This program is over. Hope you didn't miss it! Browse other programs we offer Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Birdwatching Stories from a NaturalistEvening Program Evening Lecture/Seminar Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. ET Code: 1A0109S Location: This program is part of ourSmithsonian Associates Streaming series. Select your Tickets $30 Member $35 Non-Member Resize text Prothonotary warbler (Photo: Wayne Bierbaum) STREAMING PROGRAM INFORMATION This program is part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming series. Platform: Zoom Online registration is required. If you register multiple individuals, you will be asked to supply individual names and email addresses so they can receive a Zoom link email. Please note that if there is a change in program schedule or a cancellation, we will notify you via email, and it will be your responsibility to notify other registrants in your group. How can you tell a downy woodpecker from a hairy one? A Cooper’s hawk from a sharp-shinned hawk? Liana Vitali, naturalist and educator at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, shares tips, facts, and resources for dedicated birders and birding beginners alike. She'll also share findings from over 20 years of avian research at the Sanctuary including insights into migratory behaviors as well as a few phenomena that have left even the experts puzzled. Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, just 12 miles outside Washington, D.C., is the jewel of the Patuxent River. Its 1,700 acres of open water, tidal freshwater marshes, forested wetlands, upland and riparian forest, creeks, meadows, pine and sand barrens, and fields along the eastern shore of the Patuxent contain multitudes of welcoming habitats for a true diversity of bird species. As one of the Nationally Important Bird Areas, the Sanctuary is a valuable place to conduct bird-related research projects like mist netting studies for forest songbirds and waterbird surveys for ducks and wetlands raptors. Patron Information Once registered, patrons should receive an automatic email confirmation from CustomerService@SmithsonianAssociates.org. Separate Zoom link information will be emailed closer to the date of the program. If you do not receive your Zoom link information 24 hours prior to the start of the program, please email Customer Service for assistance. View Common FAQs about our Streaming Programs on Zoom. This event is presented as part of the Smithsonian Earth Optimism Initiative.
