Text Box: Saturday, May 5 - Second Annual Wings of Spring Birding Festival at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, MO near Alton, IL For specific information about attending with members of River Bluffs Audubon Society, call Dan Reed at 573-634-2599 or e-mail dan.reed@hotmail.com Saturday, May 5 - Binder Park litter pick-up. Meet by the bait shack at 9 a.m. For more information call Stream Team Coordinators Jim and Julie Lundsted at 573-635-2976 or e-mail jlundsted@mchsi.com May Morning Greenway Stroll - Take your binoculars on a walk along Wears Creek. Bird watching on the Greenway near the tennis courts for Earth Day was really nice - lots of goldfinches, a warbling vireo, a pair of phoebes, a ruby crowned kinglet, and a yellow warbler to name a few. Steve Garr is interested in going again, so if you want to stroll at 7:30 a.m. in the next couple weeks, contact him at Birds-I-View. Thursday, May 10 - River Bluffs Audubon Society program “Returning Nature to the River” at 7 p.m. in the Runge Conservation Nature Center’s auditorium. (For more information see story on page one.) Saturday, May 12 - Help gather statistics for International Migratory Bird Day. Meet at 6 a.m., at the MDC Main Office parking lot . For more information call Cole County Coordinator Julie Lundsted at 573-635-2976 or e-mail jlundste@mchsi.com Saturday, May 19 - Trip to the Shultzes near Brazito. Meet early so we can can catch the peak of bird activity before having breakfast. Susie and Tom will have coffee, orange juice, fruit, sausage muffins, and donuts. Gather at the Lottery parking lot at 6:45 a.m. to carpool, or drive directly to the Shultzes. Go to Brazito on Hwy 54, left on Hwy E, then right on Deer Run, then left on Landing Creek Road to mailbox #2826 (they will have signs up). Go in the gate, past the new house, down the hill, across the creek, up the hill, past the barn to the old house. For more information call Rich George at 573-893-5659 or e-mail richgeorge3@mchsi.com Text Box: Note to Field Trip Participants t Always call the trip leader so you will know about last-minute changes in plans. t On all trips bring appropriate clothing, including rain gear, and wear sturdy boots on hikes. Binoculars and bird-identification guides are helpful on the birding trips. In warmer weather bring drinking water. t Trips will go rain or shine; after all, some of the best birding is in “fowl” weather.