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Online Registration Begins Sunday Feb 3, 2013
Below is a complete listing of this year's activities sorted by activity type and beginning time.
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Speakers & Seminars
+ From Russia to the Stilly with Vasily Baranyuk (Sunday Only)
____Location: Festival HQ
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date:Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Note: This seminar/lecture is one that you do not want to miss!!Vasily is able to make another trip to the Pacific NW for the 3rd consecutive year. Make this a "must attend" event this year - due to funding (US & Russia) we are unsure if/or when he may be back.!!!!!
Senior scientist with Russia’s Wrangel Island Nature Preserve, has spent more than 20 years observing the snow geese that migrate between Wrangel Island and North Puget Sound. Mr. Baranyuk will talk about these iconic birds, their wintering grounds, and their current populations has received a grant from the Pacific Coast Joint Venture to give presentations in the North West. Don Kraege, Waterfowl Section Manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has designated the Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival in Stanwood one of the main venues for his presentations. Kraege reports that the 2012 presentation will include stunning slides and video along with updated population information that will give us a a glimpse of Wrangel Island and its rich nesting grounds.
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date:Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Note: This seminar/lecture is one that you do not want to miss!!Vasily is able to make another trip to the Pacific NW for the 3rd consecutive year. Make this a "must attend" event this year - due to funding (US & Russia) we are unsure if/or when he may be back.!!!!!
Senior scientist with Russia’s Wrangel Island Nature Preserve, has spent more than 20 years observing the snow geese that migrate between Wrangel Island and North Puget Sound. Mr. Baranyuk will talk about these iconic birds, their wintering grounds, and their current populations has received a grant from the Pacific Coast Joint Venture to give presentations in the North West. Don Kraege, Waterfowl Section Manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has designated the Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival in Stanwood one of the main venues for his presentations. Kraege reports that the 2012 presentation will include stunning slides and video along with updated population information that will give us a a glimpse of Wrangel Island and its rich nesting grounds.
+ On the Water: Waterfowl I.D. (Sunday Only)
____Location: Festival HQ
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date:Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Can’t tell your buffleheads from your eiders. How about your mallard from the northern shoveler. Jason Otto will show you not only where to spot the many species of waterfowl in our area, but also how to identify them, on the water or on the wing. Jason, with his brother John, is the author of “An Otto Brothers collection of Waterfowl Reference”.
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date:Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Can’t tell your buffleheads from your eiders. How about your mallard from the northern shoveler. Jason Otto will show you not only where to spot the many species of waterfowl in our area, but also how to identify them, on the water or on the wing. Jason, with his brother John, is the author of “An Otto Brothers collection of Waterfowl Reference”.
+ Owl Nest Box Workshop (Sunday Only)
____Location: Four Springs Lake Preserve
____Registration: Recommended - to pre-register
____contact: Snow Goose Bookstore - 360-629-3631
____Cost: $15/person for materials
____Date:Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Build your own Owl Nest Box – Sunday, February 24th at 1pm - Support native small owl populations by providing them with a home. This Puget Sound Bird Observatory workshop and volunteers will provide you with a pre-cut kit, instruction, and information needed to build and install your nest box in local landscapes with suitable habit.
Minimum Age of registered participants: Children and youth are welcome. Children younger than 16 will need adult supervision
To reserve your spot in this workshop please call: Snow Goose Bookstore 360-629-3631
____Registration: Recommended - to pre-register
____contact: Snow Goose Bookstore - 360-629-3631
____Cost: $15/person for materials
____Date:Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Build your own Owl Nest Box – Sunday, February 24th at 1pm - Support native small owl populations by providing them with a home. This Puget Sound Bird Observatory workshop and volunteers will provide you with a pre-cut kit, instruction, and information needed to build and install your nest box in local landscapes with suitable habit.
Minimum Age of registered participants: Children and youth are welcome. Children younger than 16 will need adult supervision
To reserve your spot in this workshop please call: Snow Goose Bookstore 360-629-3631
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Tours
+ Nature Conservancy Port Susan Preserve (Guided Tour)
ALL TOURS TIMES ARE FILLED
Please stop by the registration desk at the Festival HQ to check tour availability or to place your name on the "stand-by" list.
Not currently open to the public, the Port Susan Bay Preserve safeguards some of the finest estuarine habitat in the Puget Sound. Its emergent marshes, vast mudflats, and tidally influenced channels support hundreds of thousands of birds, Western sandpipers, dunlins, and dowitchers swoop over the mudflats. Wrangel Island snow geese gather by the thousands on nearby fields. And raptors, from peregrine falcons to short-eared owls, add to the drama. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars.
Please stop by the registration desk at the Festival HQ to check tour availability or to place your name on the "stand-by" list.
Not currently open to the public, the Port Susan Bay Preserve safeguards some of the finest estuarine habitat in the Puget Sound. Its emergent marshes, vast mudflats, and tidally influenced channels support hundreds of thousands of birds, Western sandpipers, dunlins, and dowitchers swoop over the mudflats. Wrangel Island snow geese gather by the thousands on nearby fields. And raptors, from peregrine falcons to short-eared owls, add to the drama. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars.
