Migration Fest at Lehigh Gap Nature Center

September 19, 9:00-3:00 - Migration Fest
9:00 a.m. to noon -- Hawk ID intro at Osprey House followed by field trip to Bake Oven Knob (prime time for Broad-winged Hawks, Bald Eagles and Ospreys.
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. -- Intro to Birding walk around the Osprey House grounds. Binoculars available to borrow; families with children welcome
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. -- Optics Demo (see below)
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. -- Exhibits and Activities
Live Amphibians and Reptiles
Live Llamas
Kids Nature Crafts
Bake Oven Knob hawk count reports
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. -- Butterfly Walk and Monarch Butterfly tagging (families with children welcome)
11:00 - 12:00 noon -- Habitat Garden walk/tour
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. -- Butterfly Walk and Monarch Butterfly tagging (families with children welcome)
1:00 - 3:00 -- Nature Photography talk and demonstration with Tamron lenses (great opportunitiy for photographers to try out a variety of Tamron lenses that fit Canon, Nikon or other camera bodies.
7:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker -- Doug Tallamy, Ph.D., Gardening for Migration (see below)

Migration Fest sponsors include D&L Heritage Corridor Trail Alliance and Thrivent Financial.

Migration Fest "Optics Demo Day"
In need of a new binocular or spotting scope? Have questions about sport optics in general? Please stop by the Optics Demo table during the Migration Fest. There will be a wide variety of binoculars, spotting scopes and monoculars on hand for you try and purchase. There will also be someone available to answer any questions you may have about birding optics. This event is being co-sponsored by the Lehigh Gap Nature Center and the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society. A portion of all the proceeds will be donated to each of these organizations.