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Algoma World Migratory Bird Day Celebration
Saturday, April 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Algoma Youth Club, 620 Lake Street, Algoma
 
Hosted by the Bird City Algoma Committee.  Free and open to the public.  Presentations, displays, food and door prizes.  Presentations include:

• 10:00 a.m.  Birds' Aquatic Habitat, Speaker: John Walch, photographer.  Learn about the beauty and diversity of birds that can be found in and around Algoma, with an emphasis on the importance of water resources for migratory birds. 
  
  
• 11:00 a.m. Winged Wonders - LIVE Birds, Speaker: Samantha Brooks, Wildlife Educator, Raptor Education Group, Inc.

Discover what a raptor is, hear their stories and learn what you can do to make sure they remain a significant part of the ecosystem.

• 12:30 p.m.  Welcoming Nature: Transition to a More Nature Friendly Yard, Speaker: Jennifer Phillips-Vanderberg, PhD, Director, Lake Michigan Bird Observatory.  Learn how to make your yard and community more bird, pollinator, and water friendly. Jennifer leads the Observatory’s Neighborhood Habitat Improvement Project, a program focused on improving bird and pollinator habitat and water quality in lakeside communities.  She will share easy ways to start and take your yard to the next level.  Bring your questions about your own yard!

Displays include local organizations, vendors, children's book author Janet Toonen and monarch information.  This celebration is offered to support Algoma's annual renewal of Bird City Wisconsin recognition.  The 2023 World Migratory Bird Day theme is 'Water: Sustaining Bird Life'.

Check the Bird City Algoma Facebook page for details and updates or phone 920-487-8136.

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