![Join the fun with your family at the Joppa Flats Education Center to celebrate the fall migrations south!! Join the fun with your family at the Joppa Flats Education Center to celebrate the fall migrations south!!](https://mail.northshorekid.com/sites/default/files/styles/post_photo/public/events/joppa_flats_bird_release.jpg?itok=4IY32RTF)
It's time for backyard birds to head south for the winter. Joppa Flats Education Center want to give them a proper send-off with a fun, free family event that features bird banding demonstrations, interactive games about bird migration, and lots of table-top science including bird-call recall, bird identification, shorebird feeding challenges, and a mystery bird nest challenge!
November is also a time when our birds that are staying need a protein-rich diet of seeds and berries. Test your skills with a "food for birds" treasure hunt, and sample some delicious homemade treats made with local autumn olives, beach plums, and cranberries.
For ages 2 to 6, we'll have storytelling, crafts, and guided games about birds and nests, both indoors and out. Family presentations will be offered at quarter past each hour. For ages 7 and up, visit our STEM Lab to learn about the physics of flight, and design a bird feeder to take home and test out!