Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
Migratory Bird Festival

Tundra to Tropics:

Connecting Birds, Habitats, and People
May 17, 2008
8:00am - 4:00 pm

Schedule of Events - Subject to changes

8 - 10 am Horseshoe Crab trip to Pickering Beach w/ Stew Michels, DNREC - Fisheries Scientist.
8 - 10  am Salt Marsh Boat Tour w/ Arthur Straughn, USFWS and Frank Smith, Retired USFWS   Call to sign up.
10 - 12 noon Salt Marsh Boat Tour w/ Arthur Straughn, USFWS and Frank Smith, Retired USFWS   Call to sign up.
10 - 11:30 am Mushroom Walk w/ Mike Maciarello, Delaware State University.
10 am - 1 pm Live Horseshoe Crab touch tank.  Get your picture taken with a horseshoe crab.
10 am  Build a Bluebird House or Bird Feeder – One per household (while supplies last).
11 am - 2 pm Scales and Tales - Live Birds of Prey!
11 am - 2 pm Games and Crafts for children.
11:30-12 noon Music Inspired by Nature in the auditorium w/ Linda Osiecki and Cheryl Scheir
1 pm - 1:30 pm Music Inspired by Nature in the auditorium w/ Linda Osiecki and Cheryl Scheir.
1- 3 pm Birding on the Refuge w/ Susan Guiteras, USFWS.
1- 2:30 pm Wildflower Walk with Susan Yost, Delaware State University.
1 - 3 pm  Visit the Purple Martin houses w/ Joel Martin, Refuge Volunteer.
2 pm - 3:30pm Explore the Refuge - Searching for salamanders, toads and beetles.  Dip netting for tadpoles, fish, and aquatic insects.
2:30 pm Agriculture Field 21 Reforestation Project Presentation with Flavia Rutkosky, USFWS in the auditorium.
3:00 pm Managing Nature for Wildlife Tour w/ Oscar Reed, USFWS, Refuge Manager.

All Day Exhibitors

Nancy Carol Willis - Writer and Illustrator will share her knowledge and her children’s book, Red Knot:  A Shorebird’s Incredible Journey.

Wild Birds Unlimited - Bird Feeding Information.

Del. State University’s - Claude E. Phillips Herbarium exhibit.

Delaware State Energy Office – Techniques on how to save energy and money.

Sierra Club – Conservation information.

Delmarva Ornithological Society will have a bird identification station on the wildlife drive.

Garden Keepers Exhibit - Growing habitats for migrating birds.

Wildlife Photography - Kevin Flemming, Earl West, Jr., Larry Husfelt, and Jamie Richie

Wildlife Artist - Steve Oliver.

Wildlife Carvers - Harold Van Dyck, Bob Culver, John Camarote

Weld Art by Phill, handmade fun decorative sculpture

Note Cards and Hand-painted Ornaments by Marcia Poling

Food Available from 10 am – 2 pm – Westtown’s School Earth Service Committee

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

2591 Whitehall Neck Road

Smyrna, DE  19977

For more information contact:  Tina Watson on 302-653-6872 or email: tina_watson@fws.gov
Last updated: January 4, 2010