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Mini-Pope County Hummer Fest Tons of Fun!

Posted on August 26, 2012 by admin

Approximately 130 people attended the Pope County Mini-Hummingbird Fest on Saturday, August 25th. Many thanks go to our hosts, Kristi and Steve Lindgren and their hummingbirds! And, a special thanks goes to Cathie Hutcheson, Master Bird Bander, for explaining all the interesting facts and natural history about hummingbirds while banding 70 birds!

This video captures some [...]

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Hummingbird Festival at Trail of Tears State Forest

Posted on July 27, 2012 by admin

Hummer Fest is almost here! Saturday, August 4th, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Trail of Tears State Forest

Bird Banding Demonstrations
Adopt-a-hummingbird to support the Illinois Audubon Society’s Land Acquisition fund
Presentations
Children’s Activities
Hummingbird Merchandise For Sale

For more information or to volunteer email Georgia or call 628-521-0789 between  4:30 PM – 9:00 PM. We can always use help [...]

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Annual Meeting and Barn Owl Program a Great Success!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by admin

This shot of 4 baby barn owls was taken at Bob and Sharon's farm yesterday!
About 30 people attended the Annual Meeting where new officers and board directors for the coming year were elected. Everyone truly enjoyed Dr. Jeff Walk’s presentation on the status of barn owls in Illinois and the recovery project. We learned that [...]

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