Wings of Spring
Confluence Birding Festival
Jessica Pascoe chaired the Wings of
Spring education committee this year, and she involved 80
fourth-graders from four schools in the Education Day activities on
April 26. The Missouri Department of Conservation once again hosted
the bird search and binocular walk activities. Dr. Elaine AbuSharbain
from SIUE hosted nature journaling. Christine Favilla from the Sierra
Club hosted a game called "Migration Mishaps" and also led
the "Build a Bird Feeder" activity on Saturday. A total of
1,348 visitors attended Wings of Spring events this year, including
128 Girl Scouts.
