Description

Join us for a FREE Family Day of fun at The Great Salt Lake Bird Festival!

We are excited to team up with HawkWatch International to create one “hoot” of a time.  Come out and enjoy all things birds! 

Activities will include: 

• Live Bird Workshops

• Pinecone Feeders

• Mist Netting and Bird Banding (9 - 11:00 am)*

  • Come experience this fun hands on activity and learn why biologists use fine mist netting to gently catch small birds, and the proper way to handle them as they are measured and weighed before placing a tiny, lightweight band on their leg. This helps biologists to keep track of the bird and learn about its life-where it travels, how old it gets, and more. You can even hold a bird before it’s released back into the wild!
  • 9:00 - 10:00 am: FREE registration required
  • 10:00 - 11:00 am: First-come, first-served until group is full
     

• Arts and Crafts

• Guided Nature Walks 

• Live Bird Sketching

• NEW Scavenger Hunt

• Bird Feeder Building 

• Owl-Pellet Dissections*

• Face Painting (10 am - 1 pm)

• Photo Ops and More! 

Family day will be hosted at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center from 9:00 am- 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 18th, 2024. Stay tuned for a detailed schedule of activities. 

*FREE online registration is required for certain experiences and will open on May 3rd at 10:00 A.M.

Details

Date

Start & End Time

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Duration

5 hrs

Meeting Location

Eccles Wildlife Education Center

Cost

FREE

Available Spots

Unlimited

Activity Level

Accessible

Transportation

Good For

Families with Children