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Celebrate Birds In Culture:
2009 International Migratory Bird Day Spring Festival
Saturday, May 9, 2009
The San Pedro House
at Highway 90 & the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Arizona
FREE TO THE PUBLIC!
Join the Friends of the San Pedro River, the Sonoran Joint Venture, the Bureau of Land Managment, the Coronado National Forest, and many other groups for guided walks, talks, and activities for people of all ages, and much more!
Activities begin at 7am and continue throughout the day. Click here to see a complete schedule of events.
For more information, call 520-508-4445 (Sierra Vista) or 520-882-0837 (Tucson).
View a map of the San Pedro House.
Download an event poster/printable schedule.
San Pedro River IMBD Spring Festival Itinerary (subject to change)
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Time |
Event |
Who |
Notes |
7-9am |
Bird walk |
Led by Alan Blixt and Glenn Frederick |
Join Friends of the San Pedro River docent and Coronado National Forest wildlife biologist for a morning bird walk along the river. |
7-9am |
Wildlife tracking walk |
Led by Janice Pryzbyl |
Join staff from the Sky Island Alliance to learn how to identify mammal and other wildlife tracks along the San Pedro River. |
8-10am |
Beginning bird and nature walk |
Led by Sandy Kunzer and Jane Chambers |
Join Friends of the San Pedro River docents for a leisurely bird and nature walk along the river. |
8-9am |
Plein air painting |
Come observe painters capturing scenes from nature! Artists will be set up around the San Pedro House. |
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8-10:45am |
Beaver hike |
Led by Mike Foster and Ted Mouras |
Be sure to wear good hiking shoes, bring plenty of water, suncreen, and a hat, and be prepared for warm temperatures. This hike is not appropriate for small children. |
9-10am |
Landscaping with Native Plants |
Jan Groth, Cochise County Master Gardeners |
Master Gardener Jan Groth will demonstrate not only how attractive xeriscape plants are but also how they: 1) attract specific wildlife species; 2) save water; and 3) are low maintenance--a win-win-win for the garden. Plants will be for sale following her talk. |
10-10:50am |
Cost Effective Solar Applications |
Katherine Kent |
Join
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10:30-1:30 |
30-Minute Family Birding Forays |
Led by Glenn Frederick |
Glenn Frederick from the Coronado National Forest will lead short walks around the San Pedro House for familiesto view birds and other wildlife. Walks will leave at 10:30, 11:30, and 1:30 and will last approximately 30 minutes. Binoculars will be provided. |
10am-2pm |
Exhibits, native plant sale, live animal displays |
Birdland Ranch, Cochise County Master Gardeners/Plant Sale, Coronado National Forest, Coronado National Memorial, Friends of the San Pedro River, Gray Hawk Nature Center, Huachuca Audubon Society Liberty Wildlife, Sky Island Alliance, Sonoran Joint Venture, UA Cooperative Extension Waterwise Program, USDA Onionweed Control Program, Wild Birds Unlimited |
Visit information tables hosted by a variety of conservation, education, and outreach groups doing work in the area, purchase native plants for your garden, and see live exhibits of rehabilitated birds from Liberty Wildlife and captive reptiles from Gray Hawk Nature Center. |
11am-12pm |
Celebrate Birds in Culture: The Importance of Birds to Native Americans |
Robert Mesta |
Tusconan Robert Mesta is an ornithologist and member of the Yaqui tribe who has spent his entire professional career working to protect, conserve, and recover endangered North American Bird populations. Robert currently coordinates the Sonoran Joint Venture and is the award-winning author of the children's book, Condor: Spirit of the Canyon. |
12-1pm |
Lunch; live music |
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Pizza and drinks with a donation to Friends of the San Pedro River; live old time/bluegrass music. |
1-3pm |
Nest box building workshop |
Taught by Kate Scott/Birdland Ranch |
Come join us for this workshop (geared towards kids, but fun for adults, too), where you'll build a nest box that will help provide habitat for birds at the San Pedro House or in your own yard. Bring a philips head screwdriver if you have one! |
4-6pm |
Hummingbird banding |
Get a close-up look at hummingbirds as SABO staff and volunteers capture, band, measure, and release these tiny travelers as part of long-term studies of the bird life of the internationally important migration route of the San Pedro River. |
For more information, call 520-508-4445 (Sierra Vista) or 520-882-0837 (Tucson).
Map of the San Pedro House available by clicking here.
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