FRIDAY MAY 3, 2024
9AM-4PM
BIRDING FESTIVAL BEGINS (STUDENTS ARRIVE EARLY)
BIRD CAPTURE AND BANDING- Dr. Erik Johnson, Ph.D., Director of Conservation Science, Audubon Delta (Outdoor Pavilion)
Woodcarving Exhibit- (Inside Frank M. Fernandez Multi-Purpose Building)
St. Bernard Art Guild (Inside Frank M. Fernandez Multi-Purpose Building)
Purple Martin Exhibit-Krista Adams (in Pavilion)
Common Ground Relief Wetlands, LLC- Josh Benitez (Frank M. Fernandez Multi-Purpose Building)
Airboat Tours of Waterbird Rookery begin at 8am- 3 tours a day, 3 passengers per tour (Sign-up sheet available at Outdoor Pavilion)
10AM
*Guided Birding Tour begins, led by Glenn Ousset (Outdoor Pavilion)
1PM
Presentation by Chloe St. Germaine-Vermilion, Coastal Field Technician, Audubon Delta, entitled “New Orleans Rooftop-Nesting Birds Program– Monitoring Our Urban Seabirds” (Frank M. Fernandez Multi-Purpose Building)
1:30PM
*Guided Birding Tour begins, led by Glenn Ousset (Outdoor Pavilion)
Guided Native Plant Walking Tour led by Linda van Aman (Outdoor Pavilion). Includes discussion of 2000 year old long along the trail.
4PM– Bird festival ends for today
*All birding tours will begin at the Outdoor Pavilion and last approximately one hour. Birding sites are approximately three miles away from the Bird Festival grounds. Visitors must provide their own transportation.
SATURDAY MAY 4, 2024
9AM-4PM
Bird Capture and Banding- Dr. Erik Johnson, Ph.D., Director of Conservation Science, Audubon Delta (Outdoor Pavilion)
Woodcarving Exhibit (Inside Frank M. Fernandez Multi-Purpose Building)
Purple Martin Exhibit- Krista Adams (Outdoor Pavilion)
Common Ground Relief Wetlands, LLC- Josh Benitez (Frank M. Fernandez Multi-Purpose Building)
Airboat Tours of Waterbird Rookery begin at 8am- 3 tours a day, 3 passengers per tour
(Sign-up Sheet available at Outdoor Pavilion)
10AM
*Guided Birding Tour Begins, led by Glenn Ousset (Outdoor Pavilion)
1PM
Presentation by Dr. Erik Johnson, Ph.D., Director of Conservation Science, Audubon Delta, entitled “Urban Native Greens-Nest Monitoring by Community Scientists will Enhance Conservation.” (Frank M. Fernandez Multi-Purpose Building)
1:30 PM
*Guided Birding Tour Begins led by Glenn Ousset (Outdoor Pavilion)
1:30 PM
Guided Native Plant Walking Tour led by Linda van Aman (Outdoor Pavilion). Includes discussion of a 2000-year-old log along the trail.
4PM– Bird festival ends for today
*All birding tours will begin at the Outdoor Pavilion and last approximately one hour. Birding sites are approximately three miles away from the Bird Festival grounds. Visitors must provide their own transportation.
St. Bernard Bird Festival 