The Parker River NWR is one of the best places along the Atlantic Coast to view shorebirds.  During the spring, many species of shorebirds stop briefly.  They feed ravenously to accumulate fat reserves – the fuel the birds need to power their onward flights to northern breeding areas. Some species, including Willet and Killdeer, stop at the refuge to establish territories and breed. In the fall, most species take a more leisurely pace as they move through our area to southern wintering grounds.

Bill Gette, Founding Director of Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center and refuge volunteer, will show his shorebird photographs, describe the many aids to field identification, discuss each species’ feeding strategy, and review the migration patterns of each species.  Spaces in the refuge’s 85-seat auditorium will be filled on a first come, first served basis.  This free evening program is sponsored by the Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and the Parker River NWR.  NO preregistration for this program.