Nature Center Celebrates Bird Life

The Morrison Knudsen Nature Center will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12. This year's event offers a full day of family-friendly activities, including bird watching, owl pellet investigation, bird beak adaptations, bird Olympics, face painting and other children's activities. Anser Charter School Kindergarten will be selling their hand-made bird cards. Biologists and experts from Boise National Forest, Idaho Bird Observatory, Idaho Fish and Game, Golden Eagle Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation Habitat Program and Wild Birds Unlimited will be on hand. Schedule ¥ 8:30 and 10 a.m. - Golden Eagle Audubon bird walks. ¥ 9 a.m. to noon - Live bird banding, Idaho Bird Observatory biologists. ¥ 1 p.m. - Birds of prey program (live birds), Bureau of Land Management biologist Larry Ridenhour. ¥ 3 p.m. - Bald eagle program (live bald eagle) Lucy Nickerson. International Migratory Bird Day is a world-wide annual event to celebrate and support migratory bird conservation. The theme this year is "Birds in a Changing Climate." Global warming is front page news daily. Rising temperatures will affect all aspects of our lives. For birds and other wildlife, the timing of natural events such as migration, nesting and feeding habits and even their very survival will be affected. For information contact event coordinator Brenda Beckley, wildlife educator at the Nature Center at 208-287-2901; bird biologist Golden Eagle Audubon Society President Bruce Ackerman 208-287-2753; Birds in a Changing Climate information: http://www.BirdDay.org.