Our Mission:
“The Creston Valley Bird Festival exists to foster awareness of birds and their habitats in the Creston Valley”
Where the Birds Are:
“Celebrate the birds, art, and the agriculture of the Creston Valley”
Thank you for coming to our bird festival! See you all next year: May 10-12, 2024!!
WHERE THE BIRDS ARE!
December 3, 2023
Although its starting to freeze up outside, you can still find some REDHEAD ducks where there is open water on Duck Lake or the south end of Kootenay Lake.
During the fall migration they pass through here by the thousands. Overwintering birds rely on access to feeding and resting areas during winter conditions.
With an obvious red head, it is also recognized by being very round overall – rounded back, puffy, and a round head. Females are a brownish-tawny color.
See Where the Birds Are page for more!
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Wings, Wildlife, and Wonder: Your Guide to the Creston Valley Bird Festival by Brian Lawrence
2024 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| Friday, May 10 | ||
| 12:00-4:00 pm | Final Festival Registration | Rotacrest Hall |
| 12:00-4:00 | Kayak the West Creston Channels | Daryl Calder |
| 12:00-2:00 | Historical Walking Tour with Urban Birding | Creston Museum
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| 5:00-7:00 7:00-8:00 8:00-9:00 | Banquet Creston Valley Bird History 101 The Birds of Kenya | Rotacrest Hall Tammy Bradford Gary Davidson |
| Saturday, May 11 | ||
| 6:00-6:30 am | Tours Meet: Coffee and Muffins | Rotacrest Hall |
| 6:30-10:30 | Kayak the West Creston Channels | Daryl Calder |
| 6:30-10:30 6:30-10:30 6:30-10:30 | Birding by Car to Duck Lake Birding at Duck Lake Birding the road to Duck lake | Ed and Hazel Beynon
Julia and Warren Flesaker |
| 6:30-10:30 6:30-10:30 | Birding the Wildlife Area Trails Birding the Wildlife Area Trails – Beginner | Jo Ellen Floer Carolee and Sarah |
| 6:30-10:30 | Wynndel and Lower Arrow Creek TBD | Lyle Grisedale Gary Davidson |
| 6:30-10:30 6:30-10:30 | Birding the Farmlands
| Gaelen Schnare
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| 10:00-12:00 | Family Birding to Schikurski Park | Ulrike Sliworsky |
| 10:00-12:00 | Wildflower Wander up to Balancing Rock | Ed McMakin/Jesse Morton |
| 10:00-3:00 | Family Bird-a-thon/Bird BINGO | Discovery Centre |
| 10:30-11:30 | Guided Canoe Trip | Discovery Centre |
| 11:30-12:30 | Guided Canoe Trip | Discovery Centre |
| 12:30-1:30 pm | Guided Canoe Trip | Discovery Centre |
| 1:30-2:30 | Guided Canoe Trip | Discovery Centre |
| 2:30-3:30 | Guided Canoe Trip | Discovery Centre |
| 12:00-2:00 | Winery Tour and Tastings | Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery |
| 12:30-2:30 | Dairy Tour | Kootenay Meadows |
| 2:30-4:30 4:00-6:00 | Honey Tour Bird Brain Trivia | Swan Valley Honey Wild North Brewing |
| PRESENTATIONS 9:00-10:00 11:30-12:30 1:00-2:00 | Spring Wildflowers Migration of Waterfowl in Creston Valley iNaturalist Workshop | Rotacrest Hall Ed McMakin/Jesse Morton Gaelen Schnare Paul Prappas |
| 2:30-3:30 | Nature Canada’s Bird Friendly Cities | Elizabeth Cunningham |
| 4:00-5:00 | ||
| 5:30-6:30 | ||
| 7:00-8:00 | Bat Workshop with Elodie | Kootenay Community Bat Project |
| Explore the Night! 7:00-9:00 | Evening Sounds at Duck Lake | Julia and Warren Flesaker |
| 8:30-10:00 | Bat Count with Elodie | Kootenay Community Bat Project |
| 8:45-10:15 | Star Gazing with Angela Prettie | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| Sunday May 12 | ||
| 6:00-6:30 am | Tours Meet: Coffee and Muffins | Rotacrest Hall |
| 6:30-10:30 | Kayak the West Creston Channels | Daryl Calder |
| 6:30-10:30 6:30-10:30 | Birding by Car to Duck Lake Birding at Duck Lake | Ed and Hazel Beynon
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| 6:30-10:30 6:30-10:30 6:30-10:30 | Birding the CVWMA Trails Birding the Wildlife Area Trails Birding the Wildlife Area Trails – Beginner | Julia and Warren Flesaker Jo Ellen Floer Carolee and Sarah |
| 6:30-10:30 | Wynndel and Lower Arrow Creek | Lyle Grisedale |
| 6:30-10:30 | Birding the Farmlands | Gaelen Schnare |
| 6:30-10:30 | TBD | Gary Davidson |
| 1:00-5:00 | Slurp and Chirp | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
Creston Accommodations and Things To Do
