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Michigan Forests Presentation Series ~ Spring 2008
Birds of the North Woods
6:30 - 8:00 pm, Monday, April 21, 2008 ~ Portage Lake District Library
6:30 pm Birds of the North Woods
with Ornithologist, David Flaspohler, MTU School of Forest Resources and
Environmental Science
Michigan's Upper Peninsula has more breeding birds than almost any other part of the U.S! Special guest, Dr. Flaspohler, will explain why and describe the diverse breeding birds of Upper Peninsula forests. His talk will highlight some of the most common forest birds and how you can identify them by sight and song.
7:15 pm Hands-On Activity Stations (15 minutes each)
(1) Fill the bill!
(2) Bird talk!
(3) What did the owl have for dinner?
(4) Build a bird!
(5) Can you build a bird nest?
8:00 pm Depart (please complete an evaluation form before you leave!)
Everyone is invited to attend library events free of charge!
Calendar of monthly events for the Michigan Forests Presentation Series ~ Jan-June 2008 www.wupcenter.mtu.edu
Hosted by Portage District Library
Coordinated by the Western U.P. Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and Michigan Technological University with funding from the Kinship Foundation.
The Michigan Forests presentation series at the Portage District Library (Jan-June calendar posted at www.wupcenter.mtu.edu is coordinated by the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and Michigan Technological University with funding from the Kinship Foundation.
For more information, call the library at 482-4570 or Joan Chadde at 487-3341 or jchadde@mtu.edu .
Library events and presentations are free and open to the public.
Schedule or view as PDF File
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