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May 24, 2012

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Birds, Our Feathered Friends

Voelker Orth Museum
149-19 38th Avenue
(between 149th Place and 149th Street)
Flushing, NY  11354
Tel: (718) 359-6227
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$75.00 general.
$15 materials fee

Dates

Ongoing

Hours

Tues – Thurs: 10 am – 11:30 am
Imaginations take flight in this workshop where young ornithologists learn about bird habitats and create their own bird feeder to take home.
  • Directions: Subway: 7 to Main Street and then go to Roosevelt Avenue for bus Q13, Q15 or Q28 to museum.
    Long Island Railroad: Murray Hill Station on the Port Washington line; walk to 38th Avenue.

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Voelker Orth Museum

The Voelker Orth Museum is a bird sanctuary and Victorian garden that functions as a museum maintaining the cultural and historical heritage of Queens and Long Island.
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Voelker Orth Museum Listings

  • From Caterpillar to Butterfly

    Ongoing The process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly is one of nature's more mysterious happenings. Kids in this workshop learn how the caterpillar sustains itself inside of its cocoon and how it transforms into a beautiful butterfly.

  • Who Is Afraid of Honey Bees

    Ongoing By learning the differences between honey bees, wasps and hornets, kids can curb a fear of a harmless insect. This workshop teaches students what bees do, how long their life cycle is and why there's nothing to be afraid of.

  • House and Garden

    Ongoing Now serving as a bird sanctuary, the museum's distinguishing feature is it garden, which is maintained using gardening methods from the 18th century including hand pruning and the use of natural pesticides. Docents give tours of the house, which has original period belongings of the Orth family.

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