Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival

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.

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:

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