Natural History Wanderings

The Friends of the Stillwater Wildlife Refuge, Nevada is hosting their annual “Spring Wings Bird Festival“, May 13, 14, & 15, 2011 in the Lahotan Valley in Fallon, Nevada. The Spring Wings Bird Festival introduces the connection between all aspects of the Lahontan Valley: habitat, wildlife, history, humans, and how the community works together to protect and save natural resources. Some tours are sold out so register soon. See Event Schedule

Spring Wings Festival offers  guided tours of the Lahontan Valley wetlands, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Carson Lake, and surrounding habitats!   Experienced naturalists and birders are recruited to give visitors the bestin birding and outdoor adventure! This year, Spring Wings is offering “The Top 12″, most popular tours and leaders from the past 14 years, which received the highest visitor satisfaction ratings.  We’ve added more seating and more dates for these tours, so visitors can customize a schedule to suit their Spring Wings needs!

Spring Wings Bird Festival is an annual celebration of shorebirds and waterfowl migration through the Lahontan Valley.  Our mission is to encourage growth of this educational event, promote interest in and awareness of the Lahontan Valley Wetlands.   The Lahontan Valley Wetlands are recognized as a site of international importance by the Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network, a ‘Globally Important Bird Area’ by the American Bird Conservancy, and an ‘Important Bird Area’ by the Audubon Society.

Spring Wings Festival contacts
Phone: 1-775-423-5128, ext. 228
email: friendsofstillwaternwr@gmail.com
website: http://www.springwings.org/

(information for this article comes from Spring Wings website and Red Rock Audubon)