Beginning Birding Hike

Name: Beginning Birding Hike
Start: 2024-05-11T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-11T10:30:00-05:00
Location: Messenger Woods Nature Preserve

Schedule

Sat May 11 2024 at 08:30 am to 10:30 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Messenger Woods Nature Preserve | Lockport, IL

***Please note that using this Facebook Event page to indicate you are going does not mean you are registered for the event. You must register by using the link or calling the number below.***
Get up early and join a naturalist to learn birding basics. We’ll talk about what to look for when identifying birds, practice how to focus binoculars and compare different styles of field guides. Then we’ll head out on a hike to try out our identification skills.
If you have binoculars and a favorite field guide, bring them; otherwise, we will have a few to share. Prior to the program, you may wish to download the free Merlin Bird ID app to your phone.
Fee: Free!
Age: Ages 8 or older.
Registration required by Friday, May 10, by calling 815-722-4121 or online: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/fpdwc/activity/search/detail/9056?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Please dress for the weather as the entire program will be outdoors. The program will begin at Hawthorn Grove Shelter in the back parking lot.
The hike will be 1 mile to 2 miles over uneven, natural terrain. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online (https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/americans-with-disabilities-act-information/request-accommodation-inclusion-service/) no later than 48 hours before the program.
(Photo by Glenn P. Knoblock)