+ Shorebird Tour (Guided Tour)
ALL TOURS TIMES ARE FILLED
Please stop by the registration desk at the Festival HQ to check tour availability or to place your name on the "stand-by" list.
Join us as we venture out towards the estuary to seek out the large flocks of Dunlin moving across the mudflats in Port Susan Bay. We also will stop to see other iconic birds of the delta, such as swans, eagles, and other raptors. A member of the Pilchuck Audubon Society will lead the tours, and Rob Butler and Charles Duncan, the invited keynote speakers for the Saturday evening celebration, will be on hand to help out. Butler will help with the tour on Saturday and Duncan will be with us both days. Before the tour, consider taking the shorebird I.D. class on Sat morning.
Please stop by the registration desk at the Festival HQ to check tour availability or to place your name on the "stand-by" list.
Join us as we venture out towards the estuary to seek out the large flocks of Dunlin moving across the mudflats in Port Susan Bay. We also will stop to see other iconic birds of the delta, such as swans, eagles, and other raptors. A member of the Pilchuck Audubon Society will lead the tours, and Rob Butler and Charles Duncan, the invited keynote speakers for the Saturday evening celebration, will be on hand to help out. Butler will help with the tour on Saturday and Duncan will be with us both days. Before the tour, consider taking the shorebird I.D. class on Sat morning.
+ Snow Geese and Trumpeter Swans (Bus Tour)
ALL TOURS TIMES ARE FILLED
Please stop by the registration desk at the Festival HQ to check tour availability or to place your name on the "stand-by" list.
Leave the driving to us! Take a bus to see thousands of Snow Geese and Swans feeding in fields and farmlands near Stanwood. Your tour guide is biologist who has been guiding these tours since the Festival began. The relationship between farmers and birders is a delicate one, and we encourage you to join us on a tour designed to get you close to the birds without invading a working farm.
Please stop by the registration desk at the Festival HQ to check tour availability or to place your name on the "stand-by" list.
Leave the driving to us! Take a bus to see thousands of Snow Geese and Swans feeding in fields and farmlands near Stanwood. Your tour guide is biologist who has been guiding these tours since the Festival began. The relationship between farmers and birders is a delicate one, and we encourage you to join us on a tour designed to get you close to the birds without invading a working farm.
+ The Big Ditch, Stanwood (Self Guided Tour)
____Location: Festival HQ
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: All Day
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____Date: Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: All Day
A long walk along the dike between farmlands, a river and the bay, the Big Ditch is often a great spot to see snowy owls, short-eared owls, harrier hawks, dabbling ducks. This can also be a good location to see snow geese passing by in large “V’s” or in the nearby fields.
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: All Day
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____Date: Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: All Day
A long walk along the dike between farmlands, a river and the bay, the Big Ditch is often a great spot to see snowy owls, short-eared owls, harrier hawks, dabbling ducks. This can also be a good location to see snow geese passing by in large “V’s” or in the nearby fields.
+ English Boom, Camano Island (Self Guided Tour)
____Location: Festival HQ
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: All Day
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____Date: Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: All Day
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This newly renovated Island County Park with it’s boardwalk provides an ideal location for viewing eagles, diving ducks, loons, heron and more. Parking is limited
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: All Day
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____Date: Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: All Day
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This newly renovated Island County Park with it’s boardwalk provides an ideal location for viewing eagles, diving ducks, loons, heron and more. Parking is limited
+ Iverson Spit, Camano Island (Guided Tour)
____Location: Festival HQ
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: All Day
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____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: All Day
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This walk provides the opportunity to view a variety of habitats including marshland, bay and wooded walk. Visitors will see dabbling and diving ducks, hunting raptors, heron and frequently snow geese. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars.
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: All Day
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____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: All Day
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This walk provides the opportunity to view a variety of habitats including marshland, bay and wooded walk. Visitors will see dabbling and diving ducks, hunting raptors, heron and frequently snow geese. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars.
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Youth Activities
+ Birding Themed Arts & Crafts, Avian Science
____Location: Four Springs Lake Preserve
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Birding Themed Arts and Crafts and Avian Science Activities stations will be set up for you to work on the projects of your choice.
We’ll meet you in the Meadow Room at Four Springs - Local Art Students and Community Volunteers will be on hand to lead you through bird themed arts and craft projects. All supplies are provided. Helpers are on hand to assist you with supplies and ideas if you need a nudge to get started. Work on your own or ask for their help. All Ages Welcome!
____Birdie Bundles (Nesting material hanger)
____Creative paper projects
____Origami
____Owl Pellet Dissections
____(leader provided and supply donation accepted)
____Peanut Butter Pinecone Birdfeeders
____Twisted Pipe Cleaner Creations
____Hike around the park Bird Fact Scavenger Hunt & Drawing for prizes
Come learn and create! We have lots of information
and knowledge to share!
