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Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival | Schedule 2017
Friday
April 28, 2017
Full-Day
Chaparral Follies on Pine Mountain (M. Forney) .......6:30 am - 11:30 am
Birds of Audubon’s Cypress Grove & Tomales Bay
(J. Kelly)..................................................................... . 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Birdsong Extravaganza (C. Longstreth)....................... 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Habitat Potential: Birding Strategy, Tactics & Placement
(J. Clark).......................................................................8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Birding Las Gallinas Ponds and Hamilton Wetlands
(B. Atwood/J. White)...................................................8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Water and Shorebirds of Bodega Bay (L. Hug)......... ...8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Morning
Mysteries of Sparrow Identification (D. Jaffe)........... .7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Bahia Wetlands to Rush Creek (B. Power)..................7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Birds of Olompali State Park (R. Cimino).................... 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Birding Laguna de la Santa Rosa (S. Carey).................8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Whales, Seals and Seabirds (S. Allen).........................8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mist Netting & Banding at Muddy Hollow (L. Arata). .9:00 am - 11:00 am
Tides, Breeze, Birds: Deep Listening (C. Peaslee)....... 9:00 am - 11:30 am
How to Draw Birds (J. Muir Laws)...............................10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Afternoon
Northern Spotted Owls in Marin (T. Ellis)....................1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Migratory Birds at Corte Madera Marsh
(R. Harris/ M. Sundove)...............................................1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A Walk in the Woods: Forest Ecology (T. Gaman)........1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Geology of Point Reyes from Mount Vision
(J. Karachewski)...........................................................1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Spring Migration at Limantour (D. Wimpfheimer)...... 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Evening
Friday Night Brews & Bites
Owls: A Year in Life of North American Owls with Paul Bannick
.....................................................................................4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Owls of Point Reyes (J. Mueller)...................................5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday
April 29, 2017
Full-Day
Birds of Point Reyes Outer Point (D. Singer).........................7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Birds and Microhabitats of Inner Marin (D. MacKenzie)......7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Birds and Botany of Carson Ridge (T. Plummer)...................7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bird and Wildlife Tracking at Limantour (R. Vacha)..............7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Birding to a Fault Along the Pacific Plate (P. Pyle)...............7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Birding to a Fault Along the Continental Plate (K. Hansen)..7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Birding Forests and Faultlines (B. Power).............................7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Birds & Habitats of Point Reyes (J. Zickefoose/J. Evens).......8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Limantour Estero: Beach, Bay and Beyond (D. Shuford)...... 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Birding by Bike: Bear Valley to Coast Trail (J. Clark)..............8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Birding by Kayak with Blue Waters (D. Wimpfheimer).........9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Morning
River Otter Ramble at Abbotts Lagoon (M. Isadore)............8:00 am - 11:00 am
Kingbirds & Sparrows on STRAW Restored Ranches
.(J. Benson/H. Cameron)...................................................... 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rodeo Lagoon: Birds, Plants, Plankton (J.C. Solis)................8:30 am - 11:30 am
Coast Miwok Ethnobotany (W. Dreskin).............................. 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Beginning Birding on Woodpecker Trail (R. Cimino)............ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Bird Walking Olema Marsh to Bear Valley (H. Fuller)...........8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Birding Estero Trail (A. Hopkins)...........................................8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Birds of Schollenberger Park’s Tidal Marsh (P. Colasanti).....8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Nesting Herons & Egrets of Santa Rosa (E. Condeso)...........9:00 am - 12:00 pm
San Geronimo Valley: Birding on the Edges
(B. Battagin, A. Donkin).......................................................9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wildflowers of Chimney Rock (S. Cochrane Levitsky)............ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Afternoon
Tule Elk Trek at Tomales Point (F. Binney)............................11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Dragon and Damseflies of Five Brooks (S. Hunt-von-Arb)....12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Birds and Stories of Owls (P. Bannick)................................. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Bird Photography: Tips, Tricks & Technique (B. Walker)......1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Evening
Saturday Night Happy Hour & Silent Auction Only................4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday Night Happy Hour, Silent Auction & Dinner:
Baby BIrds:
An Artist looks into the Nest with Julie Zickefoose................4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Full descriptions, guide bios, ticket prices
and carpool info online.
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Sunday
April 30, 2017
Full-Day
Walking Big Day (D. Wimpfheimer)..............................7:00 am - 4:30 pm
Birding Chileno Valley Ranchlands (B. Power)..............7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Raptor Ramble (J. Didonato)........................................8:00 am - 1:30 pm
King Ridge Road & Russian River (K. Wilson/B. Olsen).8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Birding Golden Gate’s Kirby Cove (A. Hopkins)............8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Birding Stinson & Bolinas (K. Hansen)..........................8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Morning
Photographic Wildlife Safari (D. Dietrich)....................7:00 am - 11:00 am
Giacomini Wetlands: A Tidal Refuge (J. Evens)............8:00 am - 11:00 am
Birding by Ear at Five Brooks (D. Edelstein).................8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Winged Wonders & Wildflowers/Life (B. Heneman)...8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Drakes Estero Wilderness (G. Bennett).... ...................8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Duxbury Reef Tidepool Adventure (A. Freeman)........ 9:00 am - 12:00 am
Birding Point Reyes Headlands (B. Yeates).................. 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Youth and Family Programming
Live Bird Ambassadors w/ The Bird Rescue Center.....10:00 am - 11:00 am
Exploring Wetlands with Kids (F. O’Kelly)....................11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Youth Nature Journaling (J. Zickefoose)......................11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Abbotts Lagoon Families (S. Barnett & K. Stockman). .11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Afternoon
Sharks of the Bay and Pacific Coast:
Short Film and Talk (family Friendly) (D. McGuire)...1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Past and Present: Birds of SF Bay (H. Fuller)................2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Tickets On Sale
Early-bird Member Registration - Feb. 15
(EAC Members Only)
Public Registration - Feb. 21