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"Wings
Over Water"
Northwest Birding Festival
Blaine,
Birch Bay and Semiahmoo
March 31, 2007
Time: 9 AM to 5 PM
Great for avid enthusiasts and casual
observers!
EVENT LOCATIONS:
Blaine Marine Park
on Marine Drive
AND
Downtown Blaine
Between H & G Streets on Peace Portal
Come
and join the celebration at this year’s
5th Annual "Wings
over Water" Northwest Birding Festival, March 31st, 2007,
in one of the Pacific Northwest's premier bird viewing areas. Originally
known as the Washington Brant Festival, this year’s festival
takes on a new look and a new name focusing on the thousands of
brant geese and other birds that visit these pristine shores on
their annual migration. Events include viewing stations, seminars
and exhibits, live raptor displays, walking field trips of Semiahmoo
Spit and
Blaine’s Marine
Park.
About the
Festival...
The festival will be headquartered this year in downtown Blaine.
This festival will feature Kid's activities and games. Door Prizes, seminars and bird watching tours of Birch Bay, Drayton
Harbor and Blaine Marine Park. Downtown Blaine along Peace Portal between H & G Streets will have a street fair of local merchants, arts & crafts, informative exhibits and more. Blaine Marine Park will have 2 duck carving exhibits, Plover Ferry Wildlife cruises and more!
This
years event includes:
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DOWNTOWN BLAINE (Between G & H Street on Peace Portal)
Friday Night, March 30th: Wine Tasting at Northern Meadows Specialty Gifts & Wine - 684 Peace Portal from 6 PM to 9 PM. Washington Brant Foundation will raffle off a door prize.
WOW Migratory Maze - For kid's of all ages. Pick up your Migratory Maze Passport at the WOW Info Tent in Blaine Marine Park and follow the maze. Get your passport stamped at all the locations on the map and return your passport to the WOW Info Tent to be part of great raffle prizes to be given away at 4 PM in the WOW Info Tent. Must be present to win.
WOW Bucks! - Pick up your WOW Bucks at the WOW Info Tent in Blaine Marine Park and redeem them at local merchants listed on the reverse side.
Kid's Activities & Games (between G & H Streets on Peace Portal)
Art & Craft Vendors (between G & H Streets on Peace Portal)
From 9AM to 5 PM
1. Shelly Smits - Windspinners & Suncatchers
2. J&L Pots & Things - Ceramics & Knitwear
3. Aurora & Macy's Treats - Dog Treats
4. Indian Art - Hand made wool sweaters, ponchos
5. Elfin Enterprises - Bird Houses, Bird Miniatures, Cards
6. Sully's Emporium - Travel & Outdoor Gear
7. At Home America - Home Decor
8. Lantern Design - Stained Glass, Windchimes, Vases
9. Doug Abbe - Flag & Lapel Pins
10. Dawn Clawson - Puppets
11. Judy Smith - Yard Art & Novelties
12. Michaela Fuller - Baked Goods
13. Bay City Ice Cream - Hamburgers, Hot Dog's, BBQ, Ice Cream
Optics
Display G Street Plaza on Peace Portal by Whidbey Wild Bird.
BLAINE MARINE PARK (Marine Drive) From 9 AM to 5 PM
WOW Info Tent: Place to get your WOW Bucks, Migratory Maze Passport, purchase tickets for Plover Nature Cruises, Lake Terrell Boat Excursion Trips, Board Bus for trips to Semiahmoo Spit and Birch Bay State Park birding stations, and get WOW list of activities/events.
Walking field Trips: Blaine Marine Park
Van
Trips to Lake Terrell for boat excursions viewing
birds in fresh water habitats at the wildlife area. Vans
will be leaving from the WOW Info Tent at Blaine Marine Park. Limitations do apply,
so please call to make reservations at (360) 466-4749.
Cost $5/pp donation
Wildlife Cruises: The historic Plover
ferry will be passengers on a nature cruise of Drayton Harbor and Semiahmoo Bay. Purchase your tickets at the WOW Info Tent in Blaine Marine Park
Cost: $5/pp, rt
Saturday: 10 AM to 4 PM.
Mounted Bird Display
Duck carving demos
Tennant Lake: Owls And Owl Pellets (K-6) – Great Horned Owls, Screech Owls, and Barn Owls are common residents of Tennant Lake. Participants will, examine owl feathers, owl skulls and listen to recordings to help illustrate the incredible adaptations of these nighttime hunters. Participants will also dissect and analyze owl pellets in order to understand the complex relationship between predator and prey.
Exhibits: various exhibitors will be on hand.
Live & Silent Auction - In The Washington Brant Tent in Blaine MArine Park. Starts at 4 PM
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Area
Highlights:
- Blaine Marine
Park - off Peace Portal by I-5 Exit 276
- Birch Bay
State Park with 1 viewing stations - I-5 Exit at Grandview
- Semiahmoo Spit
- 1 viewing stations
- Downtown
Blaine - Art & Craft Vendors and kid's games
- Blaine Marine Park - WOW Info Tent, Washington Brant Tent, WOW Bucks, Tickets for Plover Nature Cruise and Lake TErrell Boat Excursions, Seminars
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Sponsors: |
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This
event is hosted by the beautiful communities of Birch Bay
and Blaine. Both these communities are a "birder's
paradise" and should not be missed!. Both Birch Bay
and Blaine are among the top birding spots on the "Great
Washington State Biriding Trail's Cascade Loop". This
area is one of the Northwest's premier bird viewing areas,
noted for it's natural setting and easy access. To
get your copy of the Great Washington State Birding Trail
map free, go online at Audubon Washington's Web site, wa.audubon.org,
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Other
Points of Interest...
While visiting our beautiful area, you'll find these other points of interest
worth your while visiting. Please review the links below.
Places
to go and see while your here...
Birch
Bay State Park
Peace
Arch Park
Drayton
Harbor Maritime
Other
Resourceful Links for your visit...
City
of Blaine
The
Northern Light - Community Newspaper for Blaine
and Birch Bay
Waterside
Washington State - Communities from Bellingham
to Vancouver, B.C.
Whatcom
County Parks
Blaine
Chamber of Commerce
Whiterock
Chamber of Commerce
Bellingham/Whatcom
Tourism
Taste
of Whatcom Online Restaurant Guide
Whatcom
Transit Authority
Airporter
Shuttle
North
Cascades Audubon Society
Should
you have any questions that you may need answered in regards
to the above event, please call the Birch Bay Chamber at (360)
371-5004, or call the Blaine Visitor Information Center at (360)
332-4544.
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