Meet the bluebird — long known as “Flying Bits of Sky,” these beautiful native birds are also believed to represent the earliest signs of spring. Join Bob Warmuth, Bluebird Project Coordinator for Lake Hickory Country Club, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, Catawba Science Center.
Learn how to attract these beneficial birds to your backyard, find out interesting facts and hear what area country clubs have done to make golf courses support bluebird habitats.
Get an inside view of an active bluebird house and learn about nest building and fledgling behaviors during a short film produced by Cornell University and the North Carolina Bluebird Society.
This program is FREE with CSC admission: $5 for adults, $3 for youth (3 to 18), seniors (62 and over), college students and active military (with current ID), free for CSC members.
Learn more about Catawba Science Center, a nonprofit science museum in Hickory, featuring a digital planetarium theater, laser shows, traveling exhibits and North Carolina’s only marine touch pool with LIVE sharks and stingrays, at www.catawbascience.org.
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