# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Nature Neighbors: Beginner Birding
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 21 Jul, 2026 at 09:30 am – Tue, 21 Jul, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join Blandford Nature Center’s Program Educators as they lead a beginner birding hike around the park. While the program is aimed at folks who have done little to no birding before, we also welcome more experienced birders to join and share their excitement for this fun pastime! We’ll start with some basic tips for bird identification as well as suggestions for books and phone apps that can be used to assist you on your birding quests. Bring your own binoculars or borrow ours! See how many birds you can find in your local park!

Cost:
Adults: $8
Children 2 and Up: $8
Children Under 2: Free

Location and Directions: This program begins at the Enclosed Shelter at Caledonia Lakeside Park located at 370 N. Lake St SE, Caledonia, MI 49316. To reach the Enclosed Shelter, drive past the first parking area on the left and park at the second lot located on the right side of the driveway. The Enclosed Shelter is located just beyond this parking lot near the bathrooms at the back of the park. Follow signs for Blandford Nature Center programs. There is a park map and link to directions available on this page of the Kent County Parks website.

Age Recommendation: This program is designed for adults and children ages 12+, but younger children are welcome to attend as long as they are registered and with a registered adult. This is NOT a drop-off program. All registered children must have a registered adult supervising at all times throughout the program.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/caledonia/nature-neighbors-beginner-birding/200030364558440
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Caledonia
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Caledonia Lakeside Park
- **lat**: 42.7943699
- **long**: -85.5161713
- **full address**: Caledonia Lakeside Park, Caledonia, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Nature Neighbors: Beginner Birding being held?
  - **A:** Nature Neighbors: Beginner Birding takes place on Tue, 21 Jul, 2026 at 09:30 am to Tue, 21 Jul, 2026 at 10:30 am at Caledonia Lakeside Park, Caledonia, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Nature Neighbors: Beginner Birding?
  - **A:** Nature Neighbors: Beginner Birding is organized by Blandford Nature Center.

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