Schedule:

December 6, 2023

Walk Out to Fly Out- at 5:15am - 7:30am
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Morning with the Cranes- at 5:15am - 11:00am
Venue:- at Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

The Environmental Animal Portrait - Creating Dynamic Imagery in the Field [6 remaining]- at 6:00am - 9:30am
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Learning the Language of Birds [281 remaining]- at 9:00am - 10:30am
Venue: Macey Center

Birds & Macro Photography [3 remaining]- at 9:00am - 11:30am
Venue: The Desert Arboretum

The Desert Arboretum- at 9:45am - 12:30pm
Venue: Bosque Del Apache Visitor Center

Crane Basics [288 remaining]- at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Venue:- at Macey Center

Benefits of Micro Four-Thirds Cameras for Wildlife and Bird Photography [296 remaining]- at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Venue:- at Macey Center

Mindful Birding [Sold Out]- at 12:45pm - 3:30pm
Venue:- at Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

The Environmental Animal Portrait - Creating Dynamic Imagery in the Field [7 remaining]- at 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Walk In to Fly In [Sold Out]- at 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Venue: Bosque Del Apache Visitor Center

Night Photography at the Very Large Array [1 remaining]- at 3:15pm - 9:30pm
Venue: Macey Center

Waterfowl [Sold Out]- at 1:45pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

December 7, 2023

Morning With the Cranes [2 remaining]- at 5:15am - 11:00am
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

A Morning at Bosque del Apache: Photography [Sold Out]- at 5:30am - 9:30am
venue :- at Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

The Environmental Animal Portrait - Creating Dynamic Imagery in the Field [7 remaining]- at 6:00am - 9:30am
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Refuge Tour [Sold Out]- at 8:00am - 10:30am
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Deadly Beauty Behavior [Sold Out]- at 8:00am - 11:00am
venue : Owl Bar Cafe

Winter Raptors of the Southwest: Strategies for Better Field ID [286 remaining]- at 9:00am - 10:30am
venue : Macey Center

Fifty Years of Crane Conservation [Sold Out]- at 7:30pm - 8:45pm
venue : Socorro

Friends Annual Dinner - Vegetarian Selection [2 remaining]- at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
venue : Socorro

Friends Annual Dinner - Chicken Selection [6 remaining]- at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
venue : Socorro

Friends Annual Dinner - Beef Selection [3 remaining]- at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
venue : Socorro

Evening with the Cranes [Sold Out]- at 3:15pm - 5:45pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Panning, Implied Motion, & ICM: The Art of Slow-Shutter Bird & Nature Photography [Sold Out]- at 1:45pm - 5:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Private Lives of Sandhill Cranes [294 remaining]- at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
venue : Macey Center

Refuge Tour [Sold Out]- at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Birding by Behavior [Sold Out]- at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Biomimicry in Birds and Butterflies [266 remaining]- at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
venue : Macey Center

Taking Bird Photography to the Next Level: Improving Composition [3 remaining]- at 11:30am - 1:00pm
venue : Macey Center

Photographing Birds & Nature in High Key Style [290 remaining]- at 11:00am - 12:30pm
venue : Macey Center

Extraordinary Bird and Wildlife Photography [25 remaining]- at 10:00 am - 11:30 am
venue : Macey Center

Simple Ways to Transform Idle Acreage into Crane Habitat [23 remaining]- at 9:00am - 10:30am
venue : Macey Center

December 8, 2023

Morning with the Cranes [4 remaining]- at 5:15am - 11:00am
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Cranes in Flight [4 remaining]- at 6:00am - 9:30am
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Birds in Flight [4 remaining]- at 6:00 am - 9:30 am
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Refuge Tour [Sold Out]- at 8:00am - 10:30am
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Deadly Beauty Photography [Sold Out]- at 8:00am - 11:30am
venue : Owl Bar Cafe

Old Mission Church Tour [Sold Out]- at 8:15am - 11:00am
venue : Socorro

Birding by Ear [293 remaining]- at 9:00am - 10:30am
venue : Macey Center

The Unexpected Evolution of Cranehaven Wild Bird Sanctuary & Nature Preserve [17 remaining]- at 9:00am - 10:30am
venue : Macey Center

Hike: Canyon Trail for Everyone [Sold Out]- at 9:30am - 12:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache NWR

Birds in Black-and-White [22 remaining]- at 10:00am - 11:30pm
venue : Macey Center

Raptor ID Classroom- at 11:00am - 12:30pm
venue : Macey Center

Formation Flight of Migratory Birds- at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
venue : Macey Center

Birding at Bosque del Apache [Sold Out]- at 12:45pm - 3:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Refuge Tour [Sold Out]- at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Waterfowl [9 remaining]- at 1:45pm - 5:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Using Light Creatively in Bird & Nature Photography [Sold Out]- at 1:45pm - 5:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Slowing down: Sometimes Less Is More [8 remaining]- at 1:30pm - 5:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Settings for Success [4 remaining]- at 2:00pm - 5:30pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Evening with the Cranes [Sold Out]- at 3:15pm - 5:45pm
venue : Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Night Photography at the Very Large Array [3 remaining]- at 3:15pm - 9:30pm
venue : Macey Center

December 9 ,2023

Morning with the Cranes [8 remaining]- at  5:15am - 11:00am
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Morning Birding at NM Tech [Sold Out]- at  6:15am - 7:45am
Venue: Macey Center Parking Area

Refuge Tour [Sold Out]- at  8:00am - 10:30am
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Deadly Beauty: Raptors and Man [13 remaining]- at  8:00am - 10:30am
Venue: Owl Bar Cafe

Cranes of the World [294 remaining]- at  9:00am - 10:30am
Venue: Macey Center

What We Have Learned by Sharing Our Lives with Cranes [5 remaining]- at  9:00am - 10:30am
Venue: Macey Center

Sparrows of Bosque del Apache ID [Sold Out]- at  9:00am - 11:30am
Venue: Bosque Del Apache Visitor Center

Hike: Sevilleta Mesa View and Ladrones Vista Trails [Sold Out]- at  9:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: Sevilleta Visitor Center

El Camino Real Historic Trail: Guided Walking Tour in Downtown Socorro [Sold Out]- at  10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Socorro

The Backyard Photo Studio [285 remaining]- at  11:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: Macey Center

Owling [20 remaining]- at  1:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: Macey Center

Colorations of Flight Efficiency [287 remaining]- at  1:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: Macey Center

Evening with the Cranes [Sold Out]- at  3:15pm - 5:45pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Photographing Bird Behavior [7 remaining]- at  2:00pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Mastering Bird Photography [6 remaining]- at  2:00pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Birds in Flight [4 remaining]- at  1:45pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Birding by Impression [6 remaining]- at  1:45pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

From Pueblos to Statehood: New Mexico's Unique History [18 remaining]Venue: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Venue: Macey Center

Refuge Tour [Sold Out]- at  1:00pm - 3:30pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Forest Bathing at Bosque del Apache [Sold Out]- at  1:00pm - 3:30pm
Venue: Bosque del Apache Visitor Center

Historic San Miguel Church Tour [2 remaining]- at  1:00pm - 2:30pm
Venue: Socorro

The wait is over - Registration for Festival of the Cranes is now open!

We hope you plan to join us in celebrating the return of the cranes this December 6-9 at beautiful Bosque del Apache.

(This year's registration is being cared for by our partners at Corazon Events. Please call 505-890-4381 if you have any questions or need help with registration.)

Festival of the Cranes Registration.

Date: December 6, 2023 to December 9, 2023

Venue: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, 1001 Highway 1 San Antonio, NM 87832

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