by Jane Chrysostom
The collective noun for crows is murder! For owls it’s parliament, for eagles it's convocation; but what do you call a group of folks who gather to see, hear, and do all things about birds? We’re not sure, but there was a flock of them at the Harvey Hall greeting in April, and it was amazing!
With the proximity to the popular Mary’s Point Bird Sanctuary, the Harvey Hall’s event planning committee, Debbie James from Hopewell Cape and Jane Chrysostom from Alma, engaged artists, authors, presenters, speakers, exhibitors, sellers, organizations, cooks, and enthusiasts who came from all over New Brunswick to participate in the first BIRDS, Birds, birds Day! Lunch, door prizes, a captivating presentation by local naturalist Gordon Rattray in the morning, and another (with real, live hooting) in the afternoon by owl expert Denis Doucet, caught everyone’s attention and interest.
The collective noun for crows is murder! For owls it’s parliament, for eagles it's convocation; but what do you call a group of folks who gather to see, hear, and do all things about birds? We’re not sure, but there was a flock of them at the Harvey Hall greeting in April, and it was amazing!
With the proximity to the popular Mary’s Point Bird Sanctuary, the Harvey Hall’s event planning committee, Debbie James from Hopewell Cape and Jane Chrysostom from Alma, engaged artists, authors, presenters, speakers, exhibitors, sellers, organizations, cooks, and enthusiasts who came from all over New Brunswick to participate in the first BIRDS, Birds, birds Day! Lunch, door prizes, a captivating presentation by local naturalist Gordon Rattray in the morning, and another (with real, live hooting) in the afternoon by owl expert Denis Doucet, caught everyone’s attention and interest.
Nearly 150 people attended throughout the day and, despite the Hall’s lack of running kitchen water or a drain, about 50 hot lunches were served. (Our fundraising efforts are getting us closer to solving this plumbing challenge!) Generous donations of bird-themed door prizes were a highlight throughout the open-house day. Visitors were engaged with the hands-on/take home printing by Maplewood Studios and author Carol Kent’s reading of her book about a Barn Swallow. Also, there were information stations by Atlantic Wildlife, Ducks Unlimited, Nature Moncton, Mitch Doucet of Ethical Birding, and exhibits and sales by Studio on the Marsh, Tracy Munson Photography, Sybil Wentzell Photography, and by Glass Roots and Tim Isaac.
Cleveland Place and The Octopus’ Garden Café, both in Alma, provided lunch augmented by oven-fresh baked goods by Alison Elias and the Florentine Manor, topped off by Alma's Tipsy Tails’ Hummingbird Cake for dessert. It was a full, well-rounded day that has taken flight as feedback echoed “When are you doing this again?!” Next year – we’ll migrate back for another fantastic bird day with thanks to all those in the Fundy Albert community who so generously made this event both a terrific day of connection and helped with desperate funding needs for the Hall’s continued restoration efforts.
Cleveland Place and The Octopus’ Garden Café, both in Alma, provided lunch augmented by oven-fresh baked goods by Alison Elias and the Florentine Manor, topped off by Alma's Tipsy Tails’ Hummingbird Cake for dessert. It was a full, well-rounded day that has taken flight as feedback echoed “When are you doing this again?!” Next year – we’ll migrate back for another fantastic bird day with thanks to all those in the Fundy Albert community who so generously made this event both a terrific day of connection and helped with desperate funding needs for the Hall’s continued restoration efforts.
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