On Saturday, May 13th, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge invites everyone to the Refuge for our Annual Birding Festival to Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD)! Each year the Refuge celebrates WMBD to encourage support for migratory bird conservation. The theme for this year’s installment of the annual celebration is “Water: Sustaining Bird Life”.
The festival runs from 7:00am to 12:30pm on Saturday, May 13th. Join us for a few hours or for the whole celebration. This is an event for the whole family! Some of the activities include:
-Early bird hikes at 7:00 and 9:00
-Discovering Birds and Beyond 10:30 am hike for kids between the ages of 4-12 and birding beginners
-Bird banding demonstrations
-DIY fun and easy bird feeder session
-The River Valley Raptors will be there with live raptors!
-2023 Jr Duck Stamp Exhibition for participants to admire and
-“A Bird’s Eye View” presentation at the Outdoor Wonder Learning Center at 10:30am.
Hiking groups will be limited to twenty participants and ALL bird hikes during WMBD require pre-registration. There will be three simultaneous hikes starting at 7:00 am followed by three simultaneous hikes starting at 9:00 am and one hike at 10:30 am on Saturday May 13th.
Please call (608) 539-2311, ext. 1, 608-406-1618 or email dana_schelling@fws.gov to register your spot in the festivities of this year’s WMBD!