Bullock's Oriole
Winter Wings Festival
February 15 - 17, 2008
Klamath Comunity College
Klamath Falls, Oregon
The Klamath Basin Winter Wings Festival is a three-day event that occurs every President's Weekend in Klamath Falls. The event is co-produced by Klamath Wingwatchers and Klamath Basin Audubon Society. It opens early Friday morning with field trips 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 workshops, tours, vendors, displays, and activities attractive to families at low or no cost.
Workshops cover topics like:
- Basin Birds and Habitats
- Beginning Optics
- Live Raptors and Owls
- Live Ducks and More
- Photography Workshop and Safari
- Beginning Digiscoping
- Bald Eagle Recovery
- Nature Sketching
- Beginning Birding
- Bats of the Basin
- Introduction to Falconry
- Avian CSI
- Raptor Identification
- . . . and many more!
Tours typically include:
- Klamath Refuges
- Flyouts - Watch hundreds of eagles fly from their winter roost area to the wildlife refuges for breakfast
- Snowshoeing at Crater Lake National Park
- Birding the Basin, Less Extreme, Leisurely Birding
- . . . and more!
For all the details see the event's website at www.winterwingsfest.org.
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