Photo: Bullock's Oriole
Bullock's Oriole

Winter Wings Festival

February 12 - 14, 2010
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Oregon

Graphic: Winter Wings Logo

The Klamath Basin Winter Wings Festival is a three-day event that occurs every President's Weekend in Klamath Falls. The event is produced by the Klamath Basin Audubon Society. It opens early Friday morning with a flyout to watch hundreds of eagles fly from their night time roosts to the Klamath Wildlife Refuges to begin foraging. It ends Sunday afternoon after a day of birding that matches your interests. In between, the Festival offers more field trips, workshops, talks, vendors, displays, and free activities attractive to families.

The Winter Wings Festival, is the oldest birding festival in the nation. Known for the largest wintering population of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states, the Festival also celebrates the return of other raptors and wintering flocks of waterfowl to the Klamath Basin. Scott Weidensaul, a well-known wildlife writer, lecturer, and field researcher, will be the keynote speaker on February 13, 2010. His topic: "Living on the Wind: The World of Migratory Birds." His talk will be an exploration of how and why birds migrate, and the conservation challenges that face them, based on his book, "Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds."

Workshops cover topics like:

Field trips take you many areas of the Klamath Basin and beyond:

For all the details see the event's website at www.winterwingsfest.org. The website is typically updated late each fall for the upcoming festival.

 

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