Events
Our nation’s capital is going green and the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) is leading the way. In celebration of Earth Day, DDOE is hosting Green DC Day on Monday, April 21, 2008 on Freedom Plaza in Northwest Washington, DC. Green DC Day is designed to promote green living and a healthy environment. Green DC Day kicks off a full week of Earth Day events taking place across the city. Please join us between 10am and 4pm to celebrate the District’s going green efforts.
Bridget Stutchbury, author of Silence of the Songbirds, will give a lecture and sign books as part of Bird Fest 2008.
The National Zoo will celebrate its annual BirdFest with an outdoor festival that will take place on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival features interactive displays by organizations involved in bird conservation, research, and appreciation; hands-on educational activities and crafts for families; live birds of prey; and performances by Evergreen Theatre of Alberta, Canada.
The National Zoo will celebrate its annual BirdFest with an outdoor festival that will take place on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival features interactive displays by organizations involved in bird conservation, research, and appreciation; hands-on educational activities and crafts for families; live birds of prey; and performances by Evergreen Theatre of Alberta, Canada.
RSVP to trip leader Paul DeAnna at (202) 544-2680. DC Audubon will visit Pennyfield Lock, part of the C&O Canal National Historical Park in Montgomery County, MD.
This area along the Potomac River is well known for an abundance of Spring migrants and a variety of breeding birds. We can expect several warblers, including Prothonotary, which breed here, and others just passing through. In addition, various Vireos, Tanagers, Orioles and other colorful songsters should be out in force. Meet at the Lock at 7:00 a.m.
NestWatch is a bird nest-monitoring project, developed as a collaboration between the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at the National Zoo in Washington, DC and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It has been funded by the National Science Foundation.
Dr. David Pawson will present a lecture titled "Life in the Mysterious Deep Sea: Discoveries Old and New" at the Smithsonian Naturalist Center.
May 10, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens will open early for birders to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Several events are scheduled for the occasion:
On Saturday, May 10, join trip leader Dhananjaya Katju for a morning of birding at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Participants should meet in the parking lot at 7:30 am.
Dr. Carla Dove will present a lecture titled "When Birds Collide - Birdstrike Identification at the Smithsonian" at the Smithsonian Naturalist Center.
