3rd Annual International Migratory Bird Day Festival Friday & Saturday, April 28 & 29, 2006
Goose Creek State Park
2190 Camp Leach Rd.
Washington, NC 27889 Phone: 252- 923-2191 - E-mail:
goose.creek@ncmail.net
Celebrate the annual trek of millions of songbirds from their
tropical homes to their summer breeding grounds! This Festival is one
of the main events for Goose Creek State Park during the year and is
lots of fun for all ages! Activities throughout the day include
bird-related hikes, games, crafts and programs for everyone from
intense birders to families looking for a fun day out. The Festival
will be highlighted by a "Birds of Prey - LIVE!" show and a
Bird-a-thon Competition, in which teams, from beginner to advanced,
compete for prizes by attempting to identify as many bird species as
they can during the day (or the night prior too!). This annual
festival is free to the public. Contact Goose Creek State Park by
phone or email for more information.
10th Annual Wings Over Water Festival November 7-12, 2006
North Carolina's Outer Banks
Manteo, NC 27954 Phone: 252-987-1118 - E-mail:src@outer-banks.com
A Celebration of Wildlife & Wildlands in Eastern North Carolina,
Wings Over Water is the premier birding and nature festival on the
Outer Banks. The festival offers 100 birding, paddling, and natural
history excursions for enthusiasts of all shapes and sizes, abilities
and affinities. There's never a better time to bird eastern North
Carolina!
Exploring a blackwater swamp in the Alligator River National Wildlife
Refuge
* Sliding into a kayak or canoe to explore a salt marsh
environment.
* Wade in search of Clapper Rails, marsh sparrows and wrens at Oregon
Inlet.
* Heading for the blue waters of the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras to
search for pelagic birds.
* Experiencing a Red Wolf Howling where the nearly extinct animal is
now fighting its way back.
