Celebrate the return
of migratory birds
with Woodland Park
Zoo’s Festival for
the Birds
WHAT:
In
celebration of
International
Migratory Bird
Day, Woodland
Park Zoo’s
Festival for the
Birds
pays tribute
to the world’s
migratory bird
species and the
yearly journey
they undertake
between their
homes in Central
and South
America and
their nesting
sites here in
the Pacific
Northwest. Flock
to the Family
Farm and enjoy a
variety of
activities and
bird
demonstrations
to help you
rediscover some
of the wildlife
in your own
backyard.
Visit special
displays
featuring bird
conservation and
biology, sample
shade-grown
coffee, observe
bird-banding
demonstrations
and play “Bird
Bingo” with the
kids!
The early worms
can kick off
Festival for the
Birds with the
zoo’s annual
Early Morning
Bird Walk
starting at 6:45
a.m. Zoo staff
will lead small
groups around
the zoo to
locate migrant
birds. Children
and birders of
all levels are
welcome. The
walk will last
approximately
two hours.
Please bring
binoculars and
weather-appropriate
clothing.
WHEN:
Festival for the
Birds, Saturday,
May 17, 9:30
a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Early Morning
Bird Walk,
Saturday, May
17, 6:45 a.m.
WHERE:
Festival for the
Birds activities
will take place
in the Family
Farm exhibit,
near the zoo’s
South Entrance
at N. 50th
Street and
Fremont Ave. N.
Early Morning
Bird Walk
participants
should meet at
the zoo’s South
Entrance.
COST:
Festival for the
Birds and Early
Morning Bird
Walk are free
with paid
admission or zoo
membership. You
must reserve
your space to
participate in
Early Morning
Bird Walk; RSVP
by calling
206.548.2500.
Space is limited
to the first 50
people who RSVP.
Festival for the
Birds is open to
all. For more
information
visit the zoo’s
website at
www.zoo.org.
INFO:
International
Migratory Bird
Day
highlights the
migration of
nearly 350 bird
species between
nesting habitats
in North America
and non-breeding
grounds in South
and Central
America, Mexico
and the
Caribbean. Many
think of
migratory birds
as symbolic
harbingers of
spring and
melodious
songsters of the
woods, but
migratory birds
are also an
important
economic
resource,
controlling
insect pests and
generating
billions in
recreational
dollars.
Unfortunately,
research has
shown that many
migratory bird
populations are
in decline,
facing a growing
number of
threats on their
migration routes
and in both
their summer and
winter habitats.
Thus,
International
Migratory Bird
Day, in addition
to being a day
to foster
appreciation, is
a call to
action.
Accredited by
the Association
of Zoos &
Aquariums (AZA),
award-winning
Woodland Park
Zoo is famed for
pioneering
naturalistic
exhibits and
setting
international
standards for
zoos all over
the world.
Conservation,
education and
excellent animal
care are at the
core of the
zoo’s mission.
The zoo is
helping to save
animals and
their habitats
in Washington
State and around
the world
including tree
kangaroos, snow
leopards,
red-crowned
cranes, African
wild dogs,
western pond
turtles and
Oregon
silverspot
butterflies. By
inspiring people
to care and act,
Woodland Park
Zoo is making a
difference in
our planet’s
future.
