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 - 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

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Date: Apirl 19-21, 2024