Looking for birding adventures this weekend? Check out the MOU sponsored Carpenter Nature Center’s Birding Festival and Youth Birding Competition!
Saturday, April 20 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Carpenter Nature Center - Minnesota Campus Join fellow bird enthusiasts for a day of bird banding demonstrations, guided birding field trips, a kids “Build-a-Bird Feeder” workshop, live raptor presentations, and more. Keynote speaker will be Patty Mueller from Tropical Wings, presenting “There are No Borders Beneath Their Wings”. Field trips include: Learning to Bird with Accessibility - at Carpenter Nature Center Get to Know the Prescott Area Birding Locations - at Pt. Douglas / Freedom Park Exploring the Largest North American Flyway - at Mississippi River Flats Early Spring Songbird Migrants - at Afton State Park Waterfowl & Shorebirds - at Lake Byllesby/GWIP St. Croix Valley Gem w/ Prairie & Forest Birds - at CNC Wisconsin Campus Natural Wetland Migrant Stopover - 180th Street Marsh Event fee: $5 per person or $15 with boxed lunch (advanced registration by April 17 required for a boxed lunch). Youth Birding Competition details are on Carpenter Nature Center’s website! Sent from my iPhone ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.