Birds and Bagels at Homestead National Monument of America
Join natural resource specialist Jesse Bolli at Homestead National Monument of America for an early morning birding program on Friday, May 1 or Saturday May 2 at 8 a.m. This program will begin at the Homestead Education Center with a light breakfast of bagels followed by a short walk to investigate the birds of Homestead’s prairie and woodland. Limited numbers of binoculars will be available; you are encouraged to bring your own. One all-terrain wheel chair is available to check-out, as well.
Homestead is celebrating International Migratory Bird Day 2015 by offering two weekends of birding this year, the first Friday and Saturday in May and the first Friday and Saturday in June. International Migratory Bird Day highlights and celebrates the migration of nearly 350 species of migratory birds between nesting habitats in North America and non-breeding grounds in Latin America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. To learn more about International Migratory Bird Day go to http://www.birdday.org/birdday/media-tools/bird-day-faqs.
Over 100 avian species inhabit the monument’s tallgrass prairie and bur oak forest, including grassland species such as the dickcissel, common yellow throat and grasshopper sparrow, raptors such as the barred owl and red-tailed hawk, and forest species such as the eastern towhee, Baltimore oriole, downy woodpecker and warbling vireo.
“Homestead National Monument of America provides a great location for birders of all experience levels to come together to learn and share about birds,” stated Mark Engler, the monument’s Superintendent.
Remember, Homestead National Monument of America has an exciting schedule of events planned for 2015. Keep up with the latest information by following us on Twitter (HomesteadNM) and Facebook (HomesteadNM).
Homestead National Monument of America is a unit of the National Park Service located four miles west of Beatrice, Nebraska and 45 miles south of Lincoln. Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free of charge. For additional information, please call 402-223-3514 or visit
http://www.nps.gov/home/.
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Date and Time
Friday May 1, 2015 Saturday May 2, 2015
