World Migratory Bird Day

Brought to you by the Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, McHenry County Audubon, and the McHenry County Conservation District.

Learn all about birds at this special event. Activity Stations and Bird Passports are available Sunday April 30, 12:00-4:00 p.m. at Volo Bog and Sunday May 7th, 12:00-4:00 p.m. at Glacial Park. Get your passport stamped as you participate in over a dozen games and activities! More stamps = more prizes, including our ever-popular Audubon plush bird that sings its song when squeezed! Door prizes include binoculars, photo prints, and more.

Also on May 7th! A licensed bird bander will be catching, banding, and releasing migratory birds at the Four Season Nature Preserve located at N. 1889 Co. Trunk H, Lake Geneva WI, google map link https://goo.gl/maps/rdA6qzFKSoK2XXhM8. This activity will be from 8:00am to 9:30am. Come see songbirds up close! Then, join us at Glacial Park at 10:00am for a special presentation by Stephanie Schmidt, Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator for the International Crane Foundation. See program description Cranes! for more information.