| The Winter Wings Festival is produced by the Klamath Basin Audubon Society and is the longest running bird festival in the nation. A small gathering that began as the Bald Eagle Conference over 30 years ago has now become an incredible event for bird enthusiasts of all stripes. The 33rd festival will take place over the weekend of 17-19 February 2012. Registration is now OPEN!
The Klamath Basin, located in southern Oregon and northern California, is a major migratory stop on the Pacific Flyway. Over 80% of the birds that use the Flyway stop over in the Klamath Basin. Six national wildlife refuges covering nearly 200,000 acres attract an impressive variety of waterfowl and raptors, many in astounding numbers. Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge from Scott Nelson on Vimeo. Checklists for the Klamath Basin
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One of the foremost nature photographers working today, and is part of the Canon Explorers of Light program. His presentation on Friday night will focus on his experiences photographing birds in Antarctica, the Arctic, Australia, Africa, and the Pantanal of Brazil, with a special emphasis on feather patterns. You don't want to miss this!
"The Winter Wings Festival is one of the best-organized and most well-run events I've ever attended. Everything seemed to go along at a quiet hum. The attendees had a fantastic time, and the raptors were amazing!"
"This complex of marsh, lakes and agricultural land offers a cornucopia for wintering waterfowl and raptors. More than 1,000 Bald Eagles infest the region, but it's the hundreds of Tundra Swans I remember most, filling the winter-stilled air with calls that are one part whoop, one part sigh."
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