there any admission fees or cost to visit the sanctuaries? What are the hours?
- Can we hunt or fish / collect wildlife / cut wood/ remove geological resources?
- Can we ride our bikes / motorcycles / horses / ORV in the sanctuary?
- I was hunting on an adjacent landowner's property and I shot a deer and it ran onto the sanctuary. What do I do?
- I have a group of people that would like to donate some birdhouses or do some volunteering in the sanctuary. Who do I contact?
- I would like to donate my land to Michigan Audubon to be used as a bird sanctuary.
