Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day this weekend
Discuss how to name a bird just by knowing the size of its nest and what birds dine on. Compete in "JepoBirdy" and a Bird Behavior Scavenger Hunt. Learn how to use binoculars and go on a bird walk.
These are just some of the activities to be presented in celebration of birds at World Migratory Bird Days to be held in northeast Illinois and southeast Wisconsin.
The theme for 2021 is "Sing, Fly, Soar Like a Bird!"
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, McHenry County Conservation District, Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, Lakeland and McHenry County Audubon Societies and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with approximately 30 volunteers, are once again bringing a worldwide celebration of birds to the Illinois-Wisconsin state line region for children and adults to learn more about birds.
Participants are invited to complete activities and win prizes - the more activities completed, the more prizes won.
The weekend's schedule is:
Saturday, May 15
• 8 a.m. to noon at Glacial Park's Lost Valley Visitor Center at Route 31 and Harts Road in Ringwood
Sunday, May 16
• 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Turner Tract Hackmatack NWR site, N545-N561 County Highway H, Genoa City, Wisconsin, and Four Seasons Nature Preserve, N1889 Co. Trunk H, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. To reserve a parking spot, register at tinyurl.com/7z9v3uau.
• Noon to 4 p.m. at Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside.