| Thank you for attending our 2010 Bluebird & Purple Martin Seminar Series! March 20th-22nd, 2010 |
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Recent Seminars at BIV!
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| Educational Seminars have been an important part of the way Steve Garr has done business since 1979.And it is STILL one of our favorite parts of our business! Check out some of the Birds-I-View events and seminars on this page. See you at the next Seminar, Steve & Regina Garr |
| Click here to view Photos and Highlights from previous Birds-I-View Seminars and Events!! |
| See Highlights from Previous BIV Seminars! |
| We hope you attended our April 2009 Seminar Series: "Hosting Orioles" by Steve Garr & "Warblering around Jefferson City" by Jane Frazier We had a terrific turn-out for this new seminar series We had a record turn out for the Monday night program. ( we now know the seminar room will hold 70 people at one time!) We particularly want to thank Jane Frazier for doing such a great job on the "Warbler" portion of the seminars and we appreciate the fantastic food from Roly Poly Sandwiches as well. Mostly, of course, we thank you the attendees for supporting our educational programs and making them so special ! See you at the next seminar, Steve & Regina Garr Birds-I-View PS. Stop by the store to see Steve's Power Point program on "Hosting Orioles" running continually on the computer in the store show room. |
| Click Here to take our Fun Quiz about Bluebirds & Martins! |
Saturday, July 11th -Monday July 13, 2009 We had a terrific time as always! Thanks to all who helped make it special! Congratulations to all of the Door Prize Winners and a special congrats to Mari Henry for winning our Seminar Grand Prize of an Aspects Hummingbird Feeder, special "Steve Garr" Misting attachment, & CareFree Enzyme cleaner ( photo coming soon!) See you soon, Steve & Regina |
Congratulations to Stan Scott (pictured
below) for being a Grand Prize Winner at
our 2009 Oriole Seminar Series! Stan
won a Squirrel Buster Plus feeder with 5
pounds of Sunflower Hearts...which
Orioles, and many other birds, enjoy.
below) for being a Grand Prize Winner at
our 2009 Oriole Seminar Series! Stan
won a Squirrel Buster Plus feeder with 5
pounds of Sunflower Hearts...which
Orioles, and many other birds, enjoy.
Congratulations to Cheryl Buechter (pictured Left)
for winning our Grand Prize at our April 2009
Warbler Seminar Series. Cheryl won a Gift Basket
filled with a BirdSong Identiflyer, a complete set of
Eastern Warbler sound Cards and a copy of one of
our favorite Books "A Guide to Birding in Missouri"!!
for winning our Grand Prize at our April 2009
Warbler Seminar Series. Cheryl won a Gift Basket
filled with a BirdSong Identiflyer, a complete set of
Eastern Warbler sound Cards and a copy of one of
our favorite Books "A Guide to Birding in Missouri"!!
| Thanks for attending our July 2009 Seminars:"Hosting Hummers" & "Splish Splash"! All about Hummingbirds , plus a special program on Water Features to attract Songbirds |
| 120 People Attended our June 2009 "Building a Wild Bird Habitat" Seminars!!! Thank you to Don Whitener for his presentation and to Betty Richey & Linda Vogt with River Bluffs Audubon Society for their educational Display Table. |
| November 2009 BIV Seminar Series: Selective Winter Bird Feeding with a Special emphasis on Seed Storage, matching seed to feeders, AND making your bird feeders "multi-task" Who's visiting mid-Missouri this winter but not in your yard...yet??? Our Thanks to everyone who attended this Seminar Series ! Everyone who registered in advance received a free Seminar Packet containing Educational Literature , Great Coupons, and a FREE GIFT ! Catered by Roly Poly Sandwiches , of course. Thank you for supporting our Educational Programs! Steve & Regina |
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| Congratulations to JOYCE LOOTENS! She was the Winner of our Grand Door Prize at our Nov. 2009 Seminars. Joyce won a $45.00 Gift Package of C & S Suet Nuggets, a feeder, and a Large Fall Flag. 45 other folks also won door prizes! |
Thanks for attending Birds-I-View's
Presented by Jim Rathert! April 10th & 12th
We hope you did not miss Jim's fabulous programs ( over 170 people attended!).
NOW come in the store and see what Jim has done with those gorgeous bird photos of his on his new products!
Presented by Jim Rathert! April 10th & 12th
We hope you did not miss Jim's fabulous programs ( over 170 people attended!).
NOW come in the store and see what Jim has done with those gorgeous bird photos of his on his new products!
