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Backyard Bird Festival- what, why, when, how to get there
- Subject: Backyard Bird Festival- what, why, when, how to get there
- From: "Deedee and/or Dick OBrien" <ddobrien at worldnet dot att dot net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 07:13:23 -0700
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What:
Backyard Birding Festival
Purpose:
Promote the hobby of birdwatching and interest in natural world
Encourage participation in Project FeederWatch
Target Audience: =20
Birders and their families--share your enthusiasm
Birding novices and anyone interested in the natural world outside their =
window
Sponsored by:=20
Great Salt Lake Audubon
When:
Saturday, November 3; 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Open house
Where:
Sugarhouse Garden Center (1650 E 2100 S; SLC)
The Garden Center is located on the NE corner of Sugarhouse Park, but it =
cannot be accessed by car from inside the park. It has its own entry and =
parking lot.
Directions:
Take SLC exit 1300 E. from I-80.=20
Turn right; drive ~2 blocks
Turn right onto 2100 South; drive ~2 blocks passing the major entrances =
to Sugarhouse Park. After going straight through the stoplight at 15th =
E, look for a driveway to the right just before Highland High School. =
There will be a Festival sign near the entry.
Features:
1. EXHIBITS
Feeding stations to attract birds to your yard
Common backyard birds
Observing bird behaviors=20
Project FeederWatch- a nationwide (plus Canada) citizen science project =
of Cornell Lab of Ornithology. How you can contribute to winter bird =
population study without leaving your house! (One free participant =
registration/kit will be given away)
Cats Indoors! - a campaign for safer birds and cats
Birding Resources
2. SHARING CORNER with more exhibits - a place to bring and share your =
own bird photos, yard lists, habitat-enhancing strategies for attracting =
birds, record-keeping methods, etc.
Bird photos taken in Utah backyards
What's been seen where graphics
* species reported in backyards by zipcode
* colorful pie charts for each family of birds, displaying percent of =
submitted yard lists reporting each species
Yard Lists
3. THREE LIVE RAPTORS - Judy Calhoun (U.S. Fish & Wildlife permittee for =
housing raptors and sharing them for educational purposes.) See a =
kestral, red-tail, and Golden Eagle side-by-side!
4. 10-MINUTE TALKS on various related topics.
5. MAKE-A-PINE CONE -FEEDER
6. FREE DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS
RAFFLE PRIZES - for $1.00 donation you receive a ticket that makes =
you eligible to win one of 6 prizes donated by birding stores and =
GSLAudubon. Thank you to --Wild Bird Centers in Salt Lake City and =
Layton (grand-opening Nov 10th)
Backyard Birds in Salt Lake City
Wild Birds Unlimited in Sandy
Rocky Mtn. Wild Bird Station in Park City
=20
6.AUDUBON SALES TABLE - calendars, books, black-oil sunflower seed =
fundraiser
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>What:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Backyard Birding Festival</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Purpose:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Promote the hobby of birdwatching and interest in =
natural=20
world</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Encourage participation in Project =
FeederWatch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Target Audience</STRONG>: =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Birders and their families--share your =
enthusiasm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Birding novices and</FONT><FONT size=3D2> anyone =
interested in=20
the natural world outside their window</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Sponsored by:</STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Great Salt Lake Audubon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>When:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Saturday, November 3; 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Open=20
house</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Where:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sugarhouse Garden Center (1650 E 2100 S; =
SLC)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Garden Center is located on the NE corner of =
Sugarhouse=20
Park, but it cannot be accessed by car from inside the park. It has its =
own=20
entry and parking lot.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Directions</STRONG>:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Take SLC exit 1300 E. from I-80. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Turn right; drive ~2 blocks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Turn right onto 2100 South; drive ~2 blocks passing =
the major=20
entrances to Sugarhouse Park. After going straight through the stoplight =
at 15th=20
E, look for a driveway to the right just before Highland High School. =
There will=20
be a Festival sign near the entry.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Features:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>1. EXHIBITS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><U>Feeding stations </U>to attract birds to your=20
yard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><U>Common backyard birds</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><U>Observing bird behaviors </U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><U>Project FeederWatch</U>- a nationwide (plus =
Canada) citizen=20
science project of Cornell Lab of Ornithology. How you can contribute to =
winter=20
bird population study without leaving your house! (One free participant=20
registration/kit will be given away)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><U>Cats Indoors!</U> - a campaign for safer birds =
and=20
cats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><U>Birding Resources</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>2. SHARING CORNER with more exhibits - a place to =
bring and=20
share your own bird photos, yard lists, habitat-enhancing strategies for =
attracting birds, record-keeping methods, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bird photos taken in Utah backyards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>What's been seen where graphics</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> * species reported in backyards by=20
zipcode</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> * colorful pie charts for each =
family of=20
birds, displaying percent of submitted yard lists reporting each=20
species</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yard Lists</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>3. THREE LIVE RAPTORS - Judy Calhoun (U.S. Fish =
& Wildlife=20
permittee for housing raptors and sharing them for educational =
purposes.) See a=20
kestral, red-tail, and Golden Eagle side-by-side!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>4. 10-MINUTE TALKS on various related =
topics.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>5. MAKE-A-PINE CONE -FEEDER</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>6. FREE DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> RAFFLE PRIZES - for $1.00 =
donation you=20
receive a ticket that makes you eligible to win one of 6 prizes donated =
by=20
birding stores and GSLAudubon. Thank you to --Wild Bird Centers in Salt =
Lake=20
City and Layton (grand-opening Nov 10th)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Backyard Birds in Salt Lake City</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Wild Birds Unlimited in Sandy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rocky Mtn. Wild Bird Station in Park =
City</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>6.AUDUBON SALES TABLE - calendars, books, black-oil =
sunflower=20
seed fundraiser</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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