International Migratory Bird Day - May 2004

(my May 5, 2004 message board post that excerpted from a Toledo Blade story and from a posting at BSBO.org)

Saturday, May 8 [2004]

Celebrate the return of the songbirds! Look for local happenings in your area parks or join the celebration along the SW end of Lake Erie. Events are scheduled at Maumee Bay Nature Center, Ottawa NWR. And Magee Marsh W/A from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Bird walks, programs, bird-banding demonstrations.

At Magee on Saturday, there will be hundreds of bird geeks and curious observers, viewing some birds that we only see in migration, including the tiny but colorful warblers. There will good photography opportunities as many birds are low and close.

The following schedule info is from the Blade:

Saturday will mark the 10th annual International Migratory Bird Day, and a host of events are planned to celebrate the birds. Among are the following:

Maumee Bay State Park — Milton B. Trautman Nature Center, day-long crafts for kids; bird-banding demonstration, 8 a.m. to noon; slide show on migration, noon, hike on the boardwalk, 4 p.m.; call the center, 419-836-9117.

During the month of May, if you spend some time on the boardwalk at Magee, you will easily see and/or hear several dozen different species of birds.

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