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Birding Themed Arts and Crafts and Avian Science Activities stations will be set up for you to work on the projects of your choice.
We’ll meet you in the Meadow Room at Four Springs - Local Art Students and Community Volunteers will be on hand to lead you through bird themed arts and craft projects. All supplies are provided. Helpers are on hand to assist you with supplies and ideas if you need a nudge to get started. Work on your own or ask for their help. All Ages Welcome!
____Birdie Bundles (Nesting material hanger)
____Creative paper projects
____Origami
____Owl Pellet Dissections
____(leader provided and supply donation accepted)
____Peanut Butter Pinecone Birdfeeders
____Twisted Pipe Cleaner Creations
____Hike around the park Bird Fact Scavenger Hunt & Drawing for prizes
Come learn and create! We have lots of information
and knowledge to share!
+ Pigeon Release with Searl Lachausse
____Registration: Not Required
____Location: Four Springs Lake Preserve
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date:Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
____Click to Download Info Flyer
Outside on the lawn just south of the Meadow Room at Four Springs learn about the world of racing pigeons with Searl Lachausse from Sound Doves in Stanwood, WA. Meet some of these beautiful birds in person and watch the excitement as they take to the air!
Learn More About Sound Doves
____Location: Four Springs Lake Preserve
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date:Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
____Click to Download Info Flyer
Outside on the lawn just south of the Meadow Room at Four Springs learn about the world of racing pigeons with Searl Lachausse from Sound Doves in Stanwood, WA. Meet some of these beautiful birds in person and watch the excitement as they take to the air!
Learn More About Sound Doves
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Special Events
+ The Great Northwest Glass Quest
____Location: Festival HQ
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: All Day
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____Date: Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: All Day
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: All Day
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____Date: Sun Feb 24, 2013
____Time: All Day
| You're invited to participate in the greatest treasure hunt in the Pacific Northwest! This is your opportunity to search for and find unique Glass Treasures hand-blown by Mark Ellinger, world-renowned glass artist. Now in it's fourth year, the Great Northwest Glass Quest joins an elite community of glass art treasure hunts, pioneered by Lincoln City, Oregon’s “Finders Keepers” and Jekyll Island’s “Island Treasures”. "Clueballs" will be hidden at a variety of host businesses and in community sites around the Stanwood-Camano area. Find a "Clueball" and return it to the location identified inside for an authentic limited edition Glass Treasure. The Official Event Guidebook identifying where the "Clueballs" are hidden will be available at both the Stanwood and Camano chamber offices and at both A Guilded Gallery & Snow Goose Bookstore in Stanwood and Camano Island Coffee Roasters starting February 15th. You can also find them at the Windermere Realtor offices at Terry's Corner. With booklet in hand you will be ready to start your Quest! And don't forget -- when you go to businesses that are participating in The Great Northwest Glass Quest, but do not find a "Clueball", ask your business host to stamp one of the three Official Entry Forms found at the back of your Booklet. Five stamps from five different host businesses will allow you to enter the drawing for one of the genuine Glass Treasures to be given away in March 2013. You do not need to be present to win the drawing. Your completed Entry Form also allows you to purchase a Glass Treasure at a reduced price, available at A Guilded Gallery,Camano Island Coffee Roasters, Glass Quest Hand Blown Art Studio. |
+ Live Music with Paul Nyenhuis
____Location: Four Springs Lake Preserve
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Inside Four Springs House enjoy the artwork, a cup of Camano Island Roaster’s Coffee, and Paul Nyenhuis play his beautifully handcrafted Native American wooden flutes. Paul’s flutes are a fine work of art themselves, but watch them shine as Paul’s innermost thoughts and feelings take wings, for all to enjoy.
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Inside Four Springs House enjoy the artwork, a cup of Camano Island Roaster’s Coffee, and Paul Nyenhuis play his beautifully handcrafted Native American wooden flutes. Paul’s flutes are a fine work of art themselves, but watch them shine as Paul’s innermost thoughts and feelings take wings, for all to enjoy.
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Art Shows & Exhibits
+ Live Artist Demos
____Location: Four Springs Lake Preserve
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Live Artist Demos - Inside the house at Four Springs Lake Preserve
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Live Artist Demos - Inside the house at Four Springs Lake Preserve
+ 8th Annual Fine Art Exhibit & Sale
____Location: Four Springs Lake Preserve
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: 10:00 - 4:00 PM
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____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
"Beaks and Bills" Art Exhibit and Sale – Admission: FREE!
Fine Art Exhibit. Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Glass, and Jewelry
____Registration: Not Required
____Cost: FREE!!
____Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013
____Time: 10:00 - 4:00 PM
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____Date: Sun Feb 24 2013
____Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
"Beaks and Bills" Art Exhibit and Sale – Admission: FREE!
Fine Art Exhibit. Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Glass, and Jewelry
