International Migratory Bird Day Events

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A wide range of events will be held at U.S. national wildlife refuges and other locations in celebration of International Migratory Bird Day 2015.

USFWS IMBD events include:

Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
May 7-10, 2015
Homer, AK

Biggest Week in American Birding
May 8-17, 2015
Northwest Ohio

Cache River Nature Fest
May 9, 2015
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge, IL

Wings Over Muscatatuck Bird Festival
May 9, 2015
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, IN

Chincoteague International Migratory Bird Day Celebration
May 9, 2015
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, VA

Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland, WI
May 14-16, 2015

Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds
May 14-16, 2015
Detroit Lakes, MN

Kenai Peninsula Birding Festival
May 14-17, 2015
Kenai, AK

Festival of Birds
May 14-17, 2015
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. MN

Great Salt Lake Bird Festival
May 14-18, 2015
Farmington, UT

Down East Spring Birding Festival
May 22-25, 2015
Near Calais, ME

International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) is an international education program that highlights and celebrates the migration of migratory birds between nesting habitats in North America and non-breeding grounds in Latin America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service