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| Storyteller Brian Ellis portrays John James Audubon |
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Please join us for the
2008 Hummingbird Migration Celebration
September 5-7, 2008
CLICK HERE FOR FESTIVAL DETAILS
TO BECOME A SPONSOR OR TO SIGN UP AS A VENDOR,
CALL 662-252-1155
A river of hummingbirds
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Each fall thousands of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds migrate from Canada through Mississippi to their winter home in Mexico and Central America. Like a river, these birds are on the move daily through the fields and woods of Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, Audubon Mississippi's flagship educational facility near Holly Springs. Our native gardens are thick with the tiny birds sipping from flowers and feeders to fatten up for their long journey south. By offering and maintaining sugar-water feeders from spring through fall, we are able to attract large numbers of hummingbirds to our center. Each September, at the height of the birds' spectacular fall migration, join us for one of the largest nature festivals in the nation, the Hummingbird Migration Celebration. Expert naturalists from the Hummer/Bird Study Group are on hand to interpret the life of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Look close and learn while these tiny birds are caught and banded right before your eyes. You may even be lucky enough to release one back into the wild. The event also features lectures and demonstrations with live bats and other wildlife, bird viewing in the historic Davis House sunroom, a nature trade show, tours of native plant gardens, children's activities, food, and much more. Let the Hummingbird Migration Celebration your introduction to Strawberry Plains Audubon Center . You can return throughout the year and learn, become a volunteer, or become a supporter of our educational programs and our habitat restoration.
About Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
Margaret Finley Shackelford and her sister, Ruth Finley, willed all their property to the National Audubon Society in loving memory of their parents, Ruth and Thomas Finley. Ruth Finley desired Strawberry Plains “to be a wildlife sanctuary in the truest sense of the word.” Since then, Audubon has worked to abide by the wishes of the Finley sisters and serve the mission of the National Audubon Society in the Coldwater River Watershed. A primary objective has been reclaiming the pastures and croplands of the sanctuary's 2,500 acres to allow the return of native plants and provide habitat for more than 200 species of birds. Coral Honeysuckle, Milkweed and Asters are a small sample of the native plants in our gardens. The plants act as magnets for hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. Our landscaped areas provide food, shelter and water, all necessary for attracting birds and other wildlife. Our grounds and walking trails provide ample opportunities for viewing migrating and nesting birds such as the Wood Thrush, Eastern Bluebird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Prothonotary Warbler and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Many other types of wildlife are common, including frogs, turtles, salamanders and snakes. Our gardens surround the historic Davis House, built in 1851 and restored to its former grandeur by Margaret Finley Shackelford in the 1960s.
The vision for Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
In the Coldwater River Watershed, which faces rapid development, future generations will inherit sufficient amounts of clean water, native wildlife populations and a legacy of stewardship focused on the importance of nature.
Click here to see a 3 minute video about the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
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Strawberry Plains Audubon Center--285 Plains Rd., Holly Springs, MS 38635,
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