Topics included:
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| WHO Entered our "Best Dressed Purple Martin" Contest??! Find out here & see the Grand Prize Winner! |
| ABOVE: our Ellis Blvd Martin Colony the first season! |
| We repeated the seminars FOUR times to a packed room ( twice on Saturday, once on Sunday, and once on Monday night) 190+ people attended!! Thanks!! |
| right:: Harold & Marilyn Needham won the Grand Prize Package at our 2010 Bluebird/Purple Martin Seminars! A $127.00 Prize Package! |
of Spring & Summer!
| above Photos by Jim Rathert |
| Thanks for attending our Birds-I-View 2010 July Seminars "Hummingbirds!" and "Baby Songbirds in your Yard!" Sat., July 10th & 12th We look forward to seeing you at another fun seminar! |
| Download our "Baby Bird" Quiz! |
| Right: Jackie & Kevin Kampeter show off their GRAND DOOR PRIZE winnings! Kevin's name was drawn as winner of the NEW Skye Cafe Bluebird Feeder & Aspects Ultra Hummingbird Feeder! (an almost $90.00 prize package!) |
Left: Steve answers questions following the seminar
| Take our Hummingbird Quiz ! |
Butterflies! presented by Betty Richey,
with photographs by Award-winning photographer , Tammy Simmons
Betty is co-manager of the River Bluffs
Audubon Society Butterfly Garden in Jefferson City, Missouri
with photographs by Award-winning photographer , Tammy Simmons
Betty is co-manager of the River Bluffs
Audubon Society Butterfly Garden in Jefferson City, Missouri
Photo by Tammy Simmons
Above: Chuck & Sheryl Wright show off their winnings from the "Colorful Birds of Spring & Summer" Seminar! The Wrights won a Prize package including a Jim Rathert Gift Basket, an Oriole Feeder with Oriole Hat, and a Common Birds & their Songs" CD /Book. (over $150.00 Gift Package!) |
| Congratulations to Pat Mantle! Pat was our "Grand Prize" Winner at the August 2010 Butterfly Seminar |
Pat won a $72.00 Prize Package
Jim Rathert Photography Products,
plus copies of the Ruby-throated
$72.00 Prize PackagePat won
Hummingbird Hummingbird Book
and the the BookFamily
Butterfly Book !
Jim Rathert Photography Products,
plus copies of the Ruby-throated
$72.00 Prize PackagePat won
Hummingbird Hummingbird Book
and the the BookFamily
Butterfly Book !
Betty focused on Missouri
native plants and
butterflies. We also
learned about many
host plants for
caterpillars!
native plants and
butterflies. We also
learned about many
host plants for
caterpillars!
| Join us on FACEBOOK for Highlights from our trips to the Great Smoky Mountain, Nebraska Bluebird Conference, Purple Martin festivals , and more!! |
| Thanks to the over Eighty folks who attended our November 2010 Cardinal Seminars!! As Always, We had a terrific time and we look forward to the next seminar! |
| LEFT: Jim Rathert speaks to a full House at BIV |
| Orioles: Spring AND Summer! |
| April 16th & 18th, 2011 140 people joined us for this FUN seminar! Thank you all! We gave away $300 worth of door prizes and EVERYONE received an orange and a cute note card sporting a pair of juvenile Baltimore Orioles...so no one left empty-handed! Did you miss the seminar?? Come see Steve's terrific Power Point presentation playing in the store! |
| Birds-I-View THANKS the 150 people who attended our March 19- 21, 2011 Seminars: Chickadees" & "Beautiful Bluebirds"! |
| Special Thanks to the Missouri River Bird Observatory for their participation in our event! |
| See you at the next Seminars! Steve & Regina |
Thanks everyone for attending our 2011 PURPLE MARTIN Seminars! (March 26th & 28th) And , Congratulations to our Grand Door Prize Winner: Arthur Warren We enjoyed all THREE presentations of this years Purple Martin Seminars and hope you did as well! Steve & Regina |
| Thank you for attending: "The Hummingbirds of North America!” A NEW program hosted by Birds-I-View in Jefferson City There are about 330 species of hummingbirds in the world and about sixteen of those nest regularly in North America– including our wonderful Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Saturday, July 30th : 9 am & repeated at 2 pm Monday, August 1st: 6 pm As always, we had a wonderful time! |
Several attendees won hummer feeders by Aspects (one of our FAVORITE brands) and feeder cleaner by Care Free natural enzymes. See you at the next BIV Seminar! Steve & Regina |
| Below: Just a Few of the 44 Folks who won Door Prizes at the Seminars! |
Calliope
Hummingbird
Hummingbird
Broad-billed
Hummingbird
Hummingbird
Left:
Maginificent
Hummingbird
Right:
Black-chinned
Hummingbird
Maginificent
Hummingbird
Right:
Black-chinned
Hummingbird
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| Birds-I-View 2011 Gift Guide Here! |
