Migratory Birding, Weymouth, May 16

International Migratory Bird Day
Saturday, May 16th, 2009 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve

Bring along your picnic lunch

8 a.m. - Meet at the Visitor’s Center for a bird walk and bird banding. Learn what a neotropical migrant is and why birds migrate. Make sure you have your camera!

10 a.m. and 1 p.m. - Bill Kastern, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Aberdeen with suggestions on how to augment your property with feeders, bird boxes, water features and more.

11 a.m. - Beginning birdwatching program at the Visitor’s center.

1 p.m. - Susan Campbell speaking on hummingbird research conducted at the park. View a hummingbird being banded.

3 p.m. Learn about the ecology, conservation and monitoring of the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker.

All day - Taste and learn about shade grown coffee from the Tropics. View a photo display by local wildlife photographers, prepared by members of eth Sandhills Natural History Society. Enjoy the world renowned video, Winged Migration, in the auditorium. Test your identification skills with a display of bird skins and nests.

Special thanks to Sandhills Ecological Institute (Southern Pines), Wild Birds Unlimited (Aberdeen), Toucanet Coffee and volunteers from Sandhills Natural History Society for making this program possible.

For more information, feel free to call the park office at (910) 692-2167.

NC Birding Trail, Weymouth Woods, Mar. 29

You are invited to an informational meeting
The NC Birding Trail
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Registration begins at 1:30pm
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve, Southern Pines, NC

We hope to attract a broad range of interests from the greater Sandhills area: site managers and natural resource agencies, tourism councils, local community leaders, and more. The meeting will include information about:

• The NC Birding Trail history, background and progress
• Economic and community development potential
• Conservation education opportunities
• What to expect as we develop the Trail in the Piedmont region

Please respond to this email by March 26th if you plan to attend. This will be our last informational meeting scheduled for the Piedmont region, so if you haven't been able to attend one of our other meetings, this will be your best chance to learn more about the NC Birding Trail and get your questions answered.

North Carolina Birding Trail
c/o North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
1722 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1722
(919) 604-5183
www.ncbirdingtrail.org info@ncbirdingtrail.org