For those of you who live close to Houston, Minnesota….. please check out the Annual International Owl Festival March 5-7th. It looks like quite a hoot, Friday, 5 March 2010
At Houston Elementary School
5:30 - 8:00 Owl Merchandise
5:30 PM Cub Scout Program & Pizza Party * #
7:00 PM Medallion Hunt Begins - First Clue
7:00 PM Live Foreign Owl Program and Flight Demonstration by the World Bird Sanctuary #
8:00 PM Owl Prowl & Saw-whet Owl Banding #
Saturday, 6 March 2010
All activities at Houston Elementary School unless noted otherwise.
8:00-11:00 Owl Face Pancake Breakfast (Cross of Christ Lutheran Church)
9:00 AM Owl Nest Box Building * #
9:00-5:00 Owl Videos Continuously Running #
9:00-5:00 Owl Merchandise, Vendors, Booths, and Bake Sale #
9:30 - 4:30 Hands-on Owl Displays (Houston Nature Center)
10:00 AM Owl Storytime and Craft (Library or next door to library)
10:00 AM A North American Owl Center in Houston: Where are we now? by Karla Kinstler
11:00 AM Live Foreign Owl Program and Owl Flight Demonstration by the World Bird Sanctuary #
11:45-1:30 Owl-themed Lunch #
11:45 - 3:45 PM Kids Activities (crafts, face-painting, human banding station, etc.) #
12:00 PM Owl Pellet Dissection * #
1:00 PM From DNA to Conservation Camps: Highlights of the Global Owl Project by David Johnson
1:00 PM Kids Owl Calling Contest #
2:00 PM Hatch-day Party for Alice the Great Horned Owl #
2:30 PM Intriguing Owls by Stan Tekiela #
3:30 PM Raffle Drawing #
3:45 PM Native Owl Program by the Raptor Education Group
5:00 -6:00 Banquet Social Hour (Valley High Golf Club)*
6:00 PM Banquet (Valley High Golf Club) *
7:00 PM Live Auction (Valley High Golf Club)
7:30 PM World Owl Hall of Fame Award Presentations (Valley High Golf Club) *
7:45 PM Conserving Britain’s Barn Owls by Colin Shawyer (Valley High Golf Club)*
8:15 PM Keynote Presentation by Marge Gibson: (Valley High Golf Club)*
Sunday, 7 March 2010
9:00-12:30 Birding & Natural History Bus Trip & German Lunch *
9:00 AM Owl Photo Session I *
10:00 AM Owl Photo Session II *
11:00 AM Owl Photo Session III *
* Pre-registration and fees required
# admission button required (adults: $6; kids 4-12: $3; 3 and under: free)
Cheaper than going to the movies!
For more information go to http://www.festivalofowls.com
