World Migratory Bird Day

Observe this annual holiday celebrating the impressive migration birds perform each year.
Programs are $10/person, 16+ Programs are inside and outside. light activity level

World Migratory Bird Day is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.

The day will include events for children, adults and families. It will also include several scheduled events, including early birding, a story hike, accessible birding, and a stream exploration.

This year's focus is on the importance of insects for migratory birds. Select events require registration for the day, which runs from 7 a.m. to noon.

For the first time, the annual World Migratory Bird Day celebration is coming to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, bringing with it a full day of unique activities for all ages.

Ever seen a hummingbird, songbird or kestrel captured and banded? You’ll be able to do that at the event which runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, inside and outside the Middle Creek visitor center.

Ever witness how a drone starts fires for controlled burns to improve Middle Creek’s varied grasslands habitat? Activities: demonstration of eBird and Merlin apps for mobile devices, bluebird box building, insect walks (12:30-1:30), birding for all races, bird walks, hummingbird banding (noon-3), coloring pages, federal and junior duck stamp drawing competition, kestrel banding demonstration (11:30-12:30), prescribed fire drone demonstration, songbird banding demonstration (10:30-11:30), visitor center scavenger hunt, wildlife homes you can put in your yard for wildlife, native plants.

Lectures: Building bird-friendly habitat on state game lands (11-noon), Pennsylvania Bird Atlas (noon-1), introduction to the Motus Wildlife Tracking System (1-2).

Booths: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Ducks Unlimited, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Lancaster County Conservation District, Forestry for Wildlife, Quittapahilla Audubon Society, Pennsylvania Ornithological Society, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Lancaster County Bird Club.

Conversatorio sobre el tema con los niños y adultos representantes, que habitan la comunidad de Cata destacando la importancia de la relación entre las aves y los insectos del proceso y parte vital como fuente de alimento de las especies migratorias basado en el material y recursos para este evento. Este evento estuvo a cargo de Valentina Hernández (Cacao Pittier) y Margarita Martinez (Colección Ornitológica Phelps), el que fue realizado en las propias parcelas de cultivo de cacao y "conucos" durante el recorrido por la hacienda.