[Birdtalk] Bird Refuge auto tour open today only - Movie Premiere!

[Betsy_Beneke at fws.gov]

Hi All -

Just a reminder that Bear River's auto tour route loop will be open TODAY
ONLY - Saturday, June 20 - for our Wings of Thunder film premiere event.  I
was just out there this morning, opened the construction gate at 6:00 a.m.,
and there were birds EVERYWHERE.  The Curlew Flats area is green and lush
from all the rain - looks like April!  I saw 3 pairs of curlews in the area
- all with young.  The short-eared owl put on a show for me.  Ibis, gulls,
ducks, pelicans, kingbirds - everyone was hollering as the sun was rising.
GORGEOUS!

The road will be closed at the end of today.  It will be open again for 4th
of July weekend - and will likely remain open for MOST of the rest of the
summer.  I'll try to keep you posted.

The wildlife education center will be open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm today.
Wings of Thunder will be shown in the auditorium on the hour from 10:00 to
4:00.  There will also be a special evening showing at 9:30 pm in Brigham
City - outdoors - at 20 North Main Street (next to the old courthouse).
Our film will be followed by the feature length film, Happy Feet.  This
showing is free and open to the public.  Bring a lawn chair.  In case of
inclement weather, the movies will be shown here at our wildlife education
center.

For a list of today's activities, please visit our web site "Events"
section at:  http://bearriver.fws.gov.  Come and help us celebrate the
competion of this new film about Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.  It's
pretty darn cool!

If you cannot attend today, the film will be available to the public for
viewing daily from now on.  It's 1/2 hour long.  Copies of the DVD are
available in the Avocet Corner Bookstore for $10.00.  Proceeds go to the
refuge's education programs.  Buy a DVD and receive a 24x36 movie poster
FREE today!

If you have questions, please call us.  The Information Desk phone will be
answered 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today  (435.734.6422).

Betsy

Betsy Beneke
Outdoor Recreation Planner
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
2155 West Forest Street
Brigham City UT  84302
435.734.6436  office
http://bearriver.fws.gov
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