Schedule of Events

April 25, 2025

7:00 AM - 1:00 PM - $60 - Wildlife & Bird Encounters at Abbotts Lagoon with Jeff Miller

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $75 - Birds of the Outer Point with Dan Singer & Eddie Monson

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $75 - Big Rock to Loma Alta: Spring Bird Specialities (Tour 1) with Larry Nigro & Molly Donahue

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM - $100 - Walking Big Day: Exploring Bird Diversity at Point Reyes with David Wimpfheimer

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - $40 - Coastal Birds of Audubon Canyon Ranch's Cypress Grove & Tomales Bay with David Lumpkin 

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - $65 - Birding Roy's Redwoods with Liz Lewis & Kenneth Hillan

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $55 - Pelagic Point Reyes: Whales, Seals & Seabirds with Chris Pincetich

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $50 - Sebastopol Birding at Laguna de la Santa Rosa with Scott Carey

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $55 - The Big Ear: Five Brooks Birding By Ear with Easy & New Techniques To Improve Your Field Skills with Daniel Edelstein

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM - $50 - Point Reyes Raptor Ramble with Step Wilson

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM - $55 - Birding By Ear & Wildflowers at Muddy Hollow with Luanna Helfman

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM - $75 - Spring Water & Shorebirds of Bodega Bay with Lisa Hug

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - $50 - In Search of Shorebirds & Waterfowl at Hamilton Wetlands with David Sexton

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - $50 - Giacomini Wetlands Bird Observation & Drawing with Kacy McKinney at Mesa Refuge

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $50 - Discovering Coastal Prairies: How Prescribed Fire is Bringing Native Ecosystems to Life with Catie Clune, Brian Peterson & Vini Souza

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - $50 - Wild Medicine of Point Reyes: Herb Walk & Spring Salve Making with Alison Wood, LAC

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - $25 - Local Locations: Listening to Sonic Environments of West Marin with Ernst Karel

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM - $75 - Capturing Sunset at Drakes Beach: Tips & Tricks of Landscape Photography with Enrique Aguirre

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM - $65 - Friday Fauna Forum: Apex Predators of Land & Sea with Audubon Canyon Ranch's Living with Lions Program & The California White Shark Project

5:30 PM - 9:00 PM - $75 - Friday Night Owls of Point Reyes with Joe Mueller

April 26, 2025

7:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $60 - Hike to Carson Falls for Frogs, Fauna & Feathered Friends with Jeff Miller

7:00 AM - 12:30 PM - $60 - Cross Marin Trail Spring Specialities (Tour 2) with Larry Nigro & Molly Donahue

7:30 AM - 1:30 PM -  $100 - Birding to a Fault 1: The Continental Plate Team with Festival Keynote Keith Hansen

7:30 AM - 1:30 PM - $100 - Birding to a Fault 2: The Pacific Plate Team w/ Festival Chair & Co-Founder David Wimpfheimer 

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - $45 - Bolinas Bird Banding Demo & Walk with Point Blue Conservation Science

8:00 AM - 12:30 PM - $60 - Birds & Wildflowers on the Loma Alta Trail with Carolyn Longstreth & Todd Plummer 

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $60 -  Limantour Estero: Birds of Beach, Bay & Beyond with Dave Shuford

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM - $40 - Birding By Ear at Sonoma County Riverfront Regional Park with Teresa & Miles Tuffli 

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - $30 - Coyotes & Badgers of Point Reyes with Sarah Killingsworth

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM - $30 - Beginning Birding at Bear Valley: Learn How to Observe & Identify Birds with Jerry Coe 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $20 - Ninth Street Rookery: Nesting Herons & Egrets with Emiko Condeso & Andrea Salazar

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $30 - Coho Connections: Habitat Restoration & Salmon Sighting with Ayano Hayes & Audrey Fusco  

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $60 - Wilderness First Aid Essentials & CPR with Ken Johnson of North Coast Fire & EMS Training

