Thursday, April 22, 2010
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“Education Day”
Today we are opening up the festival with a day of educational experiences and celebrations.
Discover with us the basics and complexities of birding.
Link to Schedules for these days: Friday Saturday Saturday Free Sched. Sunday
Time
Activity
Meal
Guide
  Meet
Fee
5:30AM-4:00PM Registration
 
'
Reg.Tent
$10
6:00AM-10:00AM Tavasci MarshHard core birdingHard core birdingSOLD OUT
 
RDU
$30
6:00AM - 3:00PM Fossil Creek FT Casual to moderate birding New trip this year
BXL
Scott Woolbright
RDU
$45
7:00AM-11:00AM Greenway Walk Hard core birdingHard core birding
 
Bob Miller
RDU
$20
7:00AM-2:00PM

Birding the Middle Verde at
Willow Brook Organic FarmCasual to moderate birdingSOLD OUT

M
Dena Greenwood
Hostess: Denise Gould
RDU
$45
7:00AM-2:00PM Special Field Trip w/Bill Hard core birdingHard core birding New trip this year
SOLD OUT
M
RDU
$50
8:00AM-10:00AM Armchair Birding Casual to moderate birdingAccessible trip
 
Wilma Morrison
RDU
Free

8:00AM-11:00AM

 Beginning Birding SeminarEducational Workshop  
Studio-S
$15
8:00AM-4:00PM School Field Trips
    
 
RDU
 
9:00AM-10:00AM Workshop TBANew trip this year  
TBA
Cabin-S
$5
9:00AM-1:00PM Water to Wine Rafting 1Casual to moderate birdingNew trip this yearSpecialty trip-includes activities other than birding
SOLD OUT 		 
Richard Lynch/
Birder to be announced
RDU
$90
9:00AM-5:30PM Exhibits and Tradeshow
 
BIRDY BAZAAR
Tent
Free
10:30AM-11:30AM Workshop:Condors in ArizonaEducational WorkshopNew trip this year  
Kathy Sullivan
Cabin-S
$5
11:30AM-1:30PM Lunch and Learn: Birding by Ear WkShopEducational Workshop
BXL
Studio-S
$20
11:30AM-3:30PM Water to Wine Rafting 2 Casual to moderate birdingNew trip this yearSpecialty trip-includes activities other than birding  
Richard Lynch/
Birder to be announced
RDU
$90
Meet:11:30AM
1:00PM-5:00 PM		 First Class Verde Canyon RR
M
Randy Hale
Meet at RDU 11:30AM
RDU
$80
NOON--1:00 PM Workshop:Digi-Scoping 101Educational WorkshopNew trip this year  
George Felker
Cabin-S
$5
1:00PM-3:30 PM Workshop: Hot topics on
"Cool" Desert PlantsEducational WorkshopNew trip this yearyy		  
Jason Lavelle
RDU
$15
1:30PM-2:30PM Workshop: Binocular BasicsEducational WorkshopNew trip this year
 
George Felker
Cabin-S
$5
3:00PM-4:00PM Workshop:Watching Warblers SOLD OUT  
Studio-S
$5
3:00PM-4:00PM Workshop:Working as an Orinthologist Educational WorkshopNew trip this year  
Cabin-S
$5
4:00PM-5:30 PM Welcome Reception "Decade of  Discovery"
   
' Sponsor: Jay's Bird Barn
Tent
Free
6:00PM-7:30 PM Owl Prowl in the Park
 SOLD OUT        		  
Scott Woolbright
RDU
$15
Link to Schedules for these days: Friday Saturday Saturday Free Sched. Sunday

Meet for all walks and field trips at Aviary unless noted otherwise.

Legend:

Hard core birding Hard core birding= Hard-core birding
Casual to moderate birding = Casual to moderate birding
Specialty trip-includes activities other than birding = specialty trip, includes activities other than birding
No birding on this trip = No birding on this trip
New trip this year = New trip this year
Accessible trip = Accessible trip
Educational Workshop = educational workshop

FT=Field Trip
BXL=box lunch included
M=meal is included (brunch or specialty meal
RDU=River Day Use-Event Site
Studio-S=Shuttle provided to studio from RDU and return
Tent = Main Event Tent “The Birdy Bazaar”
Reg. Tent=registration
Nature Niche & Knowledge Nest tents on Flyway
Cabin-S = Cabin below Studio, Shuttle provided

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