Bridger Raptor Festival

Sunday, Oct 6, 2024 at 10:00am

Bridger Bowl Ski Area
15795 Bridger Canyon Rd,
406-586-1518

Schedule of Events:

Bridger Bowl Doors Open
Saddle Peak Lodge and Jim Bridger Lodge
10:00am to 3:00pm
Family Activities, Nature Walks, Live Birds and Lectures on both days. Bridger Bowl Season Pass, Snowsports, Rental, Retail and Administration Offices will be open throughout the weekend. Oktoberfest food and beverages available all day!

Exhibitors
SADDLE PEAK LODGE AND JIM BRIDGER LODGE
10:00am to 3:00pm
Bridger Bowl Sustainability, Boy Scouts of America, Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Eagle Mount, Montana Audubon, Montana Outdoor Science School, Montana Raptor Conservation Center, Montana Science Center, Museum of the Rockies, Opticron/Front Range Birding, Sacajawea Audubon, The Magic Book Series, Wild Montana, Yellowstone National Park

Live Birds
Jim Bridger Lodge Deck
10:00am to 3:00pm
Come meet the Ambassador birds from Montana Raptor Conservation Center

Oktoberfest
Jim Bridger Lodge
10:00am to 3:00pm
Food and Beverages served all day!

Build a Nifty Nest Box
JIM BRIDGER LODGE 1st FLOOR
10:00am to 3:00pm
Join Sacajawea Audubon members as they assist you to build a Chickadee Nest Box. If you decide to purchase the box for $20 you will be given instructions on where to hang and how to monitor/maintain the nest box.

Binocular Blitz
SADDLE PEAK LODGE DECK
10:00am to 3:00pm
Binoculars come in handy when taking a close look at the raptors that migrate using the Bridger Ridge and other wildlife. Sacajawea Audubon Society will help you learn how to use the binoculars. Find the word on each target and win a prize.

Great Migration Challenge
OUTSIDE OF JIM BRIDGER LODGE
10:00am to 3:00pm
Take the Great Migration Challenge and explore the hazards and helpers that raptors face on their migratory journeys. Find the Great Migration Challenge Game outdoors anytime between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

Bear Safety Education
SADDLE PEAK LODGE SLOPESIDE DECK
10:00am to 3:00pm
Grizzly bears and black bears are present across much of the Custer Gallatin National Forest, learn how to use bear spray with our charging bear simulator.

Sketch–a–Bird
SADDLE PEAK LODGE 4TH FLOOR
10:00am to 3:00pm
Drawing birds is a wonderful way to make yourself look more carefully at nature. Join Sacajawea Audubon for step-by-step demonstrations and details about drawing birds. Presentations from 11:30-12:30 and 1-2, self-guided activity available from 10-3.

Raptor vs Raptor
SADDLE PEAK LODGE 3RD FLOOR
10:00am to 3:00pm
Learn about the connection between dinosaurs and modern raptors through MOR's hands on teaching materials.

Raptor Identification
SADDLE PEAK LODGE 4th FLOOR
10:30am to 11:30am
Learn about hawk watching and how to identify raptors in flight and at a distance with veteran hawk watcher Bret Davis.

Live Bird Presentation
Saddle Peak Lodge 4th Floor
1:00pm to 1:45pm
Join Montana Raptor Conservation Center for a live bird presentation and learn about the raptors that call MRCC home.

Live Bird Presentation
Saddle Peak Lodge 4th Floor
2:00pm to 2:45pm
Join Montana Raptor Conservation Center for a live bird presentation and learn about the raptors that call MRCC home.


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