Festival

Commemorating with over 500 school children, orphans & vulnerable children, teachers, local community members, and other stakeholders. School children showcased various performances including choral singing, dancing, drama, playing musical instruments, and reading poetry depicting conservation issues.

This WMBD event in Mongolia will run from 14-15 May and will include the following activities:

• National Bird Fair;
• Bird watching for children and birders;
• Bird related public awareness;
• Bird educational activities.

IT’S FOR THE BIRDS! LITTLE RIVER CANYON CENTER LAUNCHES APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS BI...RDING TRAIL The Appalachian Highlands Birding Trail (AHBT) will be launched on International Migratory Bird Day, May 12, 2012. The Jacksonville State University Environmental Policy and Information Center (EPIC) and the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce will host the ceremony which will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Little River Canyon Center in Fort Payne, AL. The AHBT includes six gateway sites, forty birding sites and connects the North Alabama Birding Trail to the Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail.

All are invited to attend our Flying WILD celebration of birds as they return to Michigan. We will play a migration simulation for families, The Great Migration Challenge. Throughout the day we will also be conducting Geocaching with facilitators. Consider joining us for a pot-luck luncheon. From 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

Family orientated event to raise awareness of migration and bird identification.

In this event PWLS will celebrate World Migratory Birds Day (WMBD) in Jericho for two days. This event will include the subjects of Migratory Soaring Birds & Tourism, Migratory Soaring Birds & Waste Management and Migratory Soaring Birds & Agriculture. PWLS will organize this event in Jericho for more awareness of these subjects under the motto of: Migratory Birds and People-Together through time.

An afternoon of celebrating local resident and migratory birds (1PM - 4PM EST). An Eagle Dance presentation at 1:00PM. A live Birds of Prey program at 2:30PM. Childrens activities, crafts, and giveaways. Free and Open to the Public.

Join the Migratory Bird Day Committee for this wonderful day of celebrating the birds! Early morning bird walks begin at 6:30 AM and continue throughout the day with hike leaders on hand for family bird walks. Other activities include bird art with Jane Beasley, bird photography with Kenton Rowe, live birds, origami, face painting and tattoos, build your own bird house, watch the herons in their nests, and decorate your own bird cookie! The Performance Tent schedule is filling up with outstanding performances throughout the day!

Join us for the Long Point Birdathon Weekend

Join us for the 2012 Baillie Birdathon, the oldest sponsored bird count in North America, raising money for bird research and conservation. The challenge is to identify as many bird species as possible within a 24-hour period, during the month of May. The money raised benefits Bird Studies Canada, the James L. Baillie Memorial Fund, and participating migration monitoring stations and conservation organizations (designated by participants to receive a portion of funds raised).