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Hummingbird Morning in Matthews
Event Details
Time: August 22, 2009 from 8:30am to 1pm
Location: Squirrel Lake Park
Street: 1631 Pleasant Plains Rd
City/Town: Matthews
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps...
Phone: 704 814 0877
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Carol Buie-Jackson
Latest Activity: Aug 20
Event Description
How fast does a hummingbird's heart beat?
How far can a hummingbird fly?
Where does a hummingbird nest?
How do we learn about our smallest birds?
Join Bill Hilton, of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, to hear about his amazing research on hummingbirds. See him capture, band and release hummingbirds. Learn how to attract these beautiful birds to your own backyard. This event, sponsored by HAWK, will take place between 8:30 and 12:30 on Saturday, August 22nd. Bring the whole family!
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Comment by Ernie McLaney on August 19, 2009 at 10:33pm - Hate to miss this. I'll be in Virginia.
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OUR SPONSORS
MATTHEWS PANERAS
1904 Matthews Township Pkwy
704 846 4003
David Lutton
General Manager
MATTHEWS DILWORTH COFFEE
110 Matthews Station
704 321 1544
Elgin Kenna
General Manager
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Mecklenburg County created an extensive list of native plants, their soil and light requirements and what they provide for wildlife. Feel free to download these files to your computer
Native Tree List.xls
Native Flower List.xls
Native Shrub List.xls
Native Grass List.xls
Native Plants Available from Southern Styles Nursery, Charlotte
southern style nursery plant list.doc
Invasive Plants of North Carolina
Meck County Invasive list and native alternatives.doc
Downloadable guidelines on how to attract bats and where to put your bat house from Bat Conservation International
batsattracting.pdf
bathousecriteria.pdf
Wildlife Action Plan
Implementing the NC Wildlife Action Plan.doc
Is your yard certified?
Click here to learn how to register your Backyard Habitat with NC Wildlife and National Wildlife Federations
FAITH Application.doc
WAIT Application for Certification.doc
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A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change Take part in the observation of migrating Monarch Butterflies and Birds and even participate in a symbolic migration by communicating with children in other parts of the world!
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