SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, May 3 Rainbow Room, 310 White Swan Dr, Pickstown (www.pickstown-sd.com) 6:00 P.M. Registration & Social w/ refreshments

7:00 P.M. Welcome/Overview of Weekend/Door Prize Drawings 8:00 P.M. Listening to Birds: Basics of Bird Identification by Ear - Dr. Dave Swanson (Dept of Biology, University of South Dakota) Karl Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (Meet at the Fort Randall Chapel) (Karl Mundt Refuge not open to public-only time to access this refuge) 9:15 P.M. Owl Prowl – Nancy Drilling (SD Projects Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory)

Saturday, May 4 Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (http://www.fws.gov/refuge/lake_andes/) 6:30 A.M. Bird Banding Workshop - Dr. Dave Swanson 7:15 A.M. Birding Field Trips led by Dr. Dave Swanson & Nancy Drilling 12:00 P.M. LUNCH – Box lunch at the Refuge (optional) 1:00 P.M. Birding Field Trips continued Wagner National Guard Armory, 610 E SD Hwy 46, Wagner (http://www.cityofwagner.org/) 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. Vendor Booths and Children-Oriented Activities 4:00 P.M. Tech Devices and Birding - Roger Dietrich (SD Nature Photographer) 4:30 – 5:00 P.M. Birding Recap 5:30 P.M. Banquet 6:30 P.M. Least Terns and Piping Plovers on the Missouri River: A Species Overview – Mike Delvaux (Terrestrial Science Coordinator, Corps of Engineers, Gavins Point Project) 7:30 P.M. Feature Presentation: Black Hills Raptor Center

Sunday, May 5 Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge 6:30 A.M. Bird Banding Workshop - Dr. Dave Swanson Karl Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (Meet at the Fort Randall Chapel) 7:45 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Birding Field Trip led by Mike Bryant (USF&WS) and the National Park Service 12:00 P.M. Species Check Off

Pre-Registration: Full Registration - $25 per individual; $40 per couple $________ (Includes banquet, all activities & field trips)

____ Saturday Box Lunch - $7 per person $________

Send check made out to SD Birding Festival at Ft. Randall and mail to: PO Box 247 Lake Andes, SD 57356 Pre-registration must be received by April 22 to receive the reduced cost. $_________ (Total) Please Print NAME: ___________________________________ SPOUSE: _________________________________ *required if attending ADDRESS: ________________________________ ________________________________ PHONE: __________________________________ E-MAIL: __________________________________

Pay at the Door Registration: Full Registration - $30 per person; $45 per couple $_________ (Includes banquet, all activities & field trips) ____ Saturday Box Lunch - $7 per person $_________

1 Day Pass Registration: Registration - $15 per person $_________ (Includes banquet, all activities & field trips on Saturday) ____ Saturday Box Lunch - $7 per person $_________

Grand Total $_________ Sponsored by: Wagner Chamber of Commerce City of Wagner Town of Pickstown City of Lake Andes Ft. Randall Casino Randall RC&D USDA-NRCS US Fish & Wildlife Service Great Lakes of SD Tourism National Park Service Southeast SD Tourism Sioux Falls Bird Club SD Ornithologists’ UnionArmy Corps of Engineers

Hotel/Motel reservations can be made at: Wagner Lakeside Motel – 605-384-5464 Sleepy Pine Motel – 605-384-5936 Ft. Randall Inn (Pickstown) – 605-487-7801 Dakota Inn (Pickstown) – 605-487-7404 Circle H Motel (Lake Andes) – 605-487-7652 Ft. Randall Hotel & Casino – 605-487-7891 North Point and Randall Creek Campgrounds – 800-710-2267 or www.campsd.com

For questions contact the Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge at (605) 487-7603