Welcome to the 2025 godwit days festival

Schedule of Events

April 17, 2025

6:30-8:30am: Dawn Chorus - Arcata Marsh 1 - Interpreti - $10
7:30am-1:30pm: Grouse Of Humboldt - $30
8:30am-10:30am: Azalea State Natural Reserve - $10
9am-12pm: Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
2pm-5pm: Shorebird Spectacle At The Arcata Marsh 1 - $15
7pm-10pm: Nighttime Owls - $15
8-12pm: Arcata Marsh And Wildlife Sanctuary - Interpreti - $20
8-12pm: Elk River Estuary & Wildlife Sanctuary - Herrick Av - $20
8:30-3:30pm: Godwit Days Mystery Tour - Arcata Com - $35
9:30-2pm: Aldergrove Marsh And Arcata Ridge Trail - Arcata Com

April 18, 2025

6:30-8:30am: Dawn Chorus - Arcata Marsh 2 - Interpreti - $10
6:30-9:30am: Shorebird Spectacle At The Arcata Marsh 2 - Arcata Mar - $15
7:30-10:30pm: Arcata Mad River Parks - Arcata Com - $15
7:45-1pm: Sue Meg State Park - Arcata Com
8am-1pm: Bear River Ridge - $25
8:15am-12:15pm: Seawood Cape Preserve
9am-3pm: Birding North To Trinidad With Lunch At Seas - $30
1pm-5pm: Spotted Owl Trip 1 - $25
7:45pm-9:15pm: Arcata Marsh Night Hike - $15
8-12pm: Humboldt Botanical Garden - Humboldt B - $20
8:15-11:15am: Freshwater Farms Reserve Trail - Arcata Com
8:30-12:30pm: North Jetty Sea Watch & Woodley Island - Arcata Com - $20
8:30-12:30pm: Sequoia Zoo And Park - Sequoia Pa - $25
8:30-3pm: Conifers & Birds Of Horse Mountain - Arcata Com - $50
9-3pm: Birding South To Ferndale With Lunch At Tuyas - Humboldt B - $30
9:30-2:30pm: Late Risers Birding Trip - Arcata Com - $20
4-5pm: Kids' Owl Pellet Dissection Workshop - Arcata Com
5-6:30pm: Opening Reception - Arcata Com
6:30-8pm: Friday Night Keynote With Michael Kauffmann - Arcata Com

April 19, 2025

5am-8:30am: Marbled Murrelets 1 - $20
7am-1pm: Kneeland Loop & Coastal Prairies - $25
7:30am-4pm: Humboldt's Best Birding Spots - $80
7:30am-10:30am: Shorebird Spectacle At The Arcata Marsh 3 - $15
9am-3pm: California Condors 1 - $125
9:30am-2:30pm: Herpetology Trip - $25
1pm-5pm: Spotted Owls 2 - $25
6:30-8:30am: Dawn Chorus - Potowat Health Village - Arcata Com - $10
6:30-12pm: Blue Lake Cottonwoods & Mad River Fish Hatche - Arcata Com - $25
6:30-12:30pm: Humboldt Lagoons Hotspots - Arcata Com - $30
7-5pm: Big Day Carpool Competition 1 - Arcata Com - $80
7-12:30pm: Horse Mountain & High Elevation Habitats - Arcata Com - $25
7:15-1:15pm: Birding With The Keynote Speaker Rosemary Mos - Arcata Com - $125
7:15-12:15pm: **** Robin Island And Loleta Bottoms - Arcata Com - $20
8-12pm: Birding Photography - Arcata Com - $15
8-3pm: Spring Shorebird Id Workshop - Arcata Com - $35
8:45-10:45: Beginning Birding At The Arcata Community Cen - Arcata Com - $10
9-1pm: Birds, Bikes, And Brews - Redwood Cu - $20
9:30-11:30am: Kids Birding & Nature Walk At The Arcata Mars - Arcata Mar
9:30-12:30pm: River Otters Of The Arcata Marsh - Arcata Com - $15
12-3:30pm: Dune Ecology & Humboldt Coastal Nature Ctr - Arcata Com
12:30-3:30pm: Native Plant Walk - Arcata Com
2:30-3:30pm: Binoculars & Scopes Lecture - Out Of Thi
5-6:45pm: Banquet - Arcata Com - $40
7-8:30pm: Saturday Night Keynote With Rosemary Mosco - Arcata Com - $10

April 20, 2025

5am-8:30am: Marbled Murrelets 2 - $20
6:45am-4pm: Del Norte & Tufted Puffin - $80
7:30am-3:30pm: Gary's Dream Trip - $80
8:30am-12:30pm: Trinidad Ocean And Forest Birds - $20
9am-3pm: California Condors 2 - $125
1pm-5pm: Spotted Owls 3 - $25
6:30-8:30 am: Dawn Chorus--Carlson Park - Arcata Com - $10
7-5pm: Big Day Carpool Competition 2 - Arcata Com - $80
7-1pm: Ferndale Bottoms And Ferndale - Arcata Com - $30
7:15-3pm: Trinity River & Willow Creek - Arcata Com - $35
7:30-12pm: Birding By Ear Basics - Workshop & Field Trip - Arcata Com - $25
8-12pm: Eel River Estuary Preserve - Arcata Com
8-5pm: Big Sit - Arcata Mar
8:30-11:30am: Shorebird Spectacle At The Arcata Marsh 4 - Arcata Com - $15
8:30-1:30pm: Hidden Gems Of Mckinleyville - Arcata Com - $20
9-12pm: King Salmon & Fields Landing - Arcata Com - $15
9:30-1:30pm: Field Sketching & Nature Journaling Workshop - Arcata Com - $50
10:45-3pm: Dragonflies Workshop - Arcata Mar
12-3:30pm: Lanphere Dunes - Arcata Com
5:30-7:30pm: Sunday Evening Social - The Pub At

Fest Date:
April 17-20, 2025

Location:
Various Locations in Arcata, CA

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