Posted with permission of Bird-Alert Coordinator on behalf of Ruthven Bird
Festival
BIRD FESTIVAL at Ruthven Park National Historic Site May 8 & 9, 2015
Activities for kids too!
The theme for this event is neotropical migratory birds in celebration of the
TORONTO 2015 Pan/Parapan AM Games this coming summer.
The event will be held rain or shine so come dressed for the weather.
Program:
May 8 at 7 pm. Opening and presentation by Jody Allair on Conserving our Shared
Birds
followed by social time with the Latin Vintage Orchestra and refreshments.
May 9 - the bird banding station opens at 6 am
- 8 am Bird Census Walk
-9 am Spring Trail Walk
-10 am Make a Leaf Library
-11 am - 3 pm Face Painting for kids of all ages and Fluffy the
Clown
-1 pm - Canadian Raptor Conservancy- Birds of Prey Show
Presentations: 11 am The Discovery of the Jocotoco Antpitta and the
Development of New Approaches to Conservation in Latin America - David Agro
2 pm Birds of Tierra del Fuego – Geoff Carpentier
3 pm Ruthven and its Neotropical Feathered Friends -
Matt Timpf
4 pm COTERC: The Canadian Organization for Tropical
Education and Rain Forest Conservation
5 pm Closing Reception
Contact:
Marilynn Havelka
Chief Administrative Officer
Ruthven Park National Historic Site
243 Haldimand Hwy. #54, Box 610
Cayuga, Ontario Canada N0A 1E0
tel- (905) 772-0560
fax- (905) 772-0561
cell- (905) 977-1845
www.ruthvenpark.ca
Geoff Carpentier
AVOCET NATURE SERVICES
Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or [email protected]
Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com
Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and
Expedition & Personalized Guiding Services
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