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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.
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:
Dr. Carla Dove will present a lecture titled "When Birds Collide - Birdstrike Identification at the Smithsonian" at the Smithsonian Naturalist Center.
Jenny Uglow, author of Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick, 2007 winner of the National Award for Arts Writing, will give a reading and book talk at The Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street NW, Washington, DC. (202) 331-7282, ext. 15. Use Foggy Bottom or Farragut North Metro stop.
