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.

All locations will also include a variety of activities. At the Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center at Freedom Park, take a StoryWalk through Freedom Park based on the book "The Birdwatchers" by Simon James.  Complete the "Great Rivers Confluence" Junior Ranger activity and receive a commemorative bookmark.  Check out the bird feeding stations, bluebird nest boxes and chimney swift tower in Freedom Park and learn what you can do to help neotropical migratory birds in your own backyard and neighborhood.

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.