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By David Snell
Warblers, Orioles, Thrushes, and more!
Celebrate Migratory Bird Day with the Urban Ecology Center during this half-day, come-and-go, scientific celebration of birds on the move. Designed for adults, families, and birders of all experience levels, this event offers multiple ways to explore birding, conservation, and outdoor learning at your own pace.
Throughout the morning, enjoy guided bird walks, birding challenges, a live bird experience, a film screening, and hands-on activities.
Choose the experience that best fits your interests:
8 – 9 a.m.
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Birding with Friends
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
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Pine View Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Live Bird Program with Q&A
10 – 11 a.m.
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Bilingual Birding (all ages)
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Birds & Botany (adults)
11a.m. – noon
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Birding by Ear (adults)
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Birding Scavenger Hunt (all ages)
Ongoing activities 9 a.m. – noon
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Bird-themed crafts
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Binocular Basics: Learn how to properly use binoculars with a UEC educator
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Film Screening: Beyond Our Senses – Bank Swallows, a short documentary exploring how birds experience the world in extraordinary ways
Come for a walk, stay for the birds, catch a film, or build something together. However you choose to participate, you’ll be part of a community celebration of migration, science, and the joy of noticing birds…together.
Date: Saturday, May 9
Location: Washington Park
Time: 8 a.m. – noon
Price: $5 – $15
Contact: For questions about this program, please contact Director of Community Programs, Cassie Bauer, at cbauer@urbanecologycenter.org.
Registration: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/
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