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6^th Annual Northern Colorado Birding Fair

Saturday, September 25, 2010, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fossil Creek Regional Open Space

On Carpenter Road, 1 Mile West of I-25/HWY 392 Windsor Exit

The Northern Colorado Birding Fair is a free day of fun and learning for the whole family held each year at Fossil Creek Regional Open Space where visitors can celebrate the sights and sounds of birding in the region. Bring the whole family and participate in hands on birding activities, watch a presentation about birds, or build up your birding skills with an in-depth clinic. This year's fair will feature a mist netting demonstration, and field trips to great birding areas - some of which aren't even open to the public yet! A full schedule can be found below. Please direct any questions about the fair to Rob Novak at (970) 679-4561 or rnovak@larimer.org.

Time	Activities
7:00a	Bird Walks with expert birders	Tour of Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area (Register)	Free breakfast items offered courtesy of the Friends of Larimer County Parks and Open Lands
8:00a	Passport Activity Booths Vendors and Silent Auction Open	Habitat Scavenger Hunt Opens	Mist Netting demonstration begins
8:30-45a	1^st bird release	Official event kick off!
9:00a	Presentation: Birding Basics with Connie Kogler
9:45	Bird Calls Contest
10:00a	Clinic: What Birds Eat - Dave Leatherman		Berthoud Lions Club begins selling lunch
10:50	Bird Calls Contest
11:00a	Presentation: Bird Stories - great for the kids! Dave Sutherland
11:45	Bird Calls Contest
12:00p	Clinic: Raptor Identification - Mary Ann Bonnel
1:00p	Presentation: Wild Bird Adaptations - Dave Marvin	River Bluffs Open Space Tour leaves (Register)
1:45	Bird Calls Contest
2:00p	Clinic: Optics for Birding - Sportsman's Warehouse
3:00p	Final Bird Release	Silent Auction winners announced	Official Event Close