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Durham Festival of Birds – May 25, 2014 Registrations are now being accepted for the May 25th Durham Festival of Birds, an event sponsored by Durham’s 3 nature clubs – Pickering Naturalists, Durham Region Field Naturalists and North Durham Nature. The event will be held at Port Whitby Marina starting at 9:00am. Participants can enjoy workshops (bird ID, how to use your binoculars and other more). The festival has two major components - one for novices and one for competitive birders. For the novice birder, we have Wings over Whitby – a scavenger hunt-type event (and no we don’t actually catch any birds) is being organized along a route covering several locations along the lakeshore. This is designed to teach beginners about local birds and where to find them. The cost is $5.00 per participant for the Wings over Whitby and each team can have up to 6 members. For the more competitive birder, Durham Skies Big Day, a 24 hour Big Day will be held, starting at 4 p.m. on the 24th and finishing at 4 pm on the 25th. The Durham Skies Big Day team is limited to no more than 4 birders per team. Registration for this event costs $80.00/team. Later in the afternoon of the 25th, there will be prizes and lots of goodies back at the marina. You’ll also enjoy a light snack as you share your findings with other birders. Don’t delay, register now. http://www.durhamskies.com/DurhamFestivalofBirds.html Come out and have a day filled with fun and excitement. You may contact me personally if you have any other questions. Geoffrey Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