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $55 - Bird Identification: The Sights & Sounds of the Petaluma Wetlands w/ John Dell'Osso & Dave LaCasse

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $60 - Geology Time Travel at Point Reyes McClures Beach with Nicole Myers

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM  - $60 - Feathers & Bones: Discovering Bird Wing, Feather, Feet & Skeletal Structure with Richard Vacha 

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM - $65 - Living with Lions: Discovering Tracks, Tails, & Tales at the Marty Griffin Preserve with Dr. Quinton Martins & Liz Martins

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $125 - Tomales Bay Indigenous Kayak Paddle with Alliance for Felix Cove & Point Reyes Adventures Co. 

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $50 - Wildflowers of Abbotts Lagoon with Jason and Ayla Mills

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $50 - Newts, Birds & More at Laguna Lake with the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $50 - The Dune Insect Community at Abbotts Lagoon: Important Species & Their Environment w/ Kandis Gilmore

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - $50 - Drakes Beach Discovery: In Search of Predators & Prey with Frank Binney

12:30 PM - 3:00 PM - $50 - The Birder's Nature Journal: Sketch, Observe & Deepen Your Connection with Melinda Nakagawa

4:00 PM - 7:30 PM - $150 - Saturday Social & Keynote Benefit w/ Keith Hansen in Conversation with Amy Tan on Backyard Birds

April 27, 2025

7:30 AM - 12:30 PM - $10 - Kindling a Passion for Birds w/ Eddie Monson of the California Young Birder's Club - Bay Area Chapter

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $75 - Wildlife Photography Tips & Tricks at Abbotts Lagoon with Sarah Killingsworth

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM - $80 - Kingbirds, Sparrows & More: Birding a Marin County Ranch with Jennifer Phillips, Heather Cameron & Sam Smith

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM - $80 - Birds & Botany of Mount Burdell with Todd Plummer

8:30 AM - 11:00 AM - $30 - A Walk in the Oak Woodlands: Searching for Life Through Sight, Sound & Scat with Jerry Coe 

8:30 AM - 2:00 PM - $30 - Backyard Birding in Bolinas with Keynotes Keith Hansen & Amy Tan 

8:30 AM - 2:00 PM - $30 - Birding Drakes Estero Trail with Liz Lewis and Susan Kelly  

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - $150 - Family Wetland Nature Walk for Budding Birders with Natalie Clark & Amy Faulkner

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - $65 - Family Walk at Bear Valley for Budding Birders with Larry Nigro & Molly Donahue  

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM - $10 - Exploring Ellis Creek: Birds & Beyond with Melissa Witte 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $10 - Birding Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds with Mark Clark

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - $50 - Nature Writing Along the Estero Trail with Hannah Hindley

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - $60 - Wildflowers of Chimney Rock & More with Susan Cochrane Levitsky & Carolyn Longstreth

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - $50 - Walking with Wildlife: An Immersive Exploration into the Natural World Around Us + Photography Tips & Tricks with Demitri Peñuelas & Lauren Bettino

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM - $50 - Tomales Bay Birding by Kayak with David Wimpfheimer & Lori Budish of Blue Waters Kayaking 

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM - $40 - Drawn into Bird Song with Melinda Nakagawa

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - FREE - Amphibian Amble with Sharon Barnett & Kevin Stockmann of Marin Nature Adventures

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $125 - Sunday Family Fun Day on the Livery Lawn: RSVP @pointreyesbirdingfestival.org Donations Support Amigos Alados School Program

12:30 PM - 3:00 PM - $65 - Seeing the Land Through Indigenous Eyes w/ Sky Road Webb of The Coast Miwok Tribal Council 

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - $40 - A Walk in the Woods: Bishop Pine Forest Ecology with Tom Gaman 

5:30 PM - 9:00 PM - $75 - Sunday Night Owls of Point Reyes with Joe Mueller

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Date: April 25 - 27, 2025

Location: Downtown Point Reyes Station

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