Registration begins November 1, 2017
Festival Tickets
$10 per person, $15 family pass
Get the full Winter Bird Festival Schedule
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
Field Trip
7 am – 12 pm
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Lytle Photography
Lynn Chamberlain
Max. 12 participants
Field Trip
8 am – 11 am
Meet at pullout on SR-9
Grafton/Springdale
John Kellam, Steve Eberhard
Max. 25 participants
Field Trip
9 am – 11 am
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Habitat Improvement and Conservation & Seegmiller Pond
Christian Edwards
Max. 25 participants
Field Trip
9 am – 11:30 am
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Santa Clara River (Tukupetsi Petroglyphs)
Marshall Topham
Max. 20 participants
Field Trip
9 am – 1 pm
ZNP Entrance in Springdale
Zion National Park
Lucy Ormond
Max. 15 participants
Field Trip
10 am – 1:30 pm
Park @ 188 N 3050 E St. George
Biking, Birds and Binoculars along the Virgin River
Shawn Langston, Kermit Earle
Max. 15 participants
Presentation
6 pm – 7:30 pm
Community Arts/Children’s Museum
Wintering Birds of Washington County
Rick Fridell
No registration required
Presentation
7:30 pm – 7:50 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Owl I.D. and Ethics Course
Cordell Peterson
Max. 24 participants
Field Trip
8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Owl Prowl
Cordell Peterson, Hawkwatch
Max. 12 participants
*Additional openings are now available for the Owl ID and Ethics course. However, please note that enrollment in the ethics portion does not include enrollment in the Owl Prowl; you must enroll for the prowl separately to ensure your spot.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
Field Trip
7 am – 12 pm
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Lytle Photography
Lynn Chamberlain
Max. 12 participants
Field Trip
7 am – 12 pm
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Beryl
Cordell Peterson & Neil Paprocki
Max. 20 participants
Field Trip
8 am – 10 am
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Search for Vermillion Flycatcher
John Kellam
Max. 25 participants
Field Trip
8 am – 11 am
Meet at pullout on SR-9
Grafton/Springdale
Maurice DeMille, Marshall Topham
Max. 25 participants
Field Trip
8 am – 1 pm
Quail Creek Overlook
Local State Parks and Reservoirs
Rick Fridell
Max. 25 participants
Field Trip
9 am – 12 pm
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Mathis Park and Journal Session
Mike Schijf, Valerie Jueschke
Max. 16 participants
Field Trip
9 am – 1 pm
ZNP Entrance in Springdale
Birding and Photography at Zion National Park
Lucy Ormond, Deborah Allen
Max. 15 participants
Presentation
9:30 am – 10:15 am
Tonaquint Nature Center
Raptors of Southern Utah
Dr. Joseph Platt
No registration required
Walk
10, 11 am
Tonaquint Park
Tonaquint Local Bird Walk
Audubon Society – RJ Hughes
No registration required
Field Trip
10 am – 1:30 pm
Park @ 188 N 3050 E St. George
Biking, Birds and Binoculars along the Virgin River
Shawn Langston
Max. 15 participants
Field Trip
10:30 am – 12 pm
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Local Ponds and Washes
Kevin Wheeler
Max. 20 participants
Presentation
10:30 am – 11:15 am
Tonaquint Nature Center
Waterfowl/Upland Game Hunting Opportunities
DWR
No registration required
Presentation
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Utah’s Turkey History, Distribution, Subspecies
DWR
No registration required
Presentation
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Love Birds: How to Find Romance Avian Style
Pam Wheeler
No registration required
Presentation
2 pm – 2:45 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Live Raptor Presentation
Hawkwatch
No registration required
Presentation
3 pm – 4 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Advanced Bird Photography – Camera Techniques
Deborah Allen
Max. 12 participants
Presentation
6 pm – 6:30 pm
Community Arts/Children’s Museum
Student Art Awards “Water in Flight”
Red Cliffs Audubon – Keith Davis
No registration required
Presentation
6:30 pm – 8 pm
Community Arts/Children’s Museum
Expert Bird Photography Worldwide
Deborah Allen
No registration required
Presentation
8 pm – 8:20 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Owl I.D. and Ethics Course
Cordell Peterson
Max. 24 participants
Field Trip
8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Owl Prowl
Cordell Peterson, Hawkwatch
Max. 12 participants
*Additional openings are now available for the Owl ID and Ethics course. However, please note that enrollment in the ethics portion does not include enrollment in the Owl Prowl; you must enroll for the prowl separately to ensure your spot.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27
Field Trip
7 am – 12:30 pm
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Beryl
Cordell Peterson
Max. 20 participants
Field Trip
7 am – 1 pm
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Lytle Ranch
Kevin Wheeler, Robert DeCandido “Birding Bob”
Max. 12 participants
Field Trip
8 am – 12 pm
Tonaquint Parking Lot
Gunlock
Seth Topham
Max. 25 participants
Field Trip
8 am – 1 pm
Quail Creek Overlook
Local State Parks and Reservoirs
Christian Edwards
Max. 25 participants
Field Trip
8:30 am – 12 pm
965 S. Washington Fields Dr.
Walk and Bird Along the Virgin River
Mike Schijf, Valerie Jueschke
Max. 15 participants
Field Trip
9 am – 1 pm
ZNP Entrance in Springdale
Zion National Park
Lucy Ormond
Max. 15 participants
Presentation
Kids ages 8-12
9:15 am – 11 am
Tonaquint Nature Center
Jr. Birder Program
Marilyn Davis
Max. 25 participants
Walk
10, 11 am
Tonaquint Park
Tonaquint Local Bird Walk
Audubon Society – RJ Hughes
No registration required
Field Trip
*easy
10 am – 12:30 pm
Golf Course Entrance
Red Hills Golf Course
Marshall Topham
Max. 12 participants
Workshop
10 am – 3 pm
Tonaquint Park
Home Depot – Bird Feeders & Activities
RCAS Members/Home Depot
No registration required
Free!
Presentation
11 am – 12 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Live Presentation
Hawkwatch
No registration required
Presentation
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Introduction to Birding
Ken Hinton
No registration required
Presentation
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Tonaquint Park
Desert Landscape and Gardening
Casey Jones
No registration required
Presentation
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Live Presentation
Hawkwatch
No registration required
Presentation
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Tonaquint Nature Center
Birding Techniques
Robert DeCandido “Birding Bob”
No registration required
Banquet & Keynote Speaker
$20 Catered by Brick Oven
6 pm – 8:30 pm
Children’s Museum
Bird Migration Around the World
Robert DeCandido “Birding Bob”