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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. | ||
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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. | ||
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Start: 8:00 am
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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. Start: 1:00 pm
Dr. David Pawson will present a lecture titled "Life in the Mysterious Deep Sea: Discoveries Old and New" at the Smithsonian Naturalist Center. | ||
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Start: 6:30 am
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May 10, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens will open early for birders to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Several events are scheduled for the occasion: Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Dr. Carla Dove will present a lecture titled "When Birds Collide - Birdstrike Identification at the Smithsonian" at the Smithsonian Naturalist Center. | ||
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Start: 7:00 pm
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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. | ||
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