Chase Luker of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will offer a free decoy carving workshop at 11:00AM on December 7, 2019 at Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. To register, email Chase at <chase.luker@ncwildlife.org>.
Parking: There will be no workshop parking at the refuge. Park at Mattamuskeet School and a shuttle will deliver you to the refuge. Board the shuttle not later than 10:30AM.
Chase with the beard.
Chase Luke at work on one of his favorite hobbies.
The free guided caravan (private automobiles) bird tours will form at Mattamuskeet School at 9:30am and depart at 10:00. Plan now to carpool to minimize the number of vehicles in the caravan. The tour will take you to areas where there is a high probability of seeing large numbers of Swans and other migratory birds.
These Swan Days Festival educational programs will be in the multipurpose room of Mattamuskeet School on December 7, 2019.
10:00 Dr. Lewis Forrest: New Holland, Higginsport, and Mt. Vernon Railroad
11:00 Morgan Harris: History of Hyde County
12:00 Chip Gentry: History and Physiology of Falconry
1:00 Bob Glennon: Habitat: Where They Live, Where They Eat, Where They Hide
2:00 Dr. Randall Ethridge and Michael Flynn (jointly): Research at Lake Mattamuskeet to reverse the declining water quality
Dr. Lewis Forrest, executive director, The Mattamuskeet Foundation, Inc.
Morgan Harris, former teacher and superintendent of Hyde County
Chip Gentry, Hawk Manor Falconry, Raleigh
Bob Glennon, biologist, Virginia Tech
Dr. Randall Ethridge, East Carolina University
Michael Flynn, NC Coastal Federation
ON MATTAMUSKEET NWR ADJACENT TO THE HEADQUARTERS BLDG.
Alicia Davis is an alligator biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. She is currently responsible for the management and coordination of a wide range of alligator-related projects. Alicia received her bachelor’s degree in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from NC State University in 2015 with a minor in Zoology.
Ms. Davis is a member of the Wildlife Society (national and state chapters), the North Carolina Herpetological Society, NC Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, and the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Alligator Working Group.
2019 photo workshop on Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge led for award-winning photographer, Allen Phelps. Workshop begins at 6:30AM on December 7, 2019 at the Charles Kuralt Observation Platform on NC 94. Reservations required. Send email to <allenphelps@gotricounty.com>. The photos on this page are courtesy of Allen Phelps Photography.
The tickets for the Swan Days tram tours on Dec. 7, 2019 to view the swans and ducks on Lake Mattamuskeet are sold out.
“NO-SHOW” TRAM TOUR SEATS WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH ON DEC. 7 JUST PRIOR TO EACH TOUR. FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED. NO ADVANCE RESERVATIONS.
The shuttle for the tram tours leave the school sharply at 7:45am, 9:30am, 12:20pm, and 2:15pm. If you have a ticket or want to stand by for a no-show space, don’t be late! First-come, first-served for standby no-show spaces.
