Olympic Peninsula Birdfest

This festival provides participants the opportunity to view a wide variety of birds normally seen on the Olympic Peninsula. Field trips are planned for Sequim Bay, Port Angeles Harbor, Ediz Hook, Dungeness Spit, the Elwha River, Salt Creek and at Neah Bay, as well as trips through wooded areas to view songbirds and locate owls in the evening. Boat trips to the San Juan Islands and Protection Island are also planned immediately before and after the weekend of April 12-14. The North Olympic Peninsula is widely known as a great place for bird watching. The weekend of the Olympic BirdFest is timed to overlap wintering birds and the beginning of spring migration. In addition to the field trips, birders may participate in presentations, workshops and a banquet. This year’s keynote speaker will be John Marzluff, author of Welcome to Subirdia. See www.olympicbirdfest.org for a full schedule, costs, lodging recommendations, and other information.