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SUMMARY:Bird Fest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for BIRD FESTA Celebration of World Migratory Bird DayMay 9th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.\n\nRegister to win free prizes, free kids bird bag, LIVE OWL program, educational booths, other programs and bird walks all throughout the day! Entire store will be on sale!\n\nEVENTS:\n6 a.m. – Early Bird Warbler Walk at East River Valley Park, 628 Carr Drive (Meadowlane Avenue)\n8 a.m. – Woodland Bird Walk at Brookside Park, 1325 Sixth St. (meet near the fire truck on the north side of the park)\n10 a.m. – “Bluebird Basics” program with Dean Biechler, expert birder, who manages a 60-box trail near the Skunk River\n11:30 a.m. – “Whoo’s That? Identifying Iowa’s Owls” program with Jenna Maag, rehabilitator for the Iowa Wildlife Center,and a guest EDUCATION OWL\n1 p.m. – “Citizen Science: Get Involved!” with Hunter Wells, Iowa State University graduate student in wildlife ecology\n2 p.m. – Prairie Bird Walk at Tedesco Environmental Corridor, 1815 Plaza Loop\n7:30 p.m. – Urban Bird Walk & Talk at The Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave. (meet in the alley behind the center)\n\nEDUCATIONAL BOOTHS & PARTNERS: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.\n\nBig Bluestem Audubon Society; Chris Ewan Photography & Our Iowa magazine; City of Ames and Prairie Rivers of Iowa Pollinator Project; The Filling Station and Windmill Coffee; Iowa Wildlife Federation; Iowa Young Birders; Lights Out Ames; Iowa Wildlife Center; Story County Conservation\n
URL:https://discoverames.com/events/bird-fest/
CATEGORIES:Nature
LOCATION:1311 Buckeye Ave., Suite C, Ames, IA
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