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Migration Sensation is Saturday Event features workshops, presentations and birdwatching, too By JONATHAN SCHOLLES Staff Writer With a picturesque weekend ahead, organizers of Shreve Spring Migration Sensation expect optimal
birding conditions and attendance to challenge the record-breaking numbers set a year ago. Now in its 16th year, the event is slated for Saturday at Shreve Elementary School, including multiple sites throughout the Killbuck Marsh, kicking off at 7 a.m. and running until 4:45 p.m. Admission, which includes all events and six workshops, is $15/ person or $20 per family. Early forecasts suggest temperatures in the mid-60s and partly sunny weather, according to AccuWeather, creating
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Denny Jordan helps children inspect their dip nets at Killbuck Marsh outside of Shreve during the Migration Sensation in 2015. This year’s event will be held Saturday.
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the perfect setting. The event has added two family friendly speakers to attract not just the birders, but everyone. Migration Sensation is appealing to families with workshops such as The Wilderness Center’s Carrie Elvey talk titled “What Lies Beneath” starting at 8:30 a.m. and the Medina
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Raptor Center will follow at 9:45 a.m. Nathan Schindewolf, event organizer, said family activities spill over to Wayne County Public Library, Shreve branch, and the elementary school’s second gymnasium. “We’re trying to make this a family experience
where everyone can come and have a good time,” Schindewolf said. “The Wilderness Center will bring animals for the kids and then we also have speakers for the adults in the afternoon.” A year ago, a record 1,400 birders attended the event. Schindewolf said the event has noticed an
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upswing four years in a row, and thanks to favorable weather conditions, expects another recordsetting year. “We’re one of the largest wetlands in the state and so many different wildlife are attracted to the area, Schindewolf said. “It’s See Pg. 8 — MIGRATION
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