Anne Wenner: 541-882-1219 or cell: 541-891-2319
E-mail:
karlw12733@aol.com
Great Basin Visitor Association: 800-445-6728
E-mail:
marilyn@greatbasinvisitor.info After 25 years as the Klamath Basin Bald Eagle Conference, this
event has spread its wings to become the Klamath Basin Winter Wings
Festival, a four-day event that will occur every President's Weekend
at Oregon Institute of Technology. The event opens Thursday evening
in the very walkable Downtown of Klamath Falls, with its geothermally
heated sidewalks. From 4-7 pm, arts, food, music, vendors, and store
specials will give families and tourists the opportunity to enjoy
Downtown as part of the Winter Wings Festival. In addition, on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at OIT, the Festival will offer
workshops, tours, vendors, displays, and activities attractive to
families at low or no cost. Witness the magnificence of a hawk in
flight. Discover the majesty of eagle wings. View the multitudes of
black and white swirling snow geese. Take a guided tour from local
birding experts. There are more than 100 bird species counted every
winter in the Klamath Basin. Let our experts help you see them on our
tours. In addition, there are tours to: Crater Lake National Park for
snowshoeing, Klamath National Wildlife Refuges for birding, and Lava
Beds National Monument for caving and rock art. Experience the
Volcanic Legacy Tour. The Klamath Basin is rich with things to do in
winter and is a winter wonderland of beauty.
The Klamath Basin of Northern California and South Central Oregon
is world famous for spectacular flocks of waterfowl, the Klamath
Basin National Wildlife Refuges and the largest concentration of
wintering bald eagles in the lower 48 states. The purpose of the
Festival is to share information, increase awareness of community
resources and gain an understanding of our wildlife resources,
especially the birds of the Klamath Basin.
John Scharff Migratory Bird Festival April 7-9, 2006
Burns, Oregon Phone: 541-573-2636 - E-mail: info@migratorybirdfestival.com
Spend an amazing weekend (annual each April) with us witnessing the
spectacular spring migration in the Harney Basin of southeast
Oregon. View thousands of migratory birds as they rest and feed
in the wide open spaces of Oregon's High Desert country. From
waterfowl to shorebirds, cranes to raptors, wading birds to
songbirds, you'll see it all! The festival offers non-stop
birding activities as well as historical information sure to
entertain you and your family.
Klamath Falls Annual IMBD Festival May 13, 2006
Veterans Park
Klamath Falls, Oregon Phone: 541-885-4126 -- E-mail:jneeling@fs.fed.us
The Klamath Falls International Migratory Bird Day Festival is a Free
Event that is a day of fun and learning for the entire family.
Activities include; Guided Bird Walks, Mist-netting Station, Bird
House Construction, Live Birds of Prey, Loads of Childrens Activites,
Bird Related Displays, Arts and Crafts, Live Music, and Good Food.
The primary focus of the event is to expose kids and adults alike to
the wonder of Migratory Birds. The event is held at Veterans park,
along Lake Euwana in Downtown Klamath Falls. Please come out and
spend the day learning about Migratory Birds in the Klamath Basin.
Join in on the longest running bird festival in the state of
Oregon as we celebrate 20 years of shorebird migration. Held over
Labor Day Weekend the festival provides an opportunity to improve
your birdwatching skills, network with birders from all over the
United States, and to find out the best birding spots in the Bandon
and Coos Bay area. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Cape Arago
Audubon Society, The Bird Guide Inc., Shoreline Education for
Awareness and many other sponsors will have a full weekend of
activities planned for birders of all ages and skill levels.
The festival is headquartered at the Oregon Institute of Marine
Biology in Charleston, OR. Day activities include expertly guided
field trips to Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Millicoma
Marsh, New River, and Coos Bay to view migrating shorebirds; a
Saturday pelagic trip to observe seabirds hosted by The Bird Guide,
Inc., and SEA watches for pelagic birds and marine mammals at Simpson
Reef. Evening activities focus on current bird research.
The migrating shorebirds you can expect to see include
Black-bellied plover, Semi-palmated plover, Pacific golden-plover,
Western sandpiper, Least sandpiper, Dunlin, Whimbrel, Long-billed
dowitcher, and Red-necked phalarope. If you have always wanted to
learn more about birds along the Oregon coast or wanted to sharpen
your skills in shorebird identification, please join us for a weekend
of birding fun and challenges. Registration is required for this
event. For more information on registration and activities, please
visit our website and download the festival program or
contact Dawn Grafe at 541-867-4550.
Please submit information and updates
on bird or nature festivals to info@oregonbirding.com
