In 2021, Covid forced some changes to our traditional World Migrator Bird Day events, and we adjusted many events to smaller groups and added some Weekend Challenges! We had so much fun with the alternative formats that we’re keeping some of the same ideas for 2022!

Plans are still being developed, but here’s a tentative schedule of events for World Migratory Bird Weekend. Be sure to check our Calendar for specifics & registration details on each event.

Don’t miss out on our Big Weekend Challenge! We invite you to come and independently help us document the birds present on the refuge.

Record all your bird sightings via eBird to any of the refuge’s hotspots and share your lists with our eBird account (MNWRBirdDay) which allows us to have a record of your data. The more you bird and contribute, the better our data will be. To get you motivated, the Friends of Missisquoi NWR will be awarding a number of prizes for different categories of participation, so the more time you spend looking and recording (and the more data you collect for WMBD), the more chances you have to win. Don’t forget to bring your camera along to qualify you for some of the photography prizes!

Our goal will be to see if we can beat our record of 113 species for WMBD.

In addition to the Big Weekend Challenge, we have a full weekend of events planned. Please pre-register for everts at the links below.

• Thursday, May 19th at 7pm – Online presentation on the Motus Wildlife Tracking System
• Friday, May 20th at 7pm – Online presentation on the Importance of Grasslands
• Saturday, May 21st at 5am – “Early Bird” walk – Maquam / Black Creek trails
• Saturday, May 21st at 8am – Return of the ‘live’ Art Show at the Refuge HQ
• Saturday, May 21st at 8am – Monthly Bird Walk on the Stephen Young Marsh
• Saturday, May 21st at 1pm – Guided paddle on the Missisquoi River
• Sunday, May 22nd at 8am – New Birders bird walk on Mac’s Bend Road
• Sunday, May 22nd at 10am – New Birders bird walk on Mac’s Bend Road