The Vaux’s swifts are headed to Central America and Venezuela; the Hammond’s flycatchers have already left for Mexico; and the warbling vireo will soon, too, be flying south. Many of Lane County’s birds are headed south for the winter, and this year, Eugene’s Bird Friendly Community Coalition — made up of 11 local ornithological and conservation groups — will celebrate local migratory birds with Wings on Willamette: A World Migratory Bird Day Festival Sunday, Oct. 12, at Alton Baker Park Shelters. The festival will include activities for children, trivia games with prizes, live music and food carts. “We think it’s really important that humans connect with nature, and birds are so accessible. You can see them, you can hear them, you can celebrate their migrations,” says Debbie Schlenoff,

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