Join us for a three-day extravaganza celebrating the incredible spring bird and wildlife migrations along the breathtaking Pacific Flyway! This annual event benefits the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin’s (EAC) nonprofit mission to protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity of coastal Marin County. There is something for everyone in your brood, with trips and activities for various ages and experience levels.
Point Reyes National Seashore provides the main backdrop for our festival, which offers some of the finest birding in the United States with over 70,000 acres of habitat, including estuaries, grasslands, coastal scrub, and forest.
Point Reyes has earned its stripes as the National Audubon Society’s #1 birding hotspot for several consecutive years. Why, you ask? Because more than 54% of all North American bird species have been spotted and recorded right here! In April, the Mediterranean climate of California sets the stage for a spectacular show where wintering and breeding birds overlap in this coastal hotspot. Point Reyes isn't just a haven for our feathered friends; it's a hotspot for whales, elk, wildflowers, amphibians, reptiles, and much more.
Schedule:
EASY - ALL - 15+
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$75
Birds of the Outer Point with Dan Singer & Eddie Monson
EASY-MOD - ALL - 15+
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$75
Birds & Microhabitats of Inner Marin with Dave MacKenzie
MOD-HARD - ADVANCED - 14+
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$100
Walking Big Day: Exploring Bird Diversity at Point Reyes with David Wimpfheimer
EASY - ALL - 10+
8:00 AM-11:00 AM
$60
Coastal Birds of Audubon Canyon Ranch's Cypress Grove & Tomales Bay
with David Lumpkin
EASY ADVANCED - 18+
8:00 AM-11:00 AM
$30
Birding Roy's Redwoods with an Introduction to the Marin County Breeding Bird Atlas with Liz Lewis & Susan Kelly
EASY ALL - 8+
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
$50
Pelagic Point Reyes: Whales, Seals & Seabirds with Chris Pincetich
EASY - ALL - 8+
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
$50
Sebastopol Birding at Laguna de la Santa Rosa with Scott Carey
EASY - ALL - 10+
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
$55
Five Brooks Birding By Ear: Easy & New Techniques to Improve Your Field Skills with Daniel Edelstein
EASY - ALL - 10+
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
$50
Point Reyes Raptor Ramble with Step Wilson
EASY - ALL - 10+
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
$55
Birding By Ear at Muddy Hollow with Luanna Helfman
MOD INTERMEDIATE - 18+
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$50
Birding by Bike in Bolinas with Josiah Clark
EASY INTER-ADV - 18+
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
$75
Spring Water & Shorebirds of Bodega Bay with Lisa Hug
EASY - ALL - 10+
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$50
Birding Drakes Estero Trail with Alan Hopkins
INDOORS - ALL - 8+
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
$10
Film Screening of "Urban Owl" & "Refuge":Storytelling Using Sound & Sight with Filmmaker Mark Lipman
EASY - ALL - 12+
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
$75
What's For Dinner? Exploring the Food Web of Tomales Bay Birds
with Keynote Nils Warnock & Priya Shukla
EASY ALL - 12+
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
$50
On the Edge: Geology of Point Reyes from Mount Vision with John Karachewski
MODERATE - ALL - 15+
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$50
A Walk in the Woods: Bishop Pine Forest Ecology with Tom Gaman
INDOORS ALL ALL
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free
Protect What You Love: Art as Advocacy Opening Reception
EASY-MOD ALL - 15+
5:30 PM-9:00 PM
$70
Night Owls of Point Reyes with Joe Mueller
Date: Apirl 19-21, 2024