WINTER HARBOR — The Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC) will be hosting an event to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 12.

The event will include a full day of birding activities. All activities will begin at the Moore Auditorium on the SERC campus.

The schedule of activities is as follows:

• 6-7:45 a.m. - Early birding walk and bird banding demonstration.

• 8-9:30 a.m. - Bagels and Birds; $5 suggested donation for breakfast.

• 9:30 a.m. to noon – 1. Deep Birding with Rich MacDonald; 2. From Campus to the Point with Bob Duchesne.

• 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Birding for children, parents and beginning birders with Angie King-Johnston.

• 11:30 a.m. to noon – Presentation: “How Bird Banding Helps Our Understanding of Birds in the Gulf of Maine.”

• Noon to 1 p.m. – Lunch, brown bag presentation by Bob Duchesne, “Why Birding Matters.”

• 1 to 2:30 p.m. - Live bird presentation with Grayson Richmond of Birdsacre, featuring owls; $5 suggested donation.

For more information, call 288-1310.

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