Celebrating the neotropical birds migrating though the state park’s forests, special workshops will be held that include an introduction to bird identification at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, and a bird walk at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2...
Unicoi State Park & Lodge will mark International Migratory Bird Day with a “Learn the Birds” program this weekend.
Celebrating the neotropical birds migrating though the state park’s forests, sessions will include an introduction to bird identification at 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, and a bird walk at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2.
Two you-build-it workshops are scheduled on Saturday, one at 11 a.m. on making bird feeders, and another at 1 p.m. on building a bluebird nest box. All materials are supplied. There’s a $5 fee for the bird feeder workshop and a $6 fee for the bird house session.
Also on Saturday, a 5 p.m. game of Jepo-birdy is scheduled that will test participants’ bird knowledge, and a slide show and lecture at 7 p.m. on neotropical migratory birds.
Pre -registration is required for the bird walk and building classes.
Register by calling (800) 573-9659, extension 305. (Leave your name, telephone number, program choice and the number of people attending.) Park staff can provide details on where programs will be held.
International Migratory Bird Day events help raise awareness of the conservation needs of migratory bird species and their habitats throughout the hemisphere. Events scheduled May 9 in Georgia include an open house at Atlanta Audubon Society’s Blue Heron Nature Preserve in North Buckhead, a bird walk at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain and a night “owl prowl” at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Folkston. Details at www.birdday.org.
Important Bird Area sites along the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division’s Colonial Coast Birding and Southern Rivers Birding trails also offer excellent opportunities for bird watching. For more, visit www.georgiawildlife.com and click “Conservation.”