Don't Miss the
2009 Winter Wings Festival!
This year the Winter Wings Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary including the years as the Bald Eagle Conference. Please join us for this very special event February 13-15, 2009. Pete Dunne, Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, V.P. and founder of the World Series of Birding will be our keynote speaker on Friday, February 13th.
Pete Dunne
2009 Winter Wings Festival Keynote Speaker
Pete is a well known author and co-author of numerous books about birds and birding including Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne on Birding, Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion and The Art of Pishing.
For more information about Pete Dunne, link to www.birdcapemay.org/cont_dunne.html.
The Klamath Basin of South Central Oregon and Northern California is home to over 350 species of birds throughout the year. It is world famous for spectacular flocks of waterfowl on the lakes, rivers and nearby Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges. We're especially blessed to be home to the largest concentration of wintering Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states.
The Winter Wings Festival on Presidents' Day weekend coincides with the presence of wintering waterfowl and eagles, so that Festival participants can enjoy these magnificent birds on tours and learn more about them at workshops. There are more than 100 bird species counted every winter in the Klamath Basin. The purpose of the Festival is to share information, increase awareness of community resources and gain an understanding of our wildlife resources, especially the birds of the Basin.
The Klamath Basin Audubon Society (KBAS) is producing the Winter Wings Festival. The Festival will offer receptions, field trips, workshops, mini-sessions, and other special events. In addition there are many free activities, vendors, live birds, and displays targeted to families and children. Photography enthusiasts will have many opportunities to sharpen their skills with expert leaders including a special photography workshop and safari sponsored by Canon, USA.
Back by popular demand, Canon Photography Workshop and Safari Plus More!
will be doing their Photography Workshop and Safari on Saturday, February 14, 2009. In addition,
new this year, "Shoot with a Pro" will give participants the chance to go out in the field with a Canon Explorer of Light for some one-on-one coaching in bird photography on Sunday, February 15, 2009.