Join us for a three-day extravaganza celebrating the incredible spring bird and wildlife migrations along the breathtaking Pacific Flyway! This annual event benefits the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin’s (EAC) nonprofit mission to protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity of coastal Marin County. There is something for everyone in your brood, with trips and activities for various ages and experience levels. Become a Festival Sponsor, and help us take flight!

Point Reyes National Seashore provides the main backdrop for our festival, which offers some of the finest birding in the United States with over 70,000 acres of habitat, including estuaries, grasslands, coastal scrub, and forest. 

Point Reyes has earned its stripes as the National Audubon Society’s #1 birding hotspot for several consecutive years. Why, you ask? Because more than 54% of all North American bird species have been spotted and recorded right here! In April, the Mediterranean climate of California sets the stage for a spectacular show where wintering and breeding birds overlap in this coastal hotspot. Point Reyes isn't just a haven for our feathered friends; it's a hotspot for whales, elk, wildflowers, amphibians, reptiles, and much more. 

Schedule:

April 19, 2024

EASY - ALL - 15+

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

$75

Birds of the Outer Point with Dan Singer & Eddie Monson

EASY-MOD - ALL - 15+

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

$75

Birds & Microhabitats of Inner Marin with Dave MacKenzie

MOD-HARD - ADVANCED - 14+

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

$100

Walking Big Day: Exploring Bird Diversity at Point Reyes with David Wimpfheimer

EASY - ALL - 10+

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

$60

Coastal Birds of Audubon Canyon Ranch's Cypress Grove & Tomales Bay

with David Lumpkin

EASY ADVANCED - 18+

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

$30

Birding Roy's Redwoods with an Introduction to the Marin County Breeding Bird Atlas with Liz Lewis & Susan Kelly

EASY ALL - 8+

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

$50

Pelagic Point Reyes: Whales, Seals & Seabirds with Chris Pincetich

EASY - ALL - 8+

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

$50

Sebastopol Birding at Laguna de la Santa Rosa with Scott Carey

EASY - ALL - 10+

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

$55

Five Brooks Birding By Ear: Easy & New Techniques to Improve Your Field Skills with Daniel Edelstein

EASY - ALL - 10+

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

$50

Point Reyes Raptor Ramble with Step Wilson

EASY - ALL - 10+

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

$55

Birding By Ear at Muddy Hollow with Luanna Helfman

MOD INTERMEDIATE - 18+

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

$50

Birding by Bike in Bolinas with Josiah Clark

EASY INTER-ADV - 18+

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

$75

Spring Water & Shorebirds of Bodega Bay with Lisa Hug

EASY - ALL - 10+

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

$50

Birding Drakes Estero Trail with Alan Hopkins

INDOORS - ALL - 8+

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

$10

Film Screening of "Urban Owl" & "Refuge":Storytelling Using Sound & Sight with Filmmaker Mark Lipman

EASY - ALL - 12+

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

$75

What's For Dinner? Exploring the Food Web of Tomales Bay Birds

with Keynote Nils Warnock & Priya Shukla

EASY ALL - 12+

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

$50

On the Edge: Geology of Point Reyes from Mount Vision with John Karachewski

MODERATE - ALL - 15+

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

$50

A Walk in the Woods: Bishop Pine Forest Ecology with Tom Gaman

INDOORS ALL ALL

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Free

Protect What You Love: Art as Advocacy Opening Reception

EASY-MOD ALL - 15+

5:30 PM-9:00 PM

$70

Night Owls of Point Reyes with Joe Mueller

April 20, 2024

EASY-MOD - BEGINNER - 8+

7:30 AM-12:30 PM

$10

Family Walk: Learning Birds by Behavior with Beatrice Pezzolo & Catie Clune of Audubon Canyon Ranch

EASY - INTER.-ADVANCED - 14+

7:30 AM - 1:30 PM

$70

Birding to a Fault: The Continental Plate with David Wimpfheimer

EASY|IINTER.-ADVANCED - 14

7:30 AM - 1:30 PM

$70

Birding to a Fault: The Pacific Plate with Keith Hansen

MODERATE ALL 10+

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

$45

Spring Migrants of Mount Diablo's Mitchell Canyon with Juan Pablo Galván Martínez

