Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

    The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary is a wildlife conservation center.and one of the divisions of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.
 

Kellogg Bird Sanctuary: photo by Alice Gillespie
The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
(photo by Alice Gillespie)

    The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary plays an important role in peoples' education of natural wildlife preservation.  The Sanctuary is open to the public as well as the destination of school field trips.  Trails and paths lead through the birds' habitat areas.
 

Kellogg Bird Sanctuary: photo by Alice Gillespie
Along the trails at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
(photo by Alice Gillespie)
 
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary: photo by Alice Gillespie
The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary in winter
(photo by Alice Gillespie)
 

    The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary is also involved with a program to restore self-sustaining populations of Trumpeteer Swan back to Michigan.
 

Kellogg Bird Sanctuary: photo by Alice Gillespie
Trumpeteer Swans (the two on the right)
(photo by Alice Gillespie)
 
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary: photo by Alice Gillespie
Trumpeteer Swans out for a swim
(photo by Alice Gillespie)
 
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary: photo by Alice Gillespie
Lunchtime for the swans
(photo by Alice Gillespie)

 

Map of the area
(Map source:  US Census TIGER Maps)
 
 
Other web sites of interest:

Kellogg Bird Sanctuary:  http://kbs.msu.edu/www/sanctuary/