Event

Celebrate Bird Day 2018!

  • 05/12/2018 Location: Various Locations, Time: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM,9:00 AM to 11:00 AM,1:00 PM to 2:00 PM,4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Contact Name: Denali National Park Contact Email: E-Mail Us Contact Phone Number: (907) 683-9532

    All Day at the Murie Science and Learning Center

    • Kid’s crafts - make and paint a bird house.
    • Drink bird-friendly certified coffee and enjoy snacks.
    • Craft a bird sightings board and more!

    Scheduled Activities


    8 am: Be a Gray Jay Biologist
    Join avian ecologist Tucker Grigsby to learn and get involved in Denali’s new citizen science project.

    9 am - 11 am: Bird Walk
    A two-hour stroll with Alaska naturalist Nan Eagleson and avian ecologist Emily Williams. Meet a the Murie Science and Learning Center at 9 am to join.

    11 am - 12:30 pm: "The Messenger"
    A special screening of a new bird conservation film (1.5 hrs). There will be two screenings of The Messenger: 11 am & 2 pm.

    1 pm: How You Can Be a Bird Conservationist
    Join us for a talk by avian ecologist Laura Phillips.

    2 pm - 3:30 pm: "The Messenger"
    A special screening of a new bird conservation film (1.5 hrs).

    4 pm: Birdsong & Soundscapes
    Join us for a presentation by soundscape ecologist Davyd Betchkal