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Species List
Here is a list of the 199 species of birds seen at the 2010 Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival. 
to the very first Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival! The Point Reyes region is endowed with a unique geography and extensive wildlands and ranches. Its pristine coastline, beaches, dunes, mudflats, bays, estuaries, freshwater wetlands, forests, tidal marsh, grasslands, coastal bluffs and chaparral together support one of the highest levels of bird diversity in the country. As home base for some of the nation’s top birders and naturalists, it offers the ideal setting for a spring festival for bird and nature enthusiasts of all levels. The event will feature a variety of birding outings, led by highly skilled and well-known birders and naturalists, including Rich Stallcup, Jules Evens, David Wimpfheimer, Keith Hansen, Allen Fish and many more. Half and full day trips will cover the region’s best birding hotspots, including Bodega Bay, Bolinas Lagoon, Tomales Bay, Abbott’s Lagoon, the Giacomini Wetland, Chimney Rock, Cordell Bank (weather permitting) and many other locations. Other outings will feature marine mammals, wildflowers and butterflies. There will be birding-by-ear classes, two evening programs and informative indoor talks and workshops on a variety of topics such as digi-scoping, drawing nature, bird research and conservation issues. A silent auction, live bird show and vendor display will round out the festivities. The Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival is presented by the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, a non-profit advocacy group that has been working to protect wildlife habitat, ecosystems and environmental quality in West Marin since 1971. Check out the schedule of events and register online today! Free Calendar with Early Registration
Each person who registers before February 5 will receive in the mail a free 2010 engagement calendar from Wild Nature, illustrated by John Muir Laws of the California Academy of Sciences. Click here to see the calendar.
Location of the Festival
The Festival is based in Western Marin and Sonoma Counties. Headquarters is the Dance Palace. Please come to the Dance Palace to sign in before you go to your first event. Click here for directions.
Free Coffee and Pastry
Both Brigitte at the Bovine Bakery and Cindy at the Busy Bee Bakery will provide a free cup of coffee with a pastry purchase during the festival. Attendees must identify themselves with binoculars or a Festival Pass.
Two New Events Added!
Due to popular demand, we've added two new events: Discovering Nesting Birds & Their Songs in Tomales Bay State Park (West Shore) and Microhabitats of Lucas Valley
Notice:
Ticket returns and refunds will not be given after April 2, 2010 |
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Artwork on Schedule page by Keith Hansen. Color illustrations from the forthcoming book, A Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada, by Ted Beedy, David Lukas and Keith Hansen. Copyright on all pictures by Keith Hansen 1997-2009. Logo by Deutsch Design Works
The Point Reyes Birding Festival is a project of the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, a dedicated and hard-working grassroots group founded in 1971 to protect West Marin’s natural environment and rural character. Please join us by supporting EAC.
Greening the Festival. To help save important bird habitat on the wintering grounds of neotropical migrants as well as to offset the energy used by people driving to the festival, we are making a donation to the reforestation program of the nonprofit Monteverde Conservation League in Costa Rica. Read about them and make your own additional donation if you wish.
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