The 4th Annual Birding
Festival is
scheduled for June 19-20, 2009.
Schedule information will be updated as soon as it becomes
available.
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3rd Annual Burke County
Birding Festival
June 20 – 21, 2008
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge
Schedule of
Events
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Friday, June 20th
|
5:45 am |
Registration and early refreshments |
|
6:00 am |
Guided Birding Tours
depart from near Refuge Headquarters |
|
9:45 am |
Take a break – enjoy
morning refreshments |
|
10:00 am |
Birding 101 – How
to use bird identification guides. Featuring Darrel
Rytter |
|
11:00 am |
Piping Plover Recovery
– How is it done? Featuring Connie Mueller, USFWS |
|
12:00 pm |
Lunch Break
complimentary lunch served at Lostwood NWR |
|
1:30 pm |
Junior Birder
with
Jackie Jacobson and the FWS Team |
Prairie Wildflowers and
Grasses Walk with Karen Smith and Connie Mueller |
Saturday, June
21st
|
5:45 am |
Registration
and early refreshments |
|
6:00 am |
Guided Birding Tours
depart from near Refuge Headquarters |
|
9:45 am |
Take a break – enjoy
morning refreshments |
|
10:00am |
Youth Wildlife Adventures
with Connie Mueller and the FWS Team |
Bird Spotting
Featuring Floramay Miller |
|
11:00 am |
Youth Wildlife Adventures
with Connie Mueller and the FWS Team |
Avian Strike Team Session Featuring Nate Carle |
|
Festival closes at
noon.
For a fun afternoon
and evening, head in to Powers Lake and enjoy the
Celebration of Summer featuring food and fun in the park
on the shores of the lake! |
