Hummingbird at Woodlands Nature Station
Woodlands Nature Station is one of my favorite places, not just in the Land Between the Lakes, but in all of Kentucky! The Nature Station celebrates the migration of hummingbirds during the annual Hummingbird Festival, scheduled for August 7 and 8, 2021.
If you love hummingbirds like I do, the Nature Station is a dream come true. It’s hummingbird paradise!
The weekend of August 7-August 8 marks the beginning of the great hummingbird migration through Land Between the Lakes. I hope you’ll mark your calendar and join in the celebration with the 25th annual Hummingbird Festival.
TIME: 10 am – 5 pm on Saturday, August 7 and Sunday, August 8, 2021
PLACE: Woodlands Nature Station, 3146 Silver Trail Road in the Land Between the Lakes
PRICE: Special admission price is $9 for ages 18 and up, $7 for ages 5 – 17 and free for ages 4 and under.
If you love hummingbirds, this is the event for you! August brings hundreds of hummingbirds to the Woodlands Nature Station as they migrate south to Central America. You can see as many as 200 in a single day!
Special programming includes:
Saturday, August 7
- 10 am – 4:30 pm | Hummingbird Banding and Release Demonstrations – licensed banders Brainard Palmer-Ball Jr. and Mark Monroe
- 11am | 2019/2020 Photo Contest Awards
- 12pm | Attracting Bluebirds – Bob Peak, The North American Bluebird Society
- 1pm | The Buzz on Beekeeping – Scott Sutton, Houston-Stewart County Beekeepers Association
- 2pm | Social Eco-art: Igniting Conversation and Invoking Social Change – Shannon Roberts, The New South Arts Initiative
- 3pm | Rest Stops for Ruby-Throats: Landscaping for Migrating Birds and Butterflies -Botanist Alicia Bosela, owner of Ironweed Native Plant Nursery
- 4pm | Build a Hummingbird
- 4:30 pm – Parade of Raptors
Sunday, August 8
- 10 am – 4:30 pm | Hummingbird Banding and Release Demonstrations – Licensed banders Brainard Palmer-Ball Jr. and Mark Monroe
- 11am | Bringing Nature Home: Creating a Haven for Wildlife
- 12pm | Rest Stops for the Ruby-Throats: Landscaping for Migrating Birds and Butterflies-Botanist Alicia Bosela, owner of Ironweed Native Plant Nursery
- 1pm | Build a Hummingbird
- 2pm | Attracting Bluebirds – Bob Peak, The North American Bluebird Society
- 3pm | Pollinators: Beyond the Bees
- 4pm | Attracting Purple Martins
- 4:30 pm – Parade of Raptors
Ongoing activities include:
- Hummingbird Photo Gallery
- Hummingbird Gift Shop
- Kids’ Crafts and Games
- Local Craftsmen and Artists
- Attracting Bluebirds
- Kentucky Wildlife
- Garden Friend or Foe? – Live Animals
- Attracting Native Bees
- Monarch Magic
- Beekeeping Basics
- Native Plant Sale
- and more!
For more information, call 270.924.2299 or visit www.landbetweenthelakes.us.
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