Home to more than 350 species of
birds, Volusia County becomes an avian highway during the fall
months as thousands of birds migrate to spend the winter or pass
through the area to their wintering grounds farther south. The
Wings on the Wind Migratory Bird Festival will provide visitors of
all ages many opportunities to learn more about the wonder of bird
migration through featured lectures, activities, field trips, and
educational and craft booths. Live Bald Eagle Programs, free-flying
raptor demonstrations and more.
Admission to the MSC is free all
day. Food, beverages and Ritter's Ice Cream will be available.
The event will culminate with the
beachside release of one or more birds from the MSC’s Mary Keller
Bird Rehabilitation Sanctuary. The release will be at staged at
Lighthouse Point Park, Ponce Inlet at 3 p.m. near the main parking
lot on the inlet.
For more information about the “Wings on the Wind” Migratory Bird
Festival or Marine Science Center’s other programs and activities,
please call (386) 304-5545.
