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Some of the highlights from the December 17th Christmas Count were 150 Cedar Waxwings along the Red Cedar River on the MSU campus, two White-winged Crossbills and a flock of 50 Dark-eyed Juncos near the Grand River along Delta River Drive, a flock of 60 Pine Siskins and four Purple Finches at Rose Lake Wildlife Research Area, a Great Blue Heron on Lake Geneva in DeWitt, a Northern Shrike and four Screech Owls in East Lansing, and a Red-breasted Nuthatch and Brown Creeper in an Okemos backyard.
And in Lansing Area 7, in addition to an American Wigeon, a Peregrine, and 17 American Robins, Jim McGrath observed two beavers on the Red Cedar River and a mink in Moore’s Park on the Grand River.
Upcoming Events
February 2: "Wildlife Damage Management Issues" Pete Butchko, State Director - Wildlife Services, USDA
Pete Butchko will discuss the ecological harm that can be caused by excessively high numbers of wildlife from cormorants to white-tail deer.
March 1: "Emerald Ash Borer and Beech Bark Disease" Dr. Deborah McCullough, MSU Department of Entomology
Dr. McCullough, a professor of forest entomology, will be speaking about what the future holds for ash trees in the aftermath of the emerald ash borer destruction and also about the threats posed to beech trees by beech bark disease.
