Grosbeaks Galore

Every spring and fall, tens of millions of migrating birds sweep through the Great Lakes region and stop at a variety of sites on their way to breeding grounds as far north as Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, and wintering grounds as far south as Argentina's Tierra del Fuego. These stopover sites provide birds with critical food and shelter during migration. Loss of stopover habitats poses an ongoing threat to the health and stability of migratory bird populations in the Great Lakes region.

 

To help address this threat, the Wisconsin Stopover Initiative, a partnership consisting of agencies, private organizations, businesses, and individuals, are offering a one-day workshop called Grosbeaks Galore: Birds On Your Landscape Workshop on Saturday, May 9th, 2015 at the Woodland Dunes Nature Center in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

 

Learn how to make a small investment that will pay off BIG for migratory birds!

• What do birds need for food, shelter, roosting? Tips for rural property or city backyard

• Native trees - how to plant and care for them

• How to eliminate hazards to birds on your property

• Why the Great Lakes are important for migration?

• Migratory birds in fall, winter, spring - where do they go and what do they need?

• How to use native plants to attract and sustain migratory songbirds and the insects they feed on

 

Fee is $20 which includes, Bird Breakfast, lunch, excellent speakers, indoor program, outdoor activities and door prizes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Bird Breakfast and Migration Celebration

• Ham and pancake breakfast

• Guided bird and nature hikes

• Kids activities all morning

• Fun for entire family!

 

For more information, please visit www.woodlanddunes.org/bird-breakfast or

click the link button below.

 

 

 

 

 

Location:  

 

                            Woodland Dunes Nature Center

                                  3000 Hawthorne Avenue

                                     Two Rivers, WI 54241

 

 

For more information & directions visit: 

http://www.woodlanddunes.org/

 

 

For more information contact Kim Grveles at the Wisconsin DNR.

Phone: 608-264-8594 or by email: Kim.Grveles@Wisconsin.gov