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Special Events
Special events throughout the
year allow visitors to share in celebrating the special
nature of Vermont. For example, during the
month of March, Sugar on Snow parties offer guided walks
through the sugarbush, boiling demonstrations, and of course,
plenty of maple products to please the palate. Additional
events include the Huntington River
Festival, Birdathon and others.
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Migratory Bird Day Event |
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Saturday, May 13, 2006
8am to 4pm
It’s FREE, it’s FUN, and it’s for the FAMILY!
Join the Birds of Vermont Museum & Audubon Vermont in a celebration of migratory birds! A variety of activities are planned for the day including; a bird banding demonstration, bird walks, a speaker on the Bald Eagle Recovery Project, a live raptor show and children's art projects. There will also be a birding trip for adults to the boreal forest in the Northeast Kingdom (must pre-register for trip). The Birds of Vermont Museum, features 470 woodcarvings of birds typically found in Vermont and admission is free for the day. Be sure to bring some cash to enter our fantastic raffles or to buy local artwork. So mark your calendars now!
To pre-register for the boreal birding trip please call the Audubon Center at: 434-3068
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International Migratory Bird Day Schedule of Events
6:30-8:30 Morning bird walk at the Birds of Vermont Museum
8:00-11:00 Bird Banding demonstration
9:30-10:30 Family Bird Walk/ Nature Walk
11:00-12:00 Live bird presentation
1:30-2:30 “All About Birds” family program
1:30-2:30 Adult bird walk
2:45-3:45 The Bald Eagle Recovery Project Lecture
Activities Going on All Day
8:00-4:00 Children’s craft table and migration challenge
8:00-4:00 Photo Garden will be selling scopes and binoculars.
8:00-4:00 Free admission to the museum and the trails at both organizations are open to walk.
8:00-4:00 Local artists will be displaying and selling their work with a Boreal Forest and Boreal Birds theme at the museum.
Enter raffles with great prizes and enjoy the snacks that will be for sale all day as well!
Boreal Birding Trip to the Northeast Kingdom
When: Saturday, May 13th
Time: 6:30 am - 4pm
Appropriate for: Adults
Fee: Free
REGISTRATION REQUIRED AS GROUP SIZE IS LIMITED
Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day’s boreal bird theme
this year with a day-trip to the Northeast Kingdom. Audubon
Vermont and Northeast Kingdom Audubon will be leading a day-trip
to explore the Victory Basin & Wenlock Wildlife Management Areas.
These areas represent small patches of boreal communities more
commonly found across Canada. Boreal forests provide important
breeding habitat for species such as Gray Jays, Spruce Grouse,
Boreal Chickadees, Black-backed Woodpecker which can only be
found in boreal communities. Tom Berriman of Northeast Kingdom
Audubon & Bridget Butler of Audubon Vermont will co-lead the
trip. Berriman is a chapter board member and leads field trips
for the chapter as well as being a citizen scientist for the
Breeding Bird Atlas. Butler is Audubon Vermont’s Conservation
Education Coordinator and leads monthly bird monitoring walks
at the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington. Please
call Audubon Vermont at 802-434-3068 to register for the trip
as space is limited to only 20 participants.
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