# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Birding Bonanza at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Date: Saturday, April 12
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Meet at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge
Cost: $40 for MNHC members, $45 for non-members (some scholarships available – call 406.327.0405 for more information)

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge is teeming with thousands of birds during spring, making it the most exciting time of year for birding. From sandhill cranes and northern shovelers to cinnamon teal and yellow-headed blackbirds, you will see at least three dozen species on this Birding Bonaza with Elena Ulev! Learn the basics, practice skills, or try to spot a bird on you list- beginners to experts are welcome!

Activity level: easy. Walking will be on flat ground for up to one mile of the Kenai Trail.

What to Bring: 

Clothes appropriate for changing Montana weather conditions- layers, rain or shine, walking shoes or boots
Water/snacks
Binoculars (we will have some borrow)
Anything you need to be comfortable standing and walking for 2 hours outside
Instructor: Elena Ulev is a Montana Master Naturalist, Certified Interpretive Guide and owner of Blue Heron Nature Tours. She has 26 years of experience birding professionally and for fun in Montana. Lee Metcalf is her favorite place to bird! To date, she has recorded 105 species there!

FAQs

What’s the refund policy?

The course fee (minus a 25% administrative fee) is refundable if a cancellation is made up to 7 days before the event. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after this deadline. See our full refund/cancellation policy here.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Nope! We will have a list of all the attendees.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stevensville/birding-bonanza-at-lee-metcalf-wildlife-refuge/200028001732057
- **Event Categories**: workshops, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.humanitix.com/birding-bonanza-at-lee-metcalf-wildlife-refuge?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=stevensville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Stevensville
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge
- **lat**: 46.554878743293
- **long**: -114.07832743272
- **full address**: Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Stevensville, Montana, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Montana Natural History Center (https://allevents.in/org/montana-natural-history-center/11254446)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Stevensville, Montana, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Montana Natural History Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Birding Bonanza at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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