Migratory Bird Center, PM Session

The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center is the only scientific institution dedicated solely to studying migratory birds. The center is located at the Bird House at the National Zoo, reopened after a six-year, $69 million remodel. We’ll tour the facility with ornithologist Dr. Brian Evans to learn about the current understanding of threats to bird populations, how to be better environmental stewards for birds, and how the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and the Bird House use science to inform conservation. The tour will highlight how birds respond to the environment in the metropolitan Washington, DC region.

We will also participate in a bird banding demonstration and check out the newest arrivals to the aviary, including turquoise tanagers, black-throated blue warblers, and black-and-white warblers.

You may also like the following events from The Natural History Society of Maryland:

• This Thursday, 17th July, 11:00 pm, Hellbenders: Natural History, Ecology and Conservation in Overlea, Maryland
• Next Wednesday, 23rd July, 07:00 pm, The Hows and Whys of Raising Giant Silkmoths - July Lep Club in Parkville
• Next Thursday, 24th July, 10:00 am, Lotus & Lily Pop-Up Tour in Bladensburg