Event Description

On Saturday August 8, the Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center will present Summer Wings, a celebration of hummingbirds, dragonflies, butterflies, and bees.  The festival will take place at the Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria NW, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  Entrance is free for all and parking in free for members of the Friends; parking for non-members if $3.

Aided by visitors, New Mexico-certified hummingbird bander Bill Talbot will weigh, measure, band, and release hummingbirds captured at a bird blind near a giant westside cottonwood.  Other festival events include a day-long roster of talks:  Ralph Chilton on butterflies; David Kilpatrick on dragonflies and damselflies; Bill Talbot on hummingbirds; Rob Yaksich on Mariposaville, the pollinator garden; and Don Parker on insects. 

Wildlife Rescue will have a live bird display, Rob Yaksich will tour the pollinator garden, and David Kilpatrick will capture, identify, and release dragonflies at the Discovery Pond.  Volunteers will lead a bird walk, offer trailside education, and invite children to explore the world of flight through arts and crafts.

For more information contact Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center at (505) 344-7240 or email them at friends@rgnc.org.