Saint Paul Audubon Society
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Urban Bird Festival May 13-18 celebrates spring’s birds
The annual Urban Bird Festival in Ramsey County, a fun, free celebration of springtime birds, kicks off on May 13 with a guided tour of a golf course that’s nearly a nature preserve. Other features of the six-day festival include guided bird walks at many area parks, a bird expo and a Saturday dinner (one of the few events charging a fee). The festival highlights returning migrants and is designed for beginners as well as experts, and families and others.
Bird walks are scheduled to give a bird’s eye view of areas where swans, eagles and osprey nest and where migrating warblers feed. Other tours will look at year-round birds like cardinals, blue jays and chickadees. The low-cost dinner on May 16, features Clay Christensen, “The Birdman of Lauderdale,” local humorist and bird columnist. His topic is “Attracting and Identifying Yard Birds.”
The festival’s schedule on May 16 features a full day of displays, demos and hikes at Harriet Alexander Nature Center in Roseville. A birding adventure by canoe and a tour of the rarely open Arden Hills Army Training Site (formerly known as the Twin Cities Arsenal) are highlights on May 17. Daily hikes and events are open to everyone and will be led by the area’s birding enthusiasts.
Additional details and dinner registration information are available at
http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/parks/NaturalResources/urbanbirdfestival.htm
About Us
The St. Paul Audubon Society is an all-volunteer non-profit organization founded in 1945 as the Saint Paul Bird Club in St. Paul, Minnesota. We are affiliated with the National Audubon Society. The mission of the National Audubon Society is "to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity."
You may or may not know the story of how the National Audubon Society was founded, but most of us these days know that the Audubon Society is one of the most careful, conscientious, and environmentally knowledgeable organizations on the face of the globe. The National Audubon Society does research on many things, from fisheries to forestry to selection of Important Bird Areas.
We work to do the right thing for the environment wherever we are, from picking up trash on a hike to following challenging government decisions and legislation. One of the main goals of the Audubon Society and of our chapter, is to educate the public about the natural world. Because we feel that when people learn how interconnected everything in nature is, they will become more conservation-minded, and take more care to protect their world. They will participate in local decisions. They will contact their legislators when they feel strongly about an issue. And, they want to experience nature first-hand on field trips.
All of our birding programs, birder trips and events are open to the public, and most are free of charge. If you share our love for the beauty and wonder of nature, you are invited to take part in our events. Up-to-date information on the activities of our chapter can be found in our News section. And if you are concerned about the future of the natural world, please join us to help make the world a better place for all creatures. Sometimes, we ask our members to help us promote our issues and causes, with letters, phone calls, and donations.
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