Wings Over Wetlands at San Elijo Lagoon

WINGS OVER WETLANDS

Family Discovery Days at San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center

January 25-26: 1-4 pm

Celebrate the arrival of our feathered friends during the winter bird migration. Kids can meet live birds in presentations by The Raptor Institute at 2 pm each day. Bird-themed crafts, face painting, and nature activities are planned for families. Conservancy naturalists will have spotting scopes and binoculars for use along the Loop Trail that overlooks San Elijo Lagoon, with excellent birding views. Kids will enjoy learning about bird migrations and how to recognize common birds.

Approximately 40% of all North American bird species have been observed in San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve. Winter is peak migration time with birds resting and foraging at one of few salt marshes remaining along the Pacific Flyway. Winter shorebirds and ducks are here to spend the season, many of which come from the High Arctic. The stout Bufflehead may be seen diving in the channels. Dowitchers have a distinctive feeding characteristic described like the rhythm of a sewing machine.

Learn more about birds you’ll see with the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy Animal Guide.

Family Discovery Days is free, and is presented in Winter, Spring and Fall at San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center. Co-presented by San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy and San Diego County Parks and Recreation. San Diego County Parks Society, SDG&E, Coastal Conservancy, The City of Encinitas and Mizel Family Foundation Community Grant provide additional funding.

For more information on Family Discovery Days, contact San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center at (760) 634-3026 or visit www.SanElijo.org/family-days