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2010 Great Salt Lake Bird Festival Program

Photo by: Deedee O'Brien. HawkWatch International

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= Field Trips

= Workshops and Presentations Field trip after workshop

= Fun for KIDS

Thurs, May13 » Fri, May14 » Sat, May15 » Sun, May16 » Mon, May17 »

SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010
#20 6am – 12pm	Antelope Island: Causeway & Garr Ranch Steve & Cindy Sommerfeld Bird a popular migrant trap at Fielding Garr Ranch on Antelope Island. Birds crossing the west desert will into the Ranch's grove of giant cottonwood trees as the first green spot they see. The area offers several springs and trees with plenty of insects. This trip provides a rare early morning opportunity to visit this area before it opens to the public. Possible species: migrating warblers, vireos, flycatchers; also owls, falcons, hawks, woodpeckers, and Virginia Rail. Birding will begin along the causeway and east side of the Island en route to the Ranch. Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 10. Vans. Cost $33
#21 7am – 9am	Glover Ponds at Sunrise Les Talbot These ponds bring YOU into nature. The Great Salt Lake Nature Center deck and surrounding wetlands enhance your opportunity for close-up observation. A nearby Great Blue Heron rookery will be active and American Avocets and other shorebirds and waterfowl will be building nests. Other possible species include: Cinnamon Teal, four species of grebes, Snowy Egrets, Ruddy Ducks, American Pelicans, plus other shorebirds, and other wildlife. A spotting scope will be available. Meet at Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 15. Own Vehicles. Cost $12
#22 7am – 12pm	Birding by Ear Merrill Webb Every bird species has its own unique song. Imagine being able to identify birds that you cannot see in the canopy and dense scrub by their vocalizations. Spend the morning developing your listening skills. Likely species include a variety of warblers, vireos, chickadees and orioles including: Yellow, MacGillivray’s Orange-crowned warblers, Warbling Vireo, Bullock’s Oriole, and Black capped Chickadee. Meet at Davis County Legacy Events Center Limit 10. Vans. Cost $33
#23 7:30am – 2pm	Morgan County: Backyard Birding in Two Habitats Arnold Smith Some of the best birding in Morgan County is found in the backyards of the houses in the quaint small towns of Morgan and Croydon in Weber Canyon. Cavity-nesting Mountain Bluebirds, Tree and Violet-green Swallows will be target birds. Bird feeders will be attracting Black-headed Grosbeaks, Bullock’s Orioles, Collared Doves, Lazuli Buntings and Hummingbirds. Surprises are always possible. If time permits we will also bird areas along the Weber River. Bring lunch and water. Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 20. Own vehicles. Cost $12
Workshop 8am – 9am	Spotlight Bird: Burrowing Owl Boyd White Come learn about the "Comics of the Desert", the Burrowing Owl. This is the Festival Spotlight Bird.
Workshop 8am – 9am	Birding for Beginners Bill Fenimore You will learn how to look at a bird so that you can later identify and put a name to it when referring to your field guide. The workshop will help you recognize the topography of a bird's habitat, its size, plumage characteristics, and differences in breeding, mature, immature, and winter plumages. Workshop is designed to be user-friendly and will be especially geared toward families who would like to bird together. Will include photographs illustrating the concepts presented. Tickets required for Field Trip at 9 am.
Workshop 8am – 9am	Introduction to Digiscoping Workshop Sharon Stiteler “BirdChick” Attach your Digital Camera to your spotting scope and it is transformed into an exciting New Age photographic tool. Digiscoping is a new method to photograph birds close-up, while you are far away. Sharon is a digiscoping expert. She is the birding naturalist for Swarovski with the optic expertise to show you how to get those great nature images too. You will be introduced to the essential equipment for this venture: spotting scope, tripod, camera adapter, and camera (SLR, SLR-digital, and point-and-shoot digital). Tickets required for Field Trip at 9 am.
