Bird Banding Demonstrations, Guided Birding Field Trips, Live Raptor Presentation, and more!
$5.00 per person OR $15.00 with box lunch
(Box lunch must be ordered no later than Wednesday 4/20)
FEATURING FREE YOUTH BIRDING COMPETITION!
All skill levels welcome! Prizes for all participants!
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YOUTH BIRDING COMPETITION:
Team up with friends and/or siblings to try and see the most bird species in one day. Prizes for all participants! All skill levels welcome!
COMPETITION STRUCTURE
Age Groups
10 years & under
11-15 years
16-18 years
Competition Categories
CNC Count Circle – View boundaries online or download a pdf map
Backyard Birder
Count Period 12:00am – 4:00pm
Please carefully review the rules for the Youth Birding Competition 2022 and the ABA Code of Birding Ethics before participating!
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration is required
Sign your team up with our Online Registration Form, OR
Email Jennifer@CarpenterNatureCenter.org with the following information by no later than Friday, April 22 at 5:00pm:
Team name
Team location(s)
Age division
Area of play category – Backyard Birder or Pick Your Park
Number of team members
Adult guardian’s email and phone number
We offer several registration options for your convenience:
Advanced Registration Preferred (Required for purchase of box lunch)
Register Online – Pay by debit/credit card
Call CNC at 651-437-4359 and ask to speak to Jennifer Vieth – Pay on over phone OR on festival day
Walk-in Registration on Festival Day
Phone: 651-437-4359
2022/04/23 - 2022/04/23
Additional time info:
12:00am – 4:00pm – Youth Birding Competition
7:00am – Noon Registration/Check-in
8:00am – Noon Bird Banding Demonstrations – On-going throughout the morning
8:00 – 8:15am Opening Address – Representatives from HEP, CNC & MOU
8:15 – 9:00am Keynote Speaker – Lee Pfannmuller – Minnesota’s Breeding Bird Atlas Reveals Changes in our State’s Avifauna
9:00 – 9:15am Morning Field Trips Depart
11:45am – 1:00pm Lunch – Box lunches must be order with advanced registration
12:45 – 1:00pm Afternoon Field Trips Depart
1:00 – 2:00pm Raptors of the Mississippi Flyway – CNC staff and LIVE animal ambassadors
2:00 – 3:45pm Bird House Building Workshop – Dwight Smith, Bluebird Recovery Program & others
4:00 – 4:45pm Youth Birding Competition Awards Presentation & Interactive Species List Tally
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FIELD TRIPS ARE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED – ADVANCED REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
9:00 – 9:15am Morning Field Trips Depart
9:30 – 10:30am Learning to Bird with Accessibility at Carpenter Nature Center – Jennifer Vieth & Dwight Smith
9:30 – 11:30am Target Birding (8 participant limit) at Various Locations – Kevin Smith
9:30 – 11:30am Exploring the Largest North American Flyway at Mississippi River Flats – Walt Popp & Dana Sterner
9:30 – 11:30am Early Spring Songbird Migrants at Afton State Park – Linda Radimecky & Ben Douglas
9:30am – 2:00pm Waterfowl & Shorebirds at Lake Byllesby/GWIP – Gerry Hoekstra & Steve Weston
12:45 – 1:00pm Afternoon Field Trips Depart
1:30 – 3:30pm Bluff Forest Park Access for All at Schaar’s Bluff – Dana Sterner & Linda Whyte
1:30 – 3:30pm Target Birding (8 participant limit) at Various Locations – Ben Douglas
1:30 – 3:303pm Natural Wetland Migrant Stopover at 180th Street Marsh – Walt Popp & Kevin Smith