EASY - ALL - 8+

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

$45

Bolinas Bird Banding Demo & Walk with Mark Dettling

MODERATE - ALL - 15+

8:00 AM-12:30 PM

$50

Birds & Wildflowers on the Loma Alta Trail with Carolyn Longstreth & Todd Plummer

EASY - ALL - 10+

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

$75

Kingbirds, Sparrows & More: Birding West Marin County Ranches with Jennifer Phillips, Heather Cameron & Sam Smith

EASY INTERMEDIATE - 14+

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

$60

Limantour Estero: Birds of Beach, Bay & Beyond with Dave Shuford

EASY BEGINNERS - 8+

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

$30

Beginning Birding at Bear Valley: Learn How to Observe & Identify Birds with Rich Cimino & Janet Bodle of Yellowbilled Tours

EASY - ALL - 12+

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

$50

Birding Las Gallinas Ponds with Bob Atwood

EASY - ALL - 5+

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

$35

Nesting Herons and Egrets of Santa Rosa with Emiko Condeso

EASY - ALL - 8+

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

$50

Bird Identification: The Sights & Sounds of the Petaluma Wetlands with John Dell'Osso & Dave LaCasse

MODERATE - ALL - 12+

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

$50

Geology Time Travel at Point Reyes McClures Beach with Nicole Myers

EASY - ALL - 12+

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

$40

Newts, Birds & More at Laguna Lake with the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade

EASY-MOD ALL - 15+

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

$65

The Dune Insect Community at Abbotts Lagoon: Important Species and Their Environment with Paul da Silva

EASY - ALL - 10+

11:00 AM-3:00 PM

$50

In Search of Predators & Prey at Drakes Beach with Frank Binney

EASY - ALL - 15+

12:30 PM-3:00 PM

$70

Seeing the Land Through Indigenous Eyes with Jason Deschler

EASY-MOD - ALL - 8+

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

$40

Charismatic Canines: Getting Willey in the Wild with Sarah Killingsworth

ALL - 21+

4:00 PM-7:30 PM

$100

Saturday Social & Keynote Benefit with Nils Warnock of Audubon Canyon Ranch

April 21, 2024

EASY BEG-INTER - 8-16

7:30 AM-12:30 AM

$10

Kindling a Passion for Birds with Eddie Monson & Rajan Rao of the California Young Birder Club - Bay Area Chapter

EASY - ALL - 18+

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

$75

Wildlife Photography Tips & Tricks at Abbotts Lagoon with Sarah Killingsworth

MODERATE ALL - 15+

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

$70

Birds & Botany of Mount Burdell with Todd Plummer

EASY - ALL - 8+

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

$40

Birding-by-Ear at Sonoma County Riverfront Regional Park with Teresa & Miles Tuffli

EASY - ALL - 10+

8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

$70

Birding Stinson Beach & Bolinas Lagoon with Keith Hansen

EASY| BEGINNERS - 5-12

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

$10

Wetlands Nature Walk for Budding Birders with Natalie Clark & Amy Faulkner

EASY BEGINNER - 8+

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

$35

Exploring Ellis Creek: Birds & Beyond with Melissa Witte

EASY-MOD - ALL - Ages 10+

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

$35

Oh Deer! Wildlife Tracking & Awareness at Abbotts Lagoon with Wesley Eagle-Gibbs

EASY - ALL - 12+

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

$50

In Search of Shorebirds & Waterfowl at Hamilton Wetlands with Bill Yeates

EASY - ALL - 10+

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

$50

Wildflowers of Chimney Rock & More with Carolyn Longstreth & Renee Fittinghoff

MODERATE - ALL - 10+

9:30 AM-12:30 PM

$50

Living with Lions: Discovering Tracks, Tails, & Tales at the Marty Griffin Preserve with Liz Martins & Catie Clune

MODERATE - ALL - 18+

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

$130

Birding Tomales Bay by Kayak with David Wimpfheimer & Liz Wilhelm

EASY-MODERATE - ALL - 5+

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

$50

Amphibian Amble with Sharon Barnett & Kevin Stockmann of Marin Nature Adventures

EASY - ALL - 3+

10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Free

Sunday Family Fun Day on the Livery Lawn-Donations Support Amigos Alados School Program

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Date: Apirl 19-21, 2024

Location: Environmental Action Committee of West Marin

65 Third Street, Suite 12 Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

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