What is the Delta Marsh Birding Festival?

A birding festival is:
1. An occasion for celebrating the wonders of birds.
2. A joyous gathering of people who watch birds.
3. An opportunity to help local business through birding tourism.
4. A clever and effective way to promote bird and habitat conservation.

The Delta Marsh Birding Festival will showcase the world famous Delta Marsh. This site was designated as an “Important Bird Area” (IBA) by Bird Studies Canada in 1999. The dates for the festival coincide with the predicted height of the warbler migration.

Highlights of the event are:

• Daily guided birding tours at Delta Marsh and surrounding area
• Self-guided bird destination spots near marsh
• Banquet with guest speaker
• Fish fry with guest speaker
• Nature Photography Workshop
• Bird interpretive activities for the general public
• Birding program and Delta Marsh bird checklist
• Bird banding on site at the Delta Marsh Field Station

Festival organizers:

Heidi den Haan
Delta Marsh Field Station (University of Manitoba)

Bob Jones
Portage Natural History Group

Calvin Cuthbert
Ducks Unlimited Canada

Gordon Ogilvie
Woodlot Association of Manitoba

Festival Sponsors:

The organizers sincerely thank the following individuals and businesses for making this event possible:

• Best logo designer ever, Charlotte Jones
• Guest speakers, Joanne Tuckwell and Paul Goossen
• Webmaster, Gordon Goldsborough
• Fish cooker, Jeff Gowler
• Portage Natural History Group
• Donations from generous Portage la Prairie merchant

Thanks also to the advertisers and those too numerous to list who have donated time and financial support for the Delta Marsh Birding Festival.

How to contact us?

Delta Marsh Birding Festival
Box 38, R.R. 2
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Canada R1N 3A2
Phone: (204) 857-8637
Fax: (204) 857-4683
E-mail: hdenhaan@cc.umanitoba.ca
Web: www.dmbo.org/festival