Schedule:

Thursday, April 13, 2023

9:00 a.m- 5:00 p.m: Harney County Chamber of Commerce Open (for all your bird festival needs/questions)
1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Harney Basin Wetlands Restoration Tour
3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: How, When, and Where to Bird Harney County workshop (at Harney County Community Center)
4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Free Downtown Walking History Tour (departs from Harney County Library)
4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Airlie Winery wine tasting (at Broadway Deli and 90+ Wines in downtown Burns)
4:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m: Wetlands Happy Hour (light refreshments and beef tasting provided; at 1899 Foundry in downtown Burns)
6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: The History of Ornithology Presentation and Book signing with Alan Contreras (at Harney County Library)
6:30 p.m - 10:30 p.m: Owl Prowl Tour (departs from Harney County Chamber of Commerce)

Friday, April 14, 2023

5:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m: Bird Central Open (for all your bird festival needs/questions; at Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building)
5:15 a.m - 9:30 a.m: Sunrise Bald Eagle Fly-Out Tour – caravan
6:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: Birds of Prey Tour
6:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Basin Big Day Tour
7:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Birding the Silvies Floodplain Tour
7:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Free Urban Birding – Feeder Tour (self-guided; map available)
8:00 a.m: Bird Crawl (self-guided, meet docents in the field; pre-purchase Bird Crawl passport online)
8:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m: How, When, and Where to Bird Harney County Workshop (at Harney County Community Center)
8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Boca Lake Hiking Tour
8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Double O Llama Birding and Photography Hiking Tour – caravan
9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Building a Pollinator Garden Workshop (meet at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters)
9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Birding by Bike – Half the Wheels and Twice the Fun (departs from Page Springs Campground)
12:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Wildlife Art Show and Sale (at Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building)
12:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m: Hey, What's That Bird?! Tour
1:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Birding the Hot Spots Tour
1:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Birding the Silvies Floodplain Tour
2:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Golden Eagle Nest Viewing Tour – caravan
2:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Field Sketching/Journaling Workshop – caravan
4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Free Downtown Walking History Tour (departs from Harney County Library)
5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Homestead Slideshow, Dinner (at Lone Pine Guest Ranch)
8:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Celestial Migration Program (at Harney County Fairgrounds)

Saturday, April 15, 2023

5:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Bird Central Open (for all your bird festival needs/questions; at Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building)
5:15 a.m - 9:30 a.m: Sunrise Bald Eagle Fly-Out Tour – caravan
6:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: Birds of Prey Tour
7:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Birding the Silvies Floodplain Tour
7:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Free Urban Birding – Feeder Tour (self-guided; map available)
7:30 a.m - 2:30 p.m: Working Ranch Tour – caravan
8:00 a.m: Bird Crawl (self-guided, meet docents in the field; pre-purchase Bird Crawl passport online)
8:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m: Composition in Bird Photography Workshop (at Harney County Community Center)
8:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m: Crane Caravan Tour
8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Double O Llama Birding and Photography Hiking Tour – caravan
8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Boca Lake Hiking Tour
9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Birding by Bike – Half the Wheels and Twice the Fun (departs from Page Springs Campground)
9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Wildlife Art Show and Sale (at Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building)
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Leathercraft Lab – Beginner Level (at Harney County Library)
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Field Sketching /Journaling Workshop – caravan
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Free Kids' StoryWalk (at Harney County Library, outdoors, west side of building)
12:00 p.m: Free Kids' Birdhouse Building Workshop (at Arrowhead Plaza, outdoors, downtown Burns)
12:00 p.m: Free Downtown Glass Egg Hunt
12:00 p.m - 2:00 p.m: Free Kids' Nature Fun Fair (at Harney County Community Center)
12:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m: Hey, What's That Bird?! Tour
1:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Birding the Hot Spots Tour
1:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Birding the Silvies Floodplain Tour
2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Crane Caravan Tour
2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Pop and Paint Workshop (meet at The Soda District in Hines)
2:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Golden Eagle Nest Viewing Tour – caravan
3:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Free Downtown Walking History Tour (departs from Harney County Library)
5:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Social Hour, Dinner Banquet, Keynote Presentation (at Burns Elks Lodge)

Sunday, April 16, 2023

5:45 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Bird Central Open (for all your bird festival needs/questions; at Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building)
6:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: Birds of Prey Tour
7:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Birding the Silvies Floodplain Tour
8:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m: Crane Caravan Tour
8:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Birding the Hot Spots Tour
8:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Hike the Wild Double O Tour
9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Llama Ranch Tour – caravan
9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Birding by Bike – Half the Wheels and Twice the Fun (meet at Page Springs Campground)
9:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Wildlife Art Show and Sale (at Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building)
9:30 a.m - 1:30 p.m: Diamond Craters Tour – caravan
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Brunch with the Birds (meet at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters)
12:30 p.m: Free Songbird Serenade with Sparkbird (meet at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters)

Date: April 13 - 16, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Burns, OR 97720

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