FREE kids’ birding programs during Great Backyard Bird Count 2014 @ Skidaway Is. State Park & Fort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah
Come out to Skidaway Island State Park to enjoy FREE kids’ nature activities most Wednesdays-Sundays during February 2014 including on Monday Feb. 17 Presidents’ Day & free birding programs during the Great Backyard Birdwatch Feb. 14-17. To see the complete list of FREE kids’ nature activities @ Skidaway Is. State Park during February 2014, click here.
Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Causeway, Savannah , GA 31411. On Facebook here.
Great Backyard Bird Count at Fort Pulaski National Monument during FREE Admission Wknd
Bird watchers of all ages are invited to participate in the 2014 Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) at Fort Pulaski National Monument from Sat. Feb 15 to Mon. Feb 17, 2014. Free admission to the park on these dates in honor of Presidents Day weekend.
Anyone from novice to expert bird watchers can take part in this annual event. No registration is needed. Bird checklists can be picked up at the Fort Pulaski Visitor Center. To participate, plan to count birds for at least 15 minutes on at least one day of the count. You can count birds on as many days as you like. Just complete a separate checklist for each new day. When you’re finished, enter your list online at www.BirdCount.org . All numbers will be tabulated for the park’s annual bird count.
For more information: http://www.nps.gov/fopu/naturescience/the-great-backyard-bird-count.htm
Bird watch with professional birders during FREE admission day at Fort Pulaski National Monument
Starting in February, Fort Pulaski National Monument will be partnering with the Ogeechee Audubon Society, the Savannah chapter of the National Audubon Society. Every 3rd Saturday at 8 AM, members of this organization will lead bird walks in the park. As the seasons change and birds migrate, there will be the opportunity to see new and different birds.
The first program of this collaboration will be on Sat. Feb 15. Interested birders can meet Nick Martens and Maureen Leong-kee near the park’s Entrance Station at 8 AM. Be on the lookout for marsh sparrows, shorebirds, and sedge wrens. At 9 AM, Nick and Maureen will lead a bird walk through the park. These special programs will be offered each month at no charge.
Fort Pulaski National Monument, off U.S. Highway 80, 12 miles east of Savannah, (912) 786-5787, www.nps.gov/fopu. Learn more about Fort Pulaski National Monument on Facebook www.facebook.com/FortPulaskiNPS and Twitter www.twitter.com/FortPulaskiNPS.
Click here for a list of children’s books for young birdwatchers at Science Books for Kids
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