AUGUSTA — The Viles Arboretum recently held its annual migratory bird day event focused on bird migration and conservation. Well over 100 people participated in a variety of activities and the weather could not have been better, according to a news release. Children marveled at the live owls and hawks presented by Chewonki’s Keith Crowley. Early risers joined several Augusta Bird Club leaders and were rewarded with sightings of several colorful warbler species. Herb Wilson showed dozens of viewers all about bird banding while Home Depot presented a workshop building bird houses. Norm Famous held a bird song identification workshop, Mike Smith took a group of over thirty kids and adults on a birding tour and several other activities including owl pellet dissection and bird mobile construction. Henning Stabins, Plum Creek biologist wrapped up the day with a lively and fascinating presentation about wildlife tracking using radio telemetry.