May 12-14, 2023
May 12-14, 2023 Breaking News!!! Birds Canada is sending a team to our festival for amazing presentations!!! Sachi Snively is also giving a presentation on his work at the Tatlayoko Lake Bird Observatory! And
Tentative Schedule below ……
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”
WHERE THE BIRDS ARE!
There were three RUFFED GROUSE spotted during the Creston Christmas Bird Count on December 27th. They can be found singly in mixed woods. throughout our valley and BC.
They have a distinctive dark tail-band, crested head, and bold, dark bars on their flanks.
In the spring, you can hear the male’s territorial drumming and possibly see them displaying their fanned tail and collared ruff. This time of year they are “budding” which is feeding on the buds of deciduous trees and shrubs (source from Linda Van Damme 2020).
See Where the Birds Are page for more!
2023 Tentative SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| Friday, May 13 |
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| 12:00-4:00 pm | Final Festival Registration | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 12:30-4:30 | Kayak the West Creston Channels | Daryl Calder |
| 2:30-4:30 | Native Bee and Mason Bee Condo Info Session | Gord Hutchinson |
| 5:00-7:00
7:00-8:00 |
Flocking Together Food Truck Social
Indigenous Wetland at LKB Presentation |
Baillie-Grohman Winery
Norm Allard |
| 8:30-10:00 | Star Gazing at Baillie-Grohman Winery | Angela Prettie |
| Saturday, May 14 |
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| 6:00-6:30 am | Coffee and Muffins | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 6:30-10:30 | Kayak the West Creston Channels | Daryl Calder |
| 6:30-10:30
6:30-10:30 |
Drive to Duck Lake
Birding at Duck Lake |
Ed and Hazel Beynon
Tina Watters |
| 6:30-10:30
6:30-10:30 |
Birding the Wildlife Area Trails
Birding the Wildlife Area Trails – Beginner |
Jo Ellen and Gretchen
Carolee Coulter |
| 6:30-10:30 | Birding-by-Bus Road Tour | Brian Baxter |
| 6:30-10:30 | Fox Tree Hill, Tanal Marsh, Mawson Lk | Lyle Grisedale |
| 6:30-10:30 | Birding the Farmlands | Gaelen Schnare |
| 6:30-10:30 | Leach Lake | Gary Davidson |
| 10:00-3:00 | Bird Kite Building/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 |
| 12:00-4:00 | The Wobbling Warbler Bus Tour
Winery, Brewery, Craft Distillery |
Creston Valley Tour Co. |
| 12:30-2:30 | Dairy Tour | Kootenay Meadows |
| 12:30-2:30 | Honey Tour | Swan Valley Honey |
| 1:00-3:00 | Merlin and eBird Workshop | Sachi Snively |
| 3:00-5:00 | Botany hike up Balancing Rock (tentative) | |
| 3:00-5:00 | Botany and Birds for Kids | Carley Dunham |
| 3:00-5:00 | Weeds to the Rescue (tentative) | Tilia Botanicals |
| 7:00-9:00 | Birds Canada – BC Avian Research/Projects | KRSS |
| Sachi Snively – Tatlayoko Lake Bird Observatory | ||
| Sunday May 15 |
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| 6:00-6:30 am | Coffee and Muffins | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 6:30-10:30 | Kayak the West Creston Channels | Daryl Calder |
| 6:30-10:30
6:30-10:30 |
Drive to Duck Lake
Birding at Duck Lake |
Ed and Hazel Beynon
Tina Watters |
| 6:30-10:30
6:30-10:30 6:30-10:30 |
Birding-by-Bus Road Tour
Birding the Wildlife Area Trails Birding the Wildlife Area Trails – Beginner |
Brian Baxter
Jo Ellen and Gretchen Carolee Coulter |
| 6:30-10:30 | Fox Tree Hill, Tanal Marsh, Mawson Lk | Lyle Grisedale |
| 6:30-10:30 | Birding the Farmlands | Gaelen Schnare |
| 6:30-10:30 | Leach Lake | Gary Davidson |
| 12:00-1:30 pm | Winery Tour | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 12:00-3:00 | Mother’s Day Mandela Art Workshop | Wendy Franz |
| 1:00-5:00 | Wine Down | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
Creston Accommodations and Things To Do
