Virginia Birders,
Mark your calendars for the first ever Great Dismal Swamp Birding Festival =
May 11th-13th.
Celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, this festival will feature =
guided bird walks, bus tours,
owl hoots, bluebird house building and other family activities. Event =
participants will receive an invitation to=20
a festival reception at the Suffolk Cultural Arts Center on Saturday =
afternoon. =20
Walks & Bus Tours require reservation - call (757) 986-3705 - space is =
limited
More than 200 bird species have been identified since the refuge=92s
establishment, ninety-six of which have been reported as nesting on or =
near
the refuge. Birding is best during spring migration from April to June
when the greatest diversity of species (particularly warblers) occurs. =
Two
southern species, the Swainson=92s warbler and Wayne=92s warbler (a race =
of the
black-throated green warbler), are more common in the Great Dismal Swamp
than in other coastal locations.
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The Great Dismal Birding Festival is sponsored by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife =
Service,=20
Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, Great Dismal Swamp =
Coalition and the Suffolk Division of Tourism.
See You There!
Steve
Stephen Living
Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
Wildlife Diversity Division
Watchable Wildlife Biologist
3909 Airline Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23321
office: 757.465.6868
cell:757.409.2725
stephen.living@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
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