[birding] Wings and Wine Festival

[roberta swift]

Don't forget:  the Fourth Annual Wings & Wine Festival Celebrates International Migratory Bird Day this Saturday May 9th! 

Bird watchers, wine lovers and nature enthusiasts are invited
to the Fourth Annual Fern Ridge Wings & Wine Festival Saturday, May 9, 2009,
to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. A wide array of activities
will be held throughout the day at Secret House Winery west of Eugene and
nearby Fern Ridge Reservoir, one of Oregon's best birding areas.

The day's schedule starts at 7 a.m. and includes bird and nature walks,
hands-on workshops, canoe trips, educational talks, children's activities,
and a guided wine-tasting and bird-watching tour to four local wineries. Many
activities are free, while some require pre-registration and a fee. For
details, visit www.wingsandwinefestival.com/schedule.htm. 

The education-focused event offers visitors a diverse offering of bird
watching and learning experiences, and the opportunity to connect with
birding and wildlife experts, including biologists, authors, lecturers and
photographers.

Fern Ridge Reservoir was designated an Important Bird Area in 2003 by the
American Bird Conservancy and is home to more than 250 species of birds,
including tundra swans, northern harriers, peregrine falcons, egrets and
eagles. 

For more information about the festival, visit www.wingsandwinefestival.com
<http://www.wingsandwinefestival.com/>  or contact Secret House Winery at
(541) 935-3774, located at 88324 Vineyard Lane, Veneta, OR 97487. For more
information about the region's abundant birding opportunities, go to
www.TravelLaneCounty.org/birding. 

This should be a great day of birding and other outdoor activities.  We even
got picked up by the Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124052581253250097.html

Hope to see you there.

Roberta Swift
Junction City, OR






      
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