May 13-15, 2022
May 13-15, 2022 Celebrate our 10-Year Anniversary!!!
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”
For some recent news on the Bank Swallows:
Kootenay Bank Swallow Survey Newsletter July 2022
WHERE THE BIRDS ARE!
July 10, 2022
CEDAR WAXWINGS are enjoying a mosquito feast at Duck Lake right now! Watch for these smooth, sleek birds with warm brown colors and a yellowish belly. Insects become an important part of their diet during the breeding season. They are great aerial predators!
June 19, 2022
A plain brown bird with a very chatty voice, the HOUSE WREN is a common backyard bird over nearly the entire Western Hemisphere.
Listen for its long, rushed-and-jumbled song in summer. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Wren/sounds
Find this species zipping through shrubs and low tree branches, snatching at insects. House Wrens will gladly use nest boxes, old cans, boots, or boxes lying around in your garage.
See Where the Birds Are page for more!
2022 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| Friday, May 13 | ||
| 12:00-4:00 pm | Final Festival Registration | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 12:30-2:30 | “History goes to the Birds” Walking Tour SOLD OUT | Creston Museum |
| 5:30-8:00 | WELCOME BACK!! Social | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| Photo Presentations – 10 Festival Years! | Savour Food Truck | |
| 8:30-10:00 | Star Gazing at Baillie-Grohman Winery – SOLD OUT | Angela Prettie |
| Saturday, May 14 | ||
| 6:00-6:30 am | Coffee and Muffins | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 6:30-10:30 | Breakfast with the Birds (Duck Lake) – Sold Out | Ulrike and hosted by Lark Coffee |
| 6:30-10:30 | Drive to Duck Lake – SOLD OUT | Ed and Hazel Beynon |
| 6:30-10:30 | Birding the Wildlife Area Trails – Sold Out | Paul Foth |
| 6:30-10:30 | Birding-by-Bus Road Tour – Canceled | Brian Baxter |
| 6:30-10:30 | Fox Tree Hill, Tanal Marsh, Mawson Lk – SOLD OUT | Lyle Grisedale |
| 6:30-10:30 | Kootenay River Road – 1 SPOT LEFT | Gaelen Schnare |
| 6:30-10:30 | Leach Lake – SOLD OUT | Gary Davidson |
| 10:00-3:00 | Bird Kite Building/Family Bird-a-thon/Bird BINGO | Discovery Centre |
| 10:30-11:30 | Guided Canoe Trip – SOLD OUT | Discovery Centre |
| 11:30-12:30 | Guided Canoe Trip – 9 Spots | Discovery Centre |
| 12:30-1:30 | Guided Canoe Trip – SOLD OUT | Discovery Centre |
| 1:30-2:30 | Guided Canoe Trip – 13 Spots | Discovery Centre |
| 2:30-3:30 | Guided Canoe Trip – 19 Spots | Discovery Centre |
| 12:30-2:30 | Honey Tour – SOLD OUT | Swan Valley Honey |
| 12:30-2:30 | Dairy Tour- unlimited spots available | Kootenay Meadows |
| 1:00-3:00 | Craft Distillery Bus Tour – 2 SPOTS LEFT | Wynndel Craft Distillery |
| 12:30-2:30 | Farmlands or Wetlands? Creston’s Great Duck Debate | Creston Museum |
| 12:30-2:30 | Basic of Bird Identification Workshop – SOLD OUT | Paul Foth |
| 3:00-5:00 | Botany Hike up Balancing Rock – SOLD OUT | Kim Asquith |
| 3:00-5:00 | Botany and Birds for Kids – SOLD OUT | Carley Dunham |
| 3:00-5:00 | Weeds to the Rescue – 1 Spot | Rachel Beck at Tilia Botanicals |
| 5:30-8:00 | Magpie Dinner with our “Friends of Kootenay Lake” | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| Osprey and Eagle Monitoring | Magpie Pasties Food Truck! | |
| Sunday May 15 | ||
| 6:00-6:30 am | Coffee and Muffins | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 6:30-10:30 | Kayak the West Creston Channels – SOLD OUT | Ulrike Sliworsky |
| 6:30-10:30 | Drive to Duck Lake – SOLD OUT | Ed and Hazel Beynon |
| 6:30-10:30 | Birding-by-Bus Road Tour – Canceled | Brian Baxter |
| 6:30-10:30 | Fox Tree Hill, Tanal Marsh, Mawson Lk – SOLD OUT | Lyle Grisedale |
| 6:30-10:30 | Kootenay River Road – SOLD OUT | Gaelen Schnare |
| 6:30-10:30 | Leach Lake – SOLD OUT | Gary Davidson |
| 12:00-1:30 | Winery Tour – SOLD OUT | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 1:00-5:00 | Wine-Down | Baillie-Grohman Winery |
| 2:00-4:00 | Mandela Dot Art Workshop – SOLD OUT | Wendy Franz |
Creston Accommodations and Things To Do