Workshop 1pm – 2pm	Landscaping for Birds Joy Bossi, host of “Joy in the Garden”, 570 KNRS TIME CHANGED to 1 PM Feeders are fine but your own growing feeding stations enhance not only your bird population but add beauty to your garden as well. Some of the trees, shrubs, annual and perennial flowers that are favorites for not only food but also for shelter and nesting places will be discussed. How and where to grow these plants will be the main focus of the workshop. A handout will include a list of which plants are useful for which purposes.
#24 9am – 11am	GSL Shorelands Preserve: Wings & Water Wetlands Exploration for Families with Children Bruce Thompson and Emily Eppinger Discover what the birds already know….Wetlands ROCK! You won’t believe what you’ll find as you get up close and personal with the plants and animals of the marshes along the boardwalk of the Nature Conservancy's Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve Visitor Center. Naturalists will engage you and your family in fun, hands-on activities at different stops along the mile-long boardwalk loop that will help you learn about water, soil, plants of the wetlands, and the millions of birds that use wetlands as an important stopping, resting, feeding, and breeding ground every year. You’ll even climb a 40-foot viewing tower for a birds-eye view of the wetlands and nesting ponds! Don’t miss out on this family-oriented exploration of one of the most exciting bird habits along the lake. (All ages are welcome- tower and boardwalk are wheelchair accessible). Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center and follow guide to site. Limit 20. Own Vehicles. Cost $12
#25 9am – 11am	Burrowing Owls Field Trip Boyd White & Kyle Stone This is the field trip that follows the 8 am workshop. You will get to see Burrowing Owl sites at Antelope Island State Park. Limit 10. Vans. Cost $18
#26 9am – 12pm	Introduction to Digiscoping Field Trip Sharon Stiteler “BirdChick” This field trip to the Kaysville Ponds follows the basic Introduction to Digiscoping workshop. Now you will be able to see first hand how digiscoping equipment works in the field. Scopes and camera adaptors will be provided for your use on this trip. Participants may also bring their own equipment. Please attend the free Digiscoping workshop at 8 am. Limit 10. Vans. Cost $25
#27 9am – 12pm	Farmington Bay WMA "Behind-the-Gates" (Units 1 & 2) Paul Lombardi & John Bellmon This is the field trip that follows the 8 am Birding for Beginners Workshop. Great Salt Lake is a western hemisphere shorebird preserve IBA and the Bay will be alive with residents and arriving ‘new’ migrants. You can be part of their adventure and see nest-building in action. Possible species include: Northern Shoveler, Grebes, Ring-necked Stilt, Cinnamon Teal, American Pelican, Great Blue Herons, and maybe Virginia Rails and Sora. Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 54. Bus. Cost $28
#28 9am – 12pm	Those Wild Wetlands - Youth Program Steve Coleman This audio/visual and experientail program is geared for youth 8 years and older. Learn about Great Salt Lake and surrounding wetlands, habitats, birds, the food chain and the important roles they each play in our environment. Program includes an easy one-mile walk to view and identify birds and macro-invertebrates. Several Cub Scout and Boy Scout requirements will be completed including Wolf: “Your Living World,” and “Birds,” Bear: “Sharing Your World With Wildlife,” Webelos: “Naturalist” and most of the requirements for the Bird Study Merit Badge (bring your own merit badge cards). Cards will be signed. Scout badges will be the responsibility of the individual’s Scout Unit. Meet at Davis County Legacy Events Center and caravan to nearby site. Limit 30 youth. Own vehicles. Cost $5
Artists, Vendors, Food & Crafts 10pm – 6pm	Make & Take Crafts, Youth Activities Vendor Booths OPEN Food
Youth Activity 10am – 4pm	Human Bird Banding Activity—A Grundle of Fun and Educational Too! Justina Parsons-Bernstein Fly a Mile in a Bird’s Feathers!!! Flock to the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival on Saturday and you will get to take on the persona of a Bird!!! We will give you your alter-bird persona, data card, and bird band for FREE and send you on your way around the festival to investigate your personal preferences for habitat, where you like to migrate from and to, what you like to eat. Get band beads at each Education Station that has some application to your alter-bird persona and for learning about Bird Banding History AND for just having fun.
