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Cape May warbler, © Mark Wallner
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International Migratory Bird Day 2006
The Year of the Boreal -
Bird Nursery of the Americas
Saturday, May 13, 2006
International Migratory Bird Day celebrates the journeys of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central and South America. The event encourages bird conservation and works to increase awareness of birds through hikes, bird watching, information about birds and migration, public events and a variety of other education programs.
The importance of the North American boreal forest extends far beyond Canada and Alaska to the Lower 48 states, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Billions of birds, representing more than 270 species migrate long distances from these locations to the boreal forest where they nest and raise young in what is known as North America’s Bird Nursery.
International Migratory Bird Day was created in 1993 by visionaries at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Now under the direction of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bird Day continues to focus attention on one of the most important and spectacular events in the life of a migratory bird -- its journey between its summer and winter homes.
Celebrated in North America, Mexico, South and Central America, International Migratory Bird Day is one of the largest conservation festivals in the world.
For more information and to find out how to participate visit: www.birdday.org
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