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Bird Banding Station Family Day: Joppa Flats

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Venue:Joppa Flats Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
Dates:Saturday, May 11, 2013
Hours:9:30 am - 11:30 am
Ages:Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Outdoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Animals

Come for an exciting visit to the Joppa Flats Bird Banding Station on the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. See Mass Audubon scientists capture, measure, weigh, examine, and release migrant songbirds. Learn about migration, habitat use, and scientific research at a real field station.

Registration required. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center.

The station operates only during the height of migration in spring (April and May) and fall (September and October). Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Registration required. Audubon Members: Adult $6.00, Child $4.00; Nonmembers: Adult $8.00, Child $5.00

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www.massaudubon.org/catalog/listing.php?program_code=358-JF13SP2

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1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA, 01950 map
Phone: (978) 462-9998

From Rt. I-95: Take exit 57 (Rt. 113, W Newbury/Newburyport). At the end of the exit ramp take Rt. 113 east. Follow Rt.113 and Rt. 1A for 3.8 miles through Newburyport to Rolfe's Lane in Newbury. At the traffic light at Rolfe’s Lane, take a left (heading north). Drive 0.6 miles to the end of Rolfe’s Lane and take a right. The sanctuary is 0.1 miles ahead on the left.

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