Bird observatory

Kalamazoo Valley Museum Celebrates Birds with Special Event on Feb. 22

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Regions of the United States, States of the United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Hummingbird, Bird observatory, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Michigan

The special event will include three unique performances, crafts, music, movement, live birds, storytelling, and a bird-themed quiet room for visitors with sensory needs.

Key Points: 
  • The special event will include three unique performances, crafts, music, movement, live birds, storytelling, and a bird-themed quiet room for visitors with sensory needs.
  • At 12 p.m., staff from the Kalamazoo Nature Center will present their Birds of Prey program.
  • Brenda and Rich Keith from the Kalamazoo River Valley Bird Observatory (a Kalamazoo Nature Center program) will explain how they band birds, including tiny hummingbirds.
  • The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.

Canada opens new migration monitoring station in the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area in Ontario

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Ornithology, Birds, Bird observatory, Dinosaurs, Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, Canadian Wildlife Service, Bird ringing, Bird migration

Yesterday, the Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte, Neil Ellis, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Catherine McKenna, announced the opening of a new migration monitoring station in the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area.

Key Points: 
  • Yesterday, the Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte, Neil Ellis, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Catherine McKenna, announced the opening of a new migration monitoring station in the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area.
  • The new station will be leased to the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, a volunteer organization thatconducts bird banding activities and teaches visitors about bird migration.
  • "For over 20 years, Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory has enjoyed partnering with the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) to monitor spring and fall bird migration through the National Wildlife Area.
  • The Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO), was established in 1995 to monitor, report and promote the analysis of bird migration for the South Shore of Prince Edward County.