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	<strong><img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Ken-Petersen.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 219px; float: left;" /></strong></p>
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	<strong>Ken Petersen, Bethel University, Professor of Biology &amp; Director of Environmental Studies Program</strong></p>
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	<strong>Au Sable Course: Field Ecology of Birds</strong></p>
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	May in Michigan is the best time of the year for birdwatching. A time of rich variety and animated behavior for birds in northern Michigan, avian life of all stripes are moving into the peak of their breeding season. &nbsp;For Ken Petersen, Au Sable&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="{filedir_11}courses/course_information/may_term/#ornithology">Field Ecology of Birds</a>&nbsp;professor, it means his course is perfectly timed.</p>
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	Petersen explains, &ldquo;I find the allure of spring-time birds in the woods, fields, and wetlands of northern Michigan irresistible. I can think of few other creatures that so vividly display the glory of the Creator.&rdquo;</p>
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	When ornithology (the study of birds) is a passion, it runs deep. For Petersen, it is more than that.</p>
