Capital Area Audubon – Website for the Capital Area Audubon Society

Pileated on suet -- photo by Eileen Houston

Black Skimmer -- photo by Fai Chan

Roseate Spoonbill -- photo by Fai Chan

Trumpeter Swans -- photo by Fai Chan

Juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk -- photo by Fai Chan

Wood Duck -- photo by Eileen Houston

Black Skimmer -- photo by Fai Chan

Capital Area Audubon Society is dedicated to creating a greater awareness, appreciation and understanding of the interrelatedness of Michigan’s wild places and wild creatures, and the need for stewardship.

Monthly Meeting Time & Location

CAAS will meet the first Thursday of each month through June 2026 at the Michigan Nature Association building, 2310 Science Pkwy #100, Okemos, MI 48864.

2025 October 2 CAAS Meeting

Capital Area Audubon Society’s October meeting will be held Thursday, October 2, 2025 beginning at 7:00pm in the Michigan Nature Association Meeting Room, 2310 Science Parkway, Suite 100, Okemos, Michigan. The evening’s program will be Birds of Two Island Nations with speaker Jim Hewitt. The focus of this program is on the families of birds that inhabit two populous island nations off the coast of Asia that Jim visited a few years ago. Culture, religion, transportation, and scenery will also be included.

Our programs begin with a brief welcome, snacks and beverages at 7:00 followed by the program at 7:15. Our programs are open to the public, and non-members and guests of all ages are welcome.

Coming Thursday, November 6…

“The Environmental Benefits of Planting
Native” with Emma Campbell, Meridian Township Land Stewardship Coordinator, looking at what a native plant is, what ecosystem services they provide our communities, and why they are in steep decline…