Our free weeklong program includes morning and afternoon guided bird walks at different locations each day and afternoon nature lectures. Our State Park manager will lead a tree identification walk through the State Park. We will have a guided bird walk at the new North Pond Preserve and Boardwalk. Join us to view a variety of migrating birds along the trail and from the observation deck overlooking the pond. And if you'd rather just stay put, visit the Glacial Grooves for an all day hawk watch or follow the signs to Long Point to see birds up close at our bi-annual banding station.
All events are free of charge.
Seminars, field trips, events for families and bird watchers of all skill levels, and guided tours offer the chance to see nearly 260 bird species including lots of shorebirds and cranes. Guided tours will be conducted in areas of the Salt Plains NWR usually closed to the public. Over 150 species observed at last years event. A three-day festival celebrating the largest concentration of wintering bald eagles in the lower 48 states. Workshops, speakers, free entertainment, a banquet, and other activities will be offered.