The 42nd Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival Returns to the San Luis Valley. At the Monte Vista Crane Festival you can enjoy thousands of Sandhill Cranes, ducks, and geese flying against a backdrop of mountain scenery. Raptors will adorn the power poles and owls will be sitting with their young. A visit to the Monte Vista Crane Festival is an opportunity to see an amazing natural spectacle as well as experience a unique rural community.

Schedule Of Events

Crane Viewing
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM : Morning Crane Viewing
4:00-6:00 : Evening Crane Viewing

Special Tour
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM : History, Fishies, and Elk? – Tour the Baca National Wildlife Refuge
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM : Elephant Rocks
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM : MVNWR Spring Creek Archeological Site Tour

Special Events
5:30 AM - 6:30 PM : In Light of Nature Photography Workshop
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM : Gel Printing Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM : Plein Air Painting Workshop
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM : Keynote: A World on the Wing

Talk
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM : Optics 101
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM : Raptors of the Rocky Mountain West
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM : Birds and Jaguars of the Pantanal, Brazil
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : Crane Basics
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : White-Faced Ibis and Wetland Conservation
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM : Understanding and Protecting the Migratory Monarch in Colorado

Expo
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM : Craft & Nature Fair

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