Festival Schedule:

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

6:30 am:
Beaumont Area Birding Pre-Festival - Trip with Glenn Olsen
Rockport Rookery Photo Trip with Larry Ditto

7:00 am: Birding Hall’s Bayou Ranch #1

8:00 am:
Birding Clear Creek on the Mainland
Birding the San Jacinto River Bottomlands & Vicinity

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

6:00 am: Ground Level Bird Photography at Bolivar Flats #1

6:30 am:
Beaumont Area Birding Pre-Festival: Trip with Glenn Olsen
Rockport Rookery Photo Trip with Larry Ditto

7:30 am: Nature within the Urban Landscape – Pearland

8:00 am:
Armand Bayou Rookery Tour
Birding Follett’s Island with Kristine Rivers

1:30 pm: Birding Armand Bayou by Pontoon Boat

4:00 pm: How to Capture the Action at Smith Oaks with Kathy Adams Clark

Thursday, April 18, 2024

6:00 am: Ground Level Bird Photography at Bolivar Flats #2

6:30 am:
Galveston Complete Birding Sampler Field Trip #1
High Island & Other Hotspots by Bus #1
Bolivar Birding with Greg Miller & Winnie Burkett

7:00 am:
Texas City Prairie Preserve
Armand Bayou Photography Pontoon Boat Trip with Kathy Adams Clark

7:30 am:
East Galveston with Glenn Olsen
Birding Galveston’s Renowned West End #1

9:00 am: Easy Paced Birding by Bus

10:30 am: Processing Digital Photos with Ruth Hoyt

11:00 am: Galveston Birding with Kevin Karlson

12:30 pm: Coastal Birding Workshop & Field Trip

1:00 pm:
Galveston Bay Birding, the Flip Side #1
Ground Level Photography Workshop
Expert Focus on Shorebirds #1

2:30 pm:
Spring Migration on the Upper Texas Coast Workshop
FeatherFest and Birdability because Birding is for Everybody!

3:00 pm: High Island’s Famous Sites by Car #1

4:00 pm:
It Begins with Warblers Workshop
Birding the Coastal Heritage Preserve with Karla Klay
How to Capture the Action at Smith Oaks with Ruth Hoyt
Birding North Deer Island by Boat #1

5:30 pm: Landscape & Abstract Beach Photography Field Trip

6:00 pm:
Aviary Art: 100 Birds of Galveston County
Turn Back Time with Old Cars

Friday, April 19, 2024

5:30 am:
Greet the Dawn at Virginia Point
Birding Beaumont’s Cattail Marsh and Sabine Pass with Eric Ripma

5:45 am:
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Bird Banding & San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

6:00 am:
Birds in Flight From a Boat #1
Birding Bolivar with Richard Gibbons
Shorebird Photography at East Beach

6:30 am:
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge #1
Wildlife Photography from a Car at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Galveston Island Birding with Greg Miller
High Island with Kevin Karlson

7:00 am:
E-bike Birding #1
Expert Focus on Shorebirds #2
Resoft Park Rookery and More!

7:30 am: Birding Galveston’s Renowned West End #2

8:00 am:
Birding GISP by Kayak #1
Birding by Ear
Moody Gardens Birding Hot Spots
Photographing Pollinators with Ruth Hoyt
Accessible Exploration of Galveston’s West End + Birdability Workshop

8:30 am: Raptor Photography Shoot with Kathy Adams Clark

10:00 am: Flash & Supplemental Light Class Workshop & Field Trip to Moody Gardens Rainforest

10:45 am: Shorebirds, Gulls & Terns of Galveston Island Workshop

12:00 pm: Flight & Action Photography Workshop

12:30 pm: Spring Migrants of the West End #1

1:00 pm:
Shorebirds, Gulls & Terns of Galveston Island
Tips for Better Birding

3:00 pm:
Warbler Watching with Glenn Olsen #1
Sweetwater Preserve Birding #1
Easy Paced High Island’s Famous Sites by Car

4:00 pm:
Nature Photography from a Kayak
Birds in Flight From a Boat #2
Birding the Coastal Heritage Preserve with Karla Klay #2

4:30 pm: Raptor Photography Shoot with Ruth Hoyt

5:00 pm: Texas City Dike Photo Trip with Kathy Adams Clark

Saturday, April 20, 2024

5:30 am: Bluewater Highway/Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge

6:00 am: Ground Level Bird Photography at Bolivar Flats Field Trip #3

6:30 am:
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge #2
High Island & Other Hotspots by Bus #2

7:00 am
From Bay to Gulf and in Between with Greg Miller
Strand Street & Abstract Photography
Pelican Island Birding Adventure
Birding North Deer Island by Boat #2
Big Day Birdathon

7:30 am: Birding Galveston’s Renowned West End #3

8:00 am:
North Deer Island Rookery & Environs by Boat
Birding GISP by Kayak #2
East Beach Birding Field Trip
Bolivar Birding with Kevin Karlson

9:00 am: Focus on Bolivar Photography

10:00 am: Setting Up an Outdoor Photo Studio with Ruth Hoyt

12:30 pm: Spring Migrants of the West End #2

1:00 pm:
Galveston Bay Birding, the Flip Side #2
Creating a Pollinator Paradise at Home Workshop & Trip
Accessible Exploration of Galveston’s East End + Birdability Workshop

2:00 pm: East Island Birding with Greg Miller

2:30 pm: Photographing Texas Prairies

3:00 pm:
High Island’s Famous Sites by Car #2
Sweetwater Preserve Birding #2

4:00 pm:
Birds in Flight From a Boat #3
The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration

6:00 pm: Raptors Uncorked!

7:00 pm: Night Photography at Railroad Station with Sean Fitzgerald

Sunday, April 21, 2024

6:00 am: Ground Level Bird Photography at Bolivar Flats Field Trip #4

7:00 am: San Luis Pass Photography

7:30 am: Warbler Watching with Glenn Olsen #2

7:45 am: Galveston Complete Birding Sampler Field Trip #2

8:00 am
Brazos Bend State Park
E-bike Birding #2
Hidden Places of Galveston Island State Park
Galveston Bay Birding, the Flip Side #3
Sunday Morning Shorebirds with Kevin Karlson
Chasing Birdies at Moody Gardens Golf Course

Monday, April 22, 2024

7:00 am: Birding Hall’s Bayou Ranch #2

Fest Date: April 18 - 21, 2024

Location: Various Locations in Galveston, TX

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