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Birds of Ottawa County, Michigan: An Annotated Checklist
Five Year Update and Photo Supplement
Birds of
Ottawa County, Michigan: An Annotated Checklist by Chip Francke, Carl
Manning, and Judi Manning was published in 2015 and covered bird records
in Ottawa County through 22 April 2015. The Five Year Update (35 pages)
includes bird records from 22 April 2015 through 31 May 2020. It is
Important to note that this Update does not replace Birds of Ottawa
County, Michigan: An Annotated Checklist, but is an addendum to the
original publication. Ownership of the original book and this Update are
needed to have all the information required for a full understanding of
the data and information in both documents. In addition to the Five Year
Update, there is a color Photo Supplement created by Judi Manning that
includes 53 photos of new county records as well as other uncommon to
rare birds that have been seen in Ottawa County since 2015.
If you already own Birds of Ottawa County, Michigan: An Annotated
Checklist, you can download and print/view the Update and Photo
Supplement at the following link
https://www.miottawa.org/Parks/birding.htm
Books will be available to purchase at the Ottawa County Parks
Nature Education Center gift shop as soon as it is reopened to the
public (hopefully soon). The Center is located at Hemlock Crossing
County Park in Port Sheldon Twp. You may call (616) 786-4847 for
information.
The book is also available to purchase at The Bookman in Grand Haven and
Reader's World in Holland
Listed below are links to previous newsletter excerpts:
The Ethereal Butterfly
Dragonfly
- order Odonata; V7, #1, September,
1996
Insect
Camouflage; V7, #1, September, 1996
Snowflakes;
V7, #5, February, 1997