Youth Activity 10am – 12pm	Home Depot, Centerville Bird House Kits, Outdoor booth This is a great activity for youth. Home Depot stays as long as kits are available.
Workshop 10am – 11am	Photographs with Impact Doug Sims Join Doug from Photographix, for some excellent tips on creating more professional photography.
Workshop 10am – 11am	Butterflies for Beginners (Field Trip Follows) Todd Stout Butterflies are Todd’s passion. He has taught many people about how exciting butterflies are. This will be a fun and colorful workshop. Workshop is free. Field Trip requires a ticket.
Presentation 10am – 11am	Live Bird Flight Program Tracy Aviary Birds are amazing, beautiful animals, and what better way to experience their beauty than to see them in flight? Tracy Aviary’s free flight demonstration is an opportunity to see birds doing what they do best while learning about each individual species. After the show, trainers will be available to answer questions about training, Tracy Aviary, and the birds themselves.
Presentation 11am – 12pm	Live Bird Program Ogden Nature Center The Ogden Nature Center will be presenting timely and very interesting information about the bird life of the Center and nearby areas, using several live birds. Following this presentation there will be time for questions at their booth.
Workshop 11am – 12pm	Bobolinks & Grasshopper Sparrow Ecology Dr. Frank Howe This is everything you have ever wanted to know about bobolinks and grasshopper sparrows presented in a very knowledgeable and entertaining way.
#29 11am – 1pm	Butterflies and Birds Todd Stout and Les Talbot This is the field trip that follows the workshop on Butterflies for Beginners. Todd and Les will lead a field trip part way up Farmington Canyon to look at butterflies and birds. Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center.. Limit 15. Own Vehicles. Cost $12
Workshop 12pm – 1pm	7 Easy Raptors You Should Know HawkWatch International The sight of a bird of prey often takes our breath away, but perhaps you don’t know which one it is. Come to this workshop and be able to ID the raptors you see in the sky or perched on street lights.
Workshop 12pm – 1pm	Burrowing Owls: Field Trip follows Bonnie Messinger Bonnie will talk about her family’s experiences with Burrowing Owl colonies in the West Desert of Utah. They have videotaped the "Clowns of the Desert" since 1999. You will see the antics of these comical desert dwellers. Field trip to Antelope Island to look for Burrowing Owls follows this free workshop. Field trip requires a ticket.
Workshop 1pm – 2pm	Environmental Impacts on Birds Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Dalyn Erickson Dalyn will review some of the current impacts facing the bird population. When we are aware, we can make positive changes.
Workshop 1pm – 2pm	Falcon Identification Ben Woodruff, SkyMasters Ben will share many non-traditional and little known identification tips. Live raptors will be displayed in this program as well as digitally displayed images.
Workshop 1pm – 2pm	Landscaping for Birds Joy Bossi, host of “Joy in the Garden”, 570 KNRS TIME CHANGED from 9 AM Feeders are fine but your own growing feeding stations enhance not only your bird population but add beauty to your garden as well. Some of the trees, shrubs, annual and perennial flowers that are favorites for not only food but also for shelter and nesting places will be discussed. How and where to grow these plants will be the main focus of the workshop. A handout will include a list of which plants are useful for which purposes.
#30 1pm – 4pm	Burrowing Owl Field Trip Bonnie Messinger This is the field trip that follows the 12-1 pm workshop. This trip will go to Antelope Island State Park to look for Burrowing Owls. Bring water and a snack. Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 15. Vans. Cost $18
#31 12pm – 3pm	"Expedition America" Workshop Terry Halbert Join American Landscape Photographer Terry Halbert for an inspiring three hour instructional class that will take you from camera basics to seeing a new artistic vision of the world. You will leave with a whole new way of taking photographs. Bring your Digital Camera and manual. Meet at Bear River Wildlife Education Center, 2155 West Forest Street, Brigham City. Take I-15 to exit #363. Turn west. Center is on the left. Limit 20. Own Vehicles. Cost Free-but must have a ticket.
