Puget Sound Bird Fest

Bird Fest: The Puget Sound Bird Fest runs Sept. 11-13 in Edmonds and includes speakers, guided walks, land- and water-based field trips, exhibits, kids activities and more.


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Admission is free except for items marked for advance registration. 

Puget Sound Bird Fest Schedule

The location for the Friday evening, September 11 Keynote Speaker, John Marzluff, will be the Edmonds Plaza Room, 650 Main Street.  The Saturday, September 12 speaker presentations will take place at the Frances Anderson Center (FAC), 700 Main Street, and in the Plaza Room. The Registration Table, Exhibits, and Kids Activities will also be in the Frances Anderson Center.  General admission to Puget Sound Bird Fest is free.  Please visit the Registration Table before attending any speaker presentations on Saturday.  Last-minute changes will be listed there. Advance registration through Edmonds Parks & Recreation Department is required for certain field trips, denoted with this symbol: $. Registration will start August 3.   The Frances Anderson Center will be closed Sunday, September 13.  Please see Festival Program for more information.  See the Event Map for locations of other Bird Fest activities around town.  Parking is free on the streets and in public parking lots in Edmonds.  Some parking areas have a three-hour limit.  Access & parking in the downtown core area on Sunday will be restricted, due to the Edmonds Classic Car Show.   ☼ Denotes "Family Friendly" activities suitable for all ages, including young children.   Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on guided walks and field trips.
2015 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
7:30-9:00pm Edmonds Plaza Room	Keynote Speaker John Marzluff - "Welcome to Subirdia"Doors open at 7:00pm. (FREE)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
7:30-10:00am	Puget Sound Birding Cruise ($)     Advance registration starts August 3.
7:30-10:00am	Edmonds Marsh, Willow Creek, Pt. Edwards Guided Walk ($)
8:00-10:00am	☼  Pine Ridge Park Guided Walk (FREE)
8:00-10:00am	Birding at the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden ($)
11:00am-Noon	☼  Low-tide Beach Walk/Birding at Brackett's Landing North (FREE)
9:00am-4:00pm	☼ Bird Viewing and Interpretive Activities at Edmonds Marshwith optics demonstration by Seattle Audubon 9:00-2:00 (FREE)
9:00am-4:00pm	Registration Table - FAC Lobby
10:00am-5:00pm	Exhibits and "Birder Central" - FAC Lower Level
10:00am-3:00pm	☼ Kids' Activities - FAC Room 115 (FREE)
12:30-1:30pm	☼ FREE showing of DVD "Birds, Backyard Habitat & Beyond"by Craig & Joy Johnson, at Edmonds Theater, 415 Main Street
FREE PRESENTATIONS at FAC & PLAZA ROOM
FREE PRESENTATIONS at FAC & PLAZA ROOM	11:00am-Noon: Beginning Bird Photography -  (Plaza Room) 11:00am-Noon: Owl Studies of Bainbridge Island (FAC-206) 11:00am-Noon: Birds Matter - Count on It! (FAC-302) 2:00-3:00pm: Taking Control of Your dSLR Camera (Plaza Room) ☼ 2:00-3:00pm: Live Raptor Presentation (FAC-Gym) 2:00-3:00pm: Getting Started in Birding (FAC-206) 2:00-3:00pm: Optics - Something for Everyone (FAC-302) 3:30-4:30pm: Kayaks & Bird Photography (Plaza Room) ☼ 3:30-4:30pm: Live Raptor Presentation (FAC-Gym) 3:30-4:30pm: Fall and Winter Backyard Birds (FAC-206) 3:30-4:30pm: Birding for Kids (FAC-302)
5:00pm-Dusk	☼ Swifts Night Out in Monroe (FREE) Organized by Pilchuck Audubon, carpool from FAC
5:00-6:00pm	☼ Yost Park Guided Walk (FREE)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7:15am-5:00pm	Point No Point Field Trip. Organized by Pilchuck Audubon Society. Advance sign-ups required - email your phone number to   field.birds.pas@gmail.com
7:30-10:00am	Edmonds Marsh, Willow Creek, Pt. Edwards Guided Walk ($)
8:00-10:00am	☼ Yost Park Guided Walk (FREE)
8:00-10:30am	☼ Scriber Lake Guided Walk (FREE)
Noon-2:00pm	Tours of Edmonds Wildlife Habitat Native Plant Demonstration Gardenat Willow Creek Fish Hatchery, 95 Pine Street (FREE)