The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary in Augusta, Michigan is a great excursion for nature lovers. The Sanctuary, which also serves as a biological station, is located at: 12685 East C Avenue in Augusta, Michigan, just a 20 to 25 minute drive from Battle Creek.
It is a wonderful place to bring your binoculars and camera! There are several waterfowl that make their home at the ‘Winter Green' Lake, which adjoins the grounds of the Sanctuary.
Throughout the year the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary hosts bird walks they call ‘Birds & Beans' where you can walk with a guide around the Sanctuary, and enjoy a cup of organic coffee at the conclusion made from beans grown right there! 
There is also field ornithology courses held right at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, so students and bird lovers can learn from experts about the lives of our feathered friends. The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary also has a special exhibit of eagles, hawks and 
owls that were found wounded or injured in the wild, and they now make the Sanctuary their home.
Throughout the seasons there are special classes held for children and adults on these birds of prey. Such classes include ‘Owls: Flying Hunters of the Night' and ‘Soaring Birds'. The grounds of the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary are easy to stroll around, and there are viewing platforms complete with telescopes, wooden walkways and bridges. 
At the Sanctuary, you will find a small lagoon that adjoins Wintergreen Lake, and it has a rail surrounding it where visitors can read about the various trees and plants grown there. Some of other varieties of birds you will see when visiting the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary include pheasants, grouse, quail, herons, songbirds, swans, ducks, geese and even a peacock.
My digital camera is nothing to brag about, and it is an older model, but the layout of the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary made it easy to get decent close up shots of many of the birds despite this. Professional photographers visit the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary often, through the various seasons, as a means of getting some great photographs of the birds. If you enjoy taking photos of wildlife, you certainly should plan a visit here.
Visitors will enjoy the gift shop that is at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary as well. It carries a wid
e collection of books on nature, birds, birdhouse building, as well as the usual stuffed animals and other collectibles. One can also buy by the pound coffee grown at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, as well as maple syrup produced at the nearby Kellogg Forest. Both are cared for and maintained by Michigan State University, and were original gifts to Michigan b
y cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg.
Admission to the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary varies from $3 for children to $4 and $5 for adults, depending on the event. Annual memberships are also available. The funds from admission to the Sanctuary, and donations given there, go towards helping to preserve the grounds and exhibit for everyone.
The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary may be one of the best kept secrets for a morning or afternoon or weekend adventure, and it is a great place for children and adults to experience the beauty of nature.
