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Migratory Bird Fest

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Draft 2025 schedule below. If on mobile device, scroll to the side for description and location. ----->

Time Event Location  Description
9:30 – 10:00am 

Live Bird Show with

Wildlife Revealed

Pavilion

A look into the amazing lives of animals and their abilities. We feature animals such as a hawk, owl, falcon, and more. The audience is allowed an up close view of otherwise unapproachable wildlife.

*actual species may vary on day-of event.

10:00 – 10:15am

Get Your Picture with a Bird!

Pavilion

After the live bird show, people will have the opportunity to take a picture with a raptor!

10:15 – 11:00am Nature Walk Meet at the Pavilion. This tour is first come, first serve. No sign-up required.

Join a naturalist to explore birds, bugs, butterflies, plants, and more as we take a stroll down the Education Trail. It’s approximately a .5 mile journey and the trail is not paved, but generally flat and stroller and wheelchair-friendly*.

*weather dependant

10:45 – 11:15am

Meet Culebra the King Snake!

Amphitheater 

Meet Mitchell Lake Audubon Center’s own Animal Ambassador – Culebra! Learn about why snakes are important for our ecosystem and how to be safe around our scaly friends.
11:30am – 12:00pm

Live Bird Show with

Wildlife Revealed

Pavilion

A look into the amazing lives of animals and their abilities. We feature animals such as a hawk, owl, falcon, and more. The audience is allowed an up close view of otherwise unapproachable wildlife.

*actual species may vary on day-of event.

12:00 – 12:15pm Get Your Picture with a Bird! Pavilion After the live bird show, people will have the opportunity to take a picture with a raptor!
12:15 – 1:00pm Nature Walk Meet at the Pavilion. This tour is first come, first serve. No sign-up required. Join a naturalist to explore birds, bugs, butterflies, plants, and more as we take a stroll down the Education Trail. It’s approximately a .5 mile journey and the trail is not paved, but generally flat and stroller and wheelchair-friendly.
 12:30 – 1:00pm

Storytime & Craft

Amphitheater Join us for storytime and make a craft.
Ongoing Activities      
9:00 – 1:00pm Golf Cart Wetland Tours Sign up for a tour at the  Lawn Game Area. Tours will also depart from here.

Hop on a golf cart with a Mitchell Lake naturalist to learn more about our center, wetlands, and the birds that use our site as a stopover during their migration journey. Tours last approximately 30-45 minutes. Sign up for a tour at the Lawn Games area – limited seats available on a first come, first serve basis.

9:00 – 1:00pm

Activity Booth: Helping Hands for Birds & Migration Madness

Pavilion

Assist a stuffed bird friend into different migration areas to learn about different ways to help birds.

9:00 – 1:00pm Lawn Games: Feed the Pelican & Pollinator Tic Tac Toe Across from Leeper House Visitor Center Enjoy lawn games while waiting for your golf cart, or just to enjoy! Games include a bean-bag toss to “Feed the Pelican” and tic tac toe with pollinators!
9:00 – 1:00pm Screen Printing with Dirty Bones Artistry  Festival Area - in front of Leeper House Visitor Center Make your very own Mitchell Lake Audubon Center screenprint on provided paper or purchase a canvas bag in our gift shop to create your own reusable bag with this one-of-a-kind art, specially designed by Dirty Bones Artistry.
9:00 – 1:00pm Lessons from Leopold: Learning from the Land
Reading and Book Signing
Festival Area - in front of Leeper House Visitor Center Join co-author Iliana Pena in reading excerpts from the book Lessons from Leopold: Learning from the Land by Stephan A. Nelle, which Iliana wrote the introduction for. She will be available for book signings throughout the day.

9:00 – 1:00pm

(every 30 minutes)

San Antonio Food Bank Healthy Food Chat & Demo

Festival Area - in front of Leeper House Visitor Center Join the San Antonio Food Bank for a lively chat about healthy foods every 30 minutes throughout the festival. They will have a short demo and samples available.
9:00 – 1:00pm (or while supplies last) Home Depot Bird Feeder Building Festival Area Build your own bird feeder to take home with Home Depot.
9:00 – 1:00pm (or while supplies last) Pollinatives Native Plant Sales Festival Area One of San Antonio's best nurseries for Native Plants is at our festival! Purchase your native plants here to plant at home this spring.

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