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"A Celebration of Nature"
Kirtland's
Warbler Festival 2006 Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Chart indicates beginning times.
Presentations run from 45 minutes to 1 hour. |
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Campus Grounds |
Campus Grounds |
Kirtland House |
INS Building Room 123 |
INS Building Room 11 |
INS Building Room 108 |
Performing
Arts Center |
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7:00 |
Kirtland's Warbler Tour
(7 a.m.) |
Whispering
Pines
Animal Kingdom
(all day)Nature
Arts & Crafts
(all day)
Warbler Wobble
5-10k Run |
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8:00 |
Kirtland's Warbler Tour
(8 a.m.) |
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10:15 |
Kids'
Activity
Tent
(9 - 4)
Kids'
Fishing
Pond
(9 - 'til
mid-afternoon)
Silent Auction
(9 -
'til mid-afternoon)
Horse-drawn
Nature
Tours
(10 - 3)
Campus
Nature and Bird
Walk
(12:30 1:15)
Music by
Blue Water
Ramblers
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Juried
Nature
Fine
Arts
Show
(all day)
Meet-the-Artists
Reception at noon
Awards presented at
1 p.m.
View the
Young Artists Calendar Contest entries all day |
Outdoor Photography at "Whisper in the Woods"
Kimberli Bindschatel
(10:15) |
Cat Tales - North American Cats
Tom Dale(10:15) |
The role of research in
Kirtland's Warbler Recovery
Carol Bocetti(10:15) |
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11:30 |
BBQ
Chicken Lunch Hosted by West Branch Masons
(11:30-2:30) |
Live Hawks, Eagles and Owls
Joe Rogers
(11:30) |
Tips for Better
Birding
Caleb Putnam
(11:30) |
Biggest Threat to Migratory
Birds
Joelle Gehring
(11:30) |
Warblers' World
Wildlife Biologists
(11:30) |
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12:30 |
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1:30 |
Re-discovered the
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Bobby Harrison
(1:30) |
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3:00 |
Shadow-Puppet Theater
Kids'
Rock
Hunts |
Live Hawks, Eagles
and Owls
Joe Rogers
(3:00) |
Tips for Better
Birding
Caleb Putnam
(3:00) |
The role of research in
Kirtland's Warbler Recovery
Carol Bocetti
(3:00) |
This-N-That Bio-Chat
Al Batt
(3:00) |
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4:15 |
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Michigan Eagle Update
Jerry Weinrich
(4:15) |
Biggest Threat to Migratory
Birds
Joelle Gehring
(4:15) |
This-N-That Bio-Chat
Al Batt
(4:15) |
OTHER
FESTIVAL-DAY ACTIVITIES IN THE STUDENT CENTER:
Early Bird Breakfast in the KCC Cafe 6-11 a.m.
Mikenauk Rock and Gem Society
Featured Artist - Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Featured Photographer - Jeremy Jones
Mio Post Office - Get your mail stamped with special festival
cancellation
Displays by: DNR, US Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service,
Huron Pines RC&D
Displays by a Biodiversity of Conservation Organizations
Cafeteria will be open: 6 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Bookstore will be open: 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
OFF-CAMPUS
NATURE & BIRDING FIELD TRIPS (meet at site - click
HERE for directions):
Gahagan
Nature Preserve - Friday 5 p.m.
Houghton
Lake Flats Field Trip - Saturday 6 p.m.
Wakeley
Lake Owl Prowl and Bird Hike - Saturday 8 p.m.
Jones Farm Tour; Grassland and Wetland Bird Walk - Sunday 8 a.m.
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