This year, to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday
May 13th in style, there is a series of great activities planned at
the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre.
There is something for everyone, including young naturalists, and all
are welcome to join. If you can’t make it yourself, please also help us spread
the word. Please note that all indoor
activities require regular admission to the centre. The full programme is
below:
* 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. BIRDING MARSHWALK: led by Christian Artuso and Tim Poole from
Manitoba's Important Bird Area Program. Pre-registration is required. Cost is
$6 per person.
* 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. CRAFT:
Help to make a colourful flock of birds by painting bird silhouettes
that will be displayed in our lobby.
* 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. WARBLERS OF MANITOBA: PowerPoint presentation in the Interpretive
Centre theatre by Christian Artuso. Learn some interesting facts about
Manitoba's Warblers and their identification.
* 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. BIRD BANDING with Paula Grieef: View
songbird banding with Oak Hammock Marsh’s resident naturalist and see these little birds up
close.
*12 p.m. – 1 p.m. SHOREBIRD IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP: Christian Artuso will walk you through
identifying shorebirds. This is a follow-up to the Nature Manitoba indoor
workshop Christian gave in April (but open to all). We will concentrate on the
exposed mud areas near the interpretive centre, where some shorebirds have
begun to gather. If you have a spotting
scope, please bring it and also bring the shorebird ID cards we gave out at the
indoor workshop. This workshop is free of charge but please pre-register with
the centre so we have a handle on numbers.
* 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. BIRD SURVEY: Join an interpreter and record the bird
species spotted in the marsh.
Hope to see you there. Meanwhile, enjoy the wonders
of spring migration!
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