Birdwatching

International Migratory Bird Day Saturday, May 10,2008 8:00am - 1:00pm
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
14500 Lark Bunting Lane
Brighton, CO

See wild birds in the hand and learn about their migration!

8:00-11:00 Family Bird Walks & Bird Banding Station
9:00-1:00 Bird activities for kids & adults
Build birdhouses and birdfeeders
Bird silhouette Scavenger hunt
Bird ID basics & information on Colorado’s migrating birds
Run the migration obstacle course!

The planned event will include a guided birdwatching tour, workshops, a poster & bird photo exhibition, a film, showing the wonders of birds with art performances (music, theatre, dance and poetry recitations), children’s events (such as face paintings, bird costume making, designing nature cards, painting and bird quiz competitions), and exhibitions (such as bird paintings, bird prints and bird photographs).

This educational bus tour passes along the White Sea - Baltic Flyway. The final stop is at the biggest in Europe geese stop-over sites, situated in the southern Karelia. During the tour, participants learn to identify 10 migrating bird species according to their appearance and voices and to face them into nature.

Se realizara charla en un liceo de Bachillerato y se realizara salida para observacion de aves en ambientes naturales.

GIO will organise a presentation on migratory birds in a high school of Bachillerato. Afterwards birds will be observed in their natural environment.

I will observe and record bird species in one area consisting of a pond, grassland, and woodlots for the dates indicated. I will provide photos if possible.

Se llevan a cabo inauguración en la plaza pública del Puerto de San Blas, Nayarit. Hay 10 rutas de observación de aves, talleres infantiles, conferencias, concursos de artes plasticas, eventos culturales y exposiciones.

An international bird festival will be opened on the public plaza in the Port of San Blas, Nayarit. A presentation of 10 migratory bird species will be given accompanied by a workshop for children, conferences, a contest of plastic arts, cultural events and exhibitions.

The activity will start with a bird walk in early morning and continued by a slide show on migratory birds in the afternoon. Villagers and school students are invited to identify birds of the area and to take part in a drawing and essay compition in the evening.

On the 9th of May a public centre will be opened which will enable visitors to observe bird habitats and native wetland bird species. A bird guide will be on stand by to take birders for bird watching.

Charla sobre las aves migratorias y su importancia como Indicadora de ambientes sanos.
Pelicula: Una historia de Viajeras.
Salida de campo a observar aves en la Reserva Hemisferica para Aves Playeras Migratorias, Costa Atlántica.

Presentation on the importance of migratory birds species and their role as indicators for a healthy environment.
Movie: A history of travellers.
Excursion to bird reserve and observing Atlantic coast shorebirds.

We are planning to conduct bird watching activities in the lower hills of western ghats and distributing flyers in the regional language Tamil, to inform about the importance of migratory birds.