#32 1pm – 4pm	Farmington Bay "Behind-the-Gates" (Turpin Unit) Rich Hansen, Steve Coleman Farmington Bay WMA is a great resource for migrating and nesting birds. Several hundred thousand birds utilize this area during spring migration and 57 nesting species have been documented. The majority of dikes, ponds, canals, and upland areas are off-limits to the public during nesting season so this "behind-the-gates" tour is a privilege. Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 54. Bus. Cost $28
#33 1pm – 5pm	Bike & Bird – Legacy Parkway Trail Eric McCulley Leave your car behind and bicycle from the Davis County Legacy Events Center to the Legacy Parkway Scenic Byway Trail System for a leisurely afternoon tour. It is a beautiful 20-mile round-trip ride south to the 500 South exit of the Legacy Parkway in Bountiful. Participants will learn about the local and international significance of Great Salt Lake, as you watch for migratory birds along the way. Meet at the Davis County Legacy Events Center. Limit 20. Bring You Own Bicycle. Cost $20 (includes Festival t-shirt)
Workshop 2pm – 3pm	Linking Program Dr. John Cavitt Dr. Cavitt is the current chair of the Linking Program that unites people and habitat along the same flyways that run through Mexico, Canada, and Great Salt Lake area. Come find out what we all share in common and how we are helping each other and the birds.
Workshop 2pm – 3pm	Build Your Pond Right the First Time Sterling E. Herrmann Anyone who has tried building a pond has found out Mother Nature knows more than they do. If you have ever wanted to enjoy a backyard pond this is your chance to learn things such as: how to select the best site, what material to use, pond design, pond plants, fish, and other aquatic animals. You can also learn about pond maintenance and the challenges of having a backyard pond.
Presentation 2pm - 3pm	Live Bird Flight Program Tracy Aviary Birds are amazing, beautiful animals, and what better way to experience their beauty than to see them in flight? Tracy Aviary’s free flight demonstration is an opportunity to see birds doing what they do best while learning about each individual species. After the show, trainers will be available to answer questions about training, Tracy Aviary, and the birds themselves.
Workshop 3pm – 4pm	Live Bird Program Ogden Nature Center The Ogden Nature Center will be presenting timely and very interesting information about the bird life of the Center and nearby areas, using several live birds. Following this presentation there will be time for questions at their booth.
Workshop 3pm – 4pm	Falcon Identification Ben Woodruff, SkyMasters Ben will share many non-traditional and little known identification tips. Live raptors will be displayed in this program as well as digitally displayed images.
Workshop 3pm – 4pm	Warbler Identification Nathan Darnell So many warblers! Which is which? Nathan will assist you in identifying certain sounds, habits, or markings to specify the warbler you are seeing.
#34 3pm – 5pm	Farmington Canyon Pond Getaway Les Talbot and Valerie Frokjer Farmington Pond is a birding hide-away in Farmington Canyon. You will enjoy the lower mountain habitat covered in Gambel Oak and conifers that border Farmington Creek and Pond. Possible species include: ducks, geese, scrub and Stellar Jays, Nuthatches, Flickers, Lazuli Bunting, sharp Shinned and Coopers Hawks, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. Meet at Davis County Legacy Events Center and follow guide to site. Limit 17. Own Vehicles. Cost $12
Presentation 4pm – 5pm	“Migration Raptors” String Band HawkWatch International This musical presentation will introduce you to raptors; who they are and how to tell them apart. This is an entertaining and participatory program for all ages.
Presentation 4pm - 5pm	Live Bird Flight Program Tracy Aviary Birds are amazing, beautiful animals, and what better way to experience their beauty than to see them in flight? Tracy Aviary’s free flight demonstration is an opportunity to see birds doing what they do best while learning about each individual species. After the show, trainers will be available to answer questions about training, Tracy Aviary, and the birds themselves.
Activity 5pm – 5:30pm	Bird Calling Contest Barry Burton & Steve Roundy Come have some fun showing off your bird calling prowess (or watching someone else). Grand prizes will be offered.
Keynote Address & Dinner 6 pm	Keynote Speaker Terry Tempest Williams and Dutch oven dinner. Cost $27

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