Hummingbird Fest at Plum Creek Nature Center

The free annual Hummingbird Fest from 1 to 5 p.m., August 19, at the Forest Preserve District of Will County Plum Creek Nature Center. Sponsored by the Thorn Creek Audubon Society, the Lincoln Land Association of Bird Banders will be capturing and banding hummingbirds, and the public can view the sessions every half-hour, starting at 2 p.m. Free banding session tickets can be picked up at the nature center upon arrival. Attendees can adopt a hummingbird, and if it is found again, they will be notified with a postcard.

 

The Nature Foundation of Will County will host a native plant sale and Wild Birds Unlimited will have a booth on bird feeding and pollinator-related activities. The Conservation Foundation will be promoting the Conservation at Home program to promote landscapes that create habitats for wildlife such as pollinators.

 

Bob Bryerton, a Forest Preserve program manager, says, “Visitors can look inside a live beehive at the nature center to try and find the queen and learn about the bees from the displays. Monarch caterpillars will be on display, too, and we will have Kay McNeil, the Butterfly Lady, on hand to answer questions on monarchs and how to attract them to your yard.”