UC Santa Cruz Arboretum

Hummingbird Days 2012

Presentation:

Sunday March 4 at 11:00 am. Photographing Hummingbirds - What goes through our minds? by Munir Kureshi and Oliver Klink from IncredibleTravelPhotos.com.

Bird Walks:

Reservations required for just these five bird walks. Space limited to 15 people. (831) 427-2998.

Friday March 2, "Bird Listening." Identifying birds by call. 8 am sharp.
Saturday, March 3, Hummingbird Tour. 8 am sharp.
Saturday March 3, Birdwatching tour. Hummingbirds and others. Noon.
Sunday, March 4, Hummingbird Tour. 8 am sharp.
Sunday March 4, "All Right, What Else is Here?" Birdwatching tour. Noon. Looking for chickadees and titmice, bushtits, quail, sparrows, finches, flycatchers, warblers, thrushes, corvids, hawks, et al.

Exhibit:

Remarkable hummingbird photos by Brent Jensen will be on display
   March 2, 5, 6, 8-12 from noon – 3 and
   March 3 and 4 from 10-4, except during programs.

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Complete Schedule

(A printable schedule can be found here.)

Friday March 2, 2012

8:00 am sharp. Birdlistening walk will focus on listening for birds, instead of watching birds. A 1-to-2 hour walk. Registration required, phone 831-427-2998. With Todd Newberry. Limit 15 people.

Noon-2. Hummingbirds and plants that attract them. Stephen McCabe will do a mix of talking, showing video and slides, and touring outside to look at real birds and real plants. Geared towards preparing volunteers for the Saturday and Sunday events, but open to the public too.

Noon-3 Photography exhibit: Hummingbirds of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. Amazing photos by Brent Jensen

10-4 Hummingbird plants and paraphernalia for sale at Norrie's Gift Shop and Nursery at the Arboretum.

9-5 Self-guided tours along the Hummingbird Trail. Brochures: Plants that attract hummingbirds. Birds of the UCSC Arboretum.

Saturday March 3, 2012

8:00 am Pre-event bird watching tour. Call 831 427-2998 to register. Limit 15 people. Meet at lower lot/first parking area.

10-4 Children's crafts with a hummingbird theme. Why do hummingbirds need plants?

10-4 Gift shop and nursery will be open to sell hummingbird plants, jewelry, books, and gifts. New hummingbird t-shirts for sale in the Horticulture Building.

10-4 Photography exhibit: Hummingbirds of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. Amazing photos by Brent Jensen

10:30 Hummingbird walk. All ages welcome.

11:00 am.  Australian Plants that Attract Hummingbirds led by Curator of the Australian Garden, Melinda Kralj

11:30 am. Hummingbird Walk. All ages welcome.

Noon.  Bird watching walk with renowned local birder, Stephen Gerow.

1:00 Native Plants that Attract Hummingbirds.

2:00 Australian Plants that Attract Hummingbirds led by Curator of the Australian Garden, Melinda Kralj

There will also be occasional bird-watching tours and children's hummingbird tours throughout the day, roughly between 11:30 and 3:00.

There is a self-guided hummingbird trail open all year for viewing hummingbirds on your own.

Sunday March 4, 2012

8:00 am Pre-event bird watching tour. Call 831 427-2998 to register. Limit 15 people. Meet at lower lot/first parking area.

10-4 Children's crafts with a hummingbird theme

10-4 Gift shop and nursery will be open to sell hummingbird plants, jewelry, books, and gifts. New hummingbird t-shirts for sale in the Horticulture Building.

10-4 (except during the powerpoint show from 11:00-12:30) Photography exhibit: Hummingbirds of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. Amazing photos by Brent Jensen

There will also be occasional bird-watching tours and children's hummingbird tours throughout the day roughly between 10:00 and 3:00 that do not require registration.

10 am Native Plants that Attract Hummingbirds led by Curator of Native Plants, Rick Flores

11:00 am. Photographing Hummingbirds, a dynamic slide program by Munir Kureshi and Oliver Klink of IncredibleTravelPhotos.com Horticulture Building.

Noon. Bird watching tour. Call 831 427-2998 to register. Limit 15 people.

1:00 pm   Australian Plants that Attract Hummingbirds

2:00 Native Plants that Attract Hummingbirds led by Curator of Native Plants, Rick Flores

There is a self-guided hummingbird trail open all year for viewing hummingbirds on your own.

March 5-6 and 7-12, 2012

Noon-3 Photography exhibit: Hummingbirds of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. Photos by Brent Jensen. Arboretum Horticulture Building

10-4 Hummingbird plants and paraphernalia for sale at Norrie's Gift Shop and Nursery at the Arboretum.

9-5 Self-guided tours along the Hummingbird Trail. Brochures available: Plants that attract hummingbirds (free), Birds of the UCSC Arboretum (free), Plant Uses: California ($1.00).