Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival

Join us for our annual birding and nature festival at the peak of spring migration! Nestled amongst the coastal redwoods of northwestern California and beyond, we will offer over 70 field trips and workshops to choose from led by expert guides. We will host a welcome reception, evening lectures, a banquet, and a silent auction. The main hall will be filled with informational booths, artists, optics, and more to visit. Fun family and youth events will round out this educational 4-day event.

Festival Schedule:

5:00 am - 8:30 am: SA29 Marbled Murrelets 1 - $20
6:30 am - 8:30 am: SA30 Dawn Chorus – Arcata Marsh Field Trip 3 - $10
6:30 am - 12:00 pm: SA31 Blue Lake Cottonwoods & Mad River Hatchery - $25
7:00 am - 11:30 am: SA32 Birding by Ear Basics: Workshop & Field Trip - $25
7:00 am - 5:00 pm: SA33 BIG Day Bus (includes a bag lunch and bus transportation) - $130
7:00 am - 12:30 pm: SA34 Horse Mountain & High-Elevation Habitats - $25
7:15 am - 1:15 pm: SA35 Birding with the Keynote Speaker (includes catered lunch) - $125
7:30 am - 1:30 pm: SA36 Grouse of Humboldt County - NEW - $30
7:30 am - 4:00 pm: SA37 Humboldt’s Best Birding Spots (includes a bag lunch) - - $80
8:00 am - 12:00 pm: SA38 Russ Ranch & Lost Coast Headlands - $20
8:00 am - 11:00 am: SA39 Potowat Health Village and Janes Creek Meadows - NEW - SHORT TRIP - $15
8:00 am - 12:00 pm: SA40 Ocean Ranch & South Spit 2 - $20
8:30 am - 11:30 am: SA41 Shorebird Spectacle at the Arcata Marsh 3 - $15
8:45 am - 1:45 pm: SA42 Big Shorebird Morning - NEW - $25
9:00 am - 3:00 pm: SA43 California Condors in Humboldt County 1 (includes a bag lunch and transportation) - $125
9:00 am - 12:30 pm: SA44 Slow Birding the V Street Loop - $20
9:30 am - 11:30 am: SA45 Kids’ Birding and Nature Walk at the Arcata Marsh - Free
9:30 am - 2:30 pm: SA46 Late Risers Birding Trip 2 - $25
9:30 am - 2:30 pm: SA47 Herpetology Field Trip - $25
9:30 am - 12:30 pm: SA48 River Otters of the Arcata Marsh - NEW - $15
12:00 pm - 3:30 pm: SA49 Dune Ecology & the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center - Free
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm: SA50 Native Plant Walk - Free
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: SA51 Spotted Owls on Green Diamond Land 3 - $25
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: SA52 Binoculars & Scopes Lecture - Free
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm: SA53 Banquet - $40
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: SA54 Saturday Night Keynote with Alvaro Jaramillo - Free with Paid Registration; $10 a la carte ticket