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International Migratory Bird Day

4/11/2017

 
On May 6, 2017, our club will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day.  We will host a booth at Green Day in the Bay, located in Cahill Park at the warming house from 9 a.m. until noon.  Come and bring your family to learn about migrating birds and their stopover sites through coloring pages for children, and make and take bird nesting bags for your backyard.

When birds migrate between nesting and wintering sites, they don't just stop anywhere; they rely on a handful of resource-rich and strategically located sites where they may double their body weight as they acquire the energy-rich fat stores needed to fly thousands of kilometers across continents and oceans.  These places are known as stopover sites  Some stopover sites are well known, such as along the coasts of Louisiana, New Jersey, and the Upper Bay of Panama, where birds stop after traveling along the shoreline.  Others are inland, such as Venezuela's grasslands, wetlands in the central United States, and even urban parks and backyards.

In 2017, Environment for the Americas and local Bird Cities like our own invite you to join our celebration of the importance of stopover sites and their habitats.  Wether you learn about a stopover site near your home, visit one far away, or create a safe place for birds in your backyard, your support can mean a safe journey for a migratory bird.  Join the celebration! 
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To learn more, go to International Migratory Bird Day ​http://www.migratorybirdday.org.

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