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Research is for the birds and the butterflies, and frogs, and trees...
The Research Program of the Conservation Stewardship Department is responsible for long-term avian monitoring, short-term bioinventories and studies, ecological consulting, and scientific publications. Major projects currently include the Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas, migration monitoring using bird banding, Monitoring Avian Production and Survivorship (MAPS), Michigan Winter Feeder Survey, and a study of avian demographics at Fort Custer Training Center.
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Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas
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 MBBA II is a multi-year effort to document the distribution and abundance of Michigan’s breeding birds. Volunteers and paid staff record breeding behavior by township throughout the state. Wrap up field work is slated for 2008. Find out how you can help.
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Surveys
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Research staff coordinate, assist with, and participate in many different national, regional, and area surveys and maintain a bird observation database for southwest Michigan. Statewide projects include the Winter Feeder Survey, Christmas Bird Counts, the Breeding Bird Survey, and the Herp Atlas. Spring migrants have been surveyed for over 30 years at the Kleinstuck Preserve in Kalamazoo.
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Ecological Consulting
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The KNC research team can design biological and ecological studies to meet the research needs of any landowner. Recent studies include avian demographics at Fort Custer Training Center, a bioinventory of the Asylum Lake property for Western Michigan University, and avian surveys for the Lowe Foundation in Cass County. For more information, please contact the Vice President of Conservation Stewardship.
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Bird Banding
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 The Banding Barn is Open!
Come See Us Any Day! (Weather dependent)
Check back here soon for this year's results.
Over 10,000 birds are banded each year by KNC’s banding operation, with locations on-site and in Vicksburg. Fall migration banding at the Red Barn (near the Farmyard) is open to the public. Banding volunteers are trained during the summer MAPS program.
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Research Program Photos
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Frequently Asked Questions
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