Date: May 8, 2008
Contact: Stacy Vallie, 307-344-2015
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2008 08-028
Al Nash or Stacy Vallie (307) 344-2015
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE
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NATIONAL PARK CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY
International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) is an annual event to celebrate and support migratory bird conservation. Like clockwork, each spring many migratory birds return to or fly over environments like Yellowstone National Park en route to their breeding areas. Yellowstone and Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center staff will celebrate IMBD on Sunday, May 11, with programs and a field trip that are open to the public.
The day will begin at 8:00 a.m. inside Yellowstone National Park at the picnic area at Madison Junction, where participants will meet for a ranger-led, bird-watching car caravan along the Madison River. The field trip will conclude at noon. Suggested items for the field trip include warm clothes, water, binoculars and a snack, if desired.
IMBD programs, games and crafts will take place from 1:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m. at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. Children of all ages can play habitat bingo, create bird masks or participate in other activities on the Discovery Center lawn. There will be a captive raptor program at 1:00 p.m., followed by a presentation titled “Not-so-bird Brained: The Mysterious Raven” at 2:00 p.m. Join National Park Service Ranger Katy Duffy at 3:00 p.m. for a lecture on the birds of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, followed by another captive raptor program at 4:00 p.m.
The activities are free of charge, but field trip participants are required to pay the park entrance fee.
For further information on IMBD programs or field trips call Katy Duffy at (406) 646-4403.
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