Superior International Migratory Bird Day Progam

Birding Enthusiasts! Come join us in celebration of International Migratory Bird Day by participating in a Wisconsin Point Birding Hike or come and enjoy a talk on Wildlife Ecology & Management at the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center with Christian W. Cold.

Christian W. Cold is a wildlife technician and educator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Wildlife Management.  Based at Ladysmith, he serves as a mobile, non-formal educator, who travels extensively through Wisconsin offering programs on wildlife and related topics of natural history to schools and adult audiences.

Mr. Cold is a 1991 graduate of UW-Stevens Point, with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management & Wildlife, with an emphasis in Environmental Education.

He is a licensed falconer (Since 1970) and former bird bander (28 years).  In his spare time he maintains a fleet of educational animals, takes nature hikes, hunts, fishes, wades & snorkels in area streams, reads natural history, and collects fossils, insects and other natural history objects. He lives near the Flambeau River with his wife Susan.

8:00 a.m. Wisconsin Point Birding Hike lead by Robbye Johnson - Meet at Lot 1.

10:00 a.m. Wildlife Ecology & Management (with an emphasis on birds) with Chris Cold.  Mr. Cold will introduce a live owl & hawk during his presentation at the Richard Bong Veterans  Historical Center Theater.