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.
Science Support Specialist - Piedmont, NC Wildlife Resouces Commission
This session will present tools to engage your students (and you!) in an active research project about NC birds. Is your school or home in a priority block? https://ebird.org/atlasnc/effortmap A Certified NC Environmental Educator since 1996, CC King holds a Masters-level Professional... Read More →
Join Cosumnes River Preserve docents on a guided bird outing along the River Walk Trail! You will learn about various migrating birds and how they use the Cosumnes River Preserve as their home or stopover grounds. The route will cover approximately 3.5 miles, but participants who do not wish to walk that far may turn around at any time. This is a great family activity for all ages in an outdoor setting.
Margarita Martínez, representante de la Colección Ornitologíca Phelps y Valentina Hernández de Cacao Pittier, impartieron el taller "Protege los insectos, protege las aves". Un evento en el que más de 20 niños en edades comprendidas entre 6 y 12 años, alumnos de la Escuela "Cumboto", compartieron datos acerca de cómo interactúan estas especies y lo vital que es su cuidado para el futuro de las mismas. La charla sobre los aspectos, función, importancia, además de la conservación de los insectos y aves fue la parte teórica. Se recolectaron algunos materiales vegetales en las inmediaciones de la escuela con el objetivo de construir recintos para la protección de los insectos, que realizaron posteriormente para aportar una solución en la conservación de los insectos de esta área conformada por cultivos de subsistencia y comercial de diferentes rubros alimenticios. Este encuentro finalizó compartiendo con los niños y maestras de la escuela promoviendo la retroalimentación de los saberes adquiridos y relatos de cada experiencia, con la añadidura de su intervención de las buenas prácticas agrícolas que son parte de la tradición de los habitantes de esta zona.
