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”