The Wild Wings Festival, a celebration of the annual bird migration, will be March 21 - 23, 2025.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of light geese, swans and other waterfowl migrate through central Montana on their way north to the arctic tundra. A large concentration stop at Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area in Choteau, MT, providing a few weeks of phenomenal birding in March.

All events are located at the Choteau Pavilion and Free unless otherwise noted.

Schedule:

4:00-6:30PM: Meet and Greet. Food trucks providing dinner and beverages for purchase. Educational booths from Montana and nationally based wildlife conservation organizations.

7:00PM: ‘Flyways’ Film. Follow a conservation movement of bird-loving experts and citizen scientists as they mobilize to the challenge of understanding and saving shorebirds.  Shown at the historic Roxy Theatre (25 Main Ave. N).

Bird watching at Freezout Lake WMA requires a Conservation License, an annual license purchased through Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks licensing page: https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply