Grab your binoculars: Great Dismal Swamp hosts 13th annual Birding Festival

The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge hosts its 13th annual Birding Festival on April 27, with guided bird and nature walks, bus tours, natural history presentations, live raptors, wildlife exhibits and plenty of family fun activities.

All activities are free, but registration is required for bus tours and guided walks at the various trailheads around the swamp.

All other activities will be at the refuge headquarters at 3100 Desert Road, Suffolk, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

For detailed program and registration information,  see www.fws.gov/event/great-dismal-swamp-birding-festival .