Kleb Woods Hummingbird Festival

Title: Kleb Woods Hummingbird Festival
Location: Kleb Woods Nature Center, 20303 Draper Road at Mueschke Road in Tomball
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Description: Commissioner Radack’s annual Kleb Woods Hummingbird Festival at the Kleb Woods Nature Center, 20303 Draper Road at Mueschke Road in Tomball. The popular event will be Saturday, Sept. 15th this year from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

This year’s event will feature hummingbird expert Sumita Prasad, who will be capturing and banding the small birds and giving patrons a chance to closely examine the unique creatures. Kleb Woods Nature Center naturalist Kendra Kocab will present a program on how to identify hummingbirds and how to document sightings. Gary Clark, a professor at Lone Star College-North Harris and the author of a weekly newspaper column on nature, will also be there to discuss local hummingbirds. His talk will be illustrated by his wife – professional photographer Kathy Adams Clark.

There will also be a program called Silent Hunters – a presentation by Houston Audubon Society Education Director Mary Ann Weber. She will be displaying live owls throughout the day and give patrons a chance to observe an Eastern Screech Owl, a Barred Owl and a Great Horned Owl. Kleb Woods Nature Center volunteer blacksmiths will also be demonstrating their skills on site and tours of the facility will be going on at the same time.

Admission to the family-friendly event is free. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own drinks and snacks. None will be sold at the event. For more information, call (281) 357-5324.
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2012-09-15
End Time: 15:00