MBG—Education: Backyard Bird Festival

Education
Backyard Bird Festival

Education > Backyard Bird Festival

5th Annual
Backyard Bird Festival
February 6, 2010

Bird watchers of all ages can flock to the Missouri Botanical Garden from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Bundle up and bring the binoculars for a day filled with guided birding walks, live exhibits, identification tips, and informative classes for beginners to advanced birders.

Download a printable brochure.

Guided Bird Walks (for ages 12+)

Great Backyard Bird Count Introduction

Classes for Adults

Introduction to Bird Photography
Advanced Bird Songs
Backyard Bird Feeders
Beginning Bird Identification
Landscaping for Birds
Bird Watching Optics: A Primer
Spring Warblers—Advanced class

Family Classes
Learn about birds along with your hatchlings in four new family classes for ages 3–13 accompanied by an adult. (No more than three children per adult, please. Please dress for outdoor activities.)

Fine Feathered Friends
Wing Watchers
Home, Tweet Home

The Nest (12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
The Nest is a place for families to drop in for fun, bird-related activities.

Exhibitors from many organizations will be on hand to share knowledge about birds, including:

Audubon Society • EarthWays Center • Missouri Department of Conservation • Missouri Nature & Environmental Photographers • Shaw Nature Reserve • Webster Groves Nature Study Society • Wild Bird Center • Wild Bird Rehab • World Bird Sanctuary

Share your Missouri Botanical Garden photos:

MBG Birds Flickr pool • Garden Flickr pool • Facebook