Bird Migration Celebration: Poets on the Wild Side

St. Croix Flyway Bird Migration Celebration – May 8 and 9

Learn more about the waves of migratory birds passing through the St. Croix Valley each spring by joining in the International Bird Migration Celebration May 8 and 9.  Events are planned at a variety of locations along the St. Croix Flyway the 8th and 9th and throughout the summer.  A lead up event “Poets on the Wild Side” will be held at the Watershed Cafe in Osceola on Wednesday evening, May 6.

Saturday, May 9

Hands-on, family friendly activities providing information and education about migratory birds are planned at a number of locations in the St. Croix Valley.  Activities will be held in the morning and all sites will feature an array of activities.

All locations will also include a variety of activities. On Wednesday, May 6, the Celebration kicks off  at 6:30 pm at the Watershed Cafe (99 North Cascade Street, Osceola) with an evening of poetry featuring Laurel Anderson, Don Mitchell, Laurie Allmann, Sue Crouse and special guests Freya Manfred and Thomas R. Smith.  Desserts and beverages will be available for purchase.

The St. Croix Flyway Bird Migration Celebration activities are sponsored by Tropical Wings, a group of citizens supporting the Sister Park partnership between 14 US national parks of the Upper Midwest and 7 parks and protected areas of Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula.  The Costa Rican parks and partners held the 2nd annual bird celebration in March, as birds were beginning their migration north.  This is Tropical Wings’ 2nd bird celebration in the St. Croix Valley. 

Watch for more details and visit www.artbenchtrail.org/events/tropicalwings as information becomes available.