Great Salt Lake Bird Festival

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:00am

801-444-2300

Schedule:

6:00 - 8:00 pm - Grow with GSLBF: Intro to Nature Journaling
 
$30

Woodland Park Pavilion

Join us at Grow with GSLBF for a nature journaling workshop led by Susan Snyder.

6:00 - 8:00 pm - Grow with GSLBF: Landscaping for Birds & Beyond

$30

Western Sports Park

Join us at Grow with GSLBF for a landscaping for birds workshop led by Sheriden Hansen.

6:00 am - 12:00 pm - Biking and Birding along the West Davis Highway Trail

$40

1954 W Glovers Lane, Farmington

Discover beautiful scenery on a paved path that offers over 10 miles of biking trails along the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake.

6:00 am - 11:30 pm - Marathon Scouting

$199

Pitta Tours

Explore the beautiful areas surrounding the Great Salt Lake, including its shores and wetlands, as well as the stunning canyons and mountains of the Wasatch front.

7:00 - 9:00 am - Glover Ponds at Sunrise
 
$25

Eccles Wildlife Education Center

These ponds bring YOU into nature and the surrounding wetlands enhance your opportunity for close-up observation.

7:00 - 9:00 am - Glover Ponds at Sunrise
 
$25

Eccles Wildlife Education Center

These ponds bring YOU into nature and the surrounding wetlands enhance your opportunity for close-up observation. A nearby Great Blue Heron breeding colony will be active.

7:00 am - 1:00 pm - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge - Guided Auto Tour and Walk Behind the Gates

$80

Western Sports Park

Spend a day with expert birders on a birding adventure at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

7:00 am - 1:00 pm - Inland Sea Shorebird Reserve
 
$115

Western Sports Park

Visit over 8,000 acres of private land managed just for shorebirds on the edge of Great Salt Lake. Enjoy this area that is not open to the general public!

9:00 am - 1:00 pm - American Kestrel

$70

Western Sports Park

Learn about the American Kestrel from Hawkwatch International. They have been monitoring kestrels for a decade as part of their Cavity Adopting Raptor Ecology Study (CARES).

4:00 - 6:30 pm - Introduction to Birding by Ear

$25

Western Sports Park

Some have said that experienced birders identify ten times as many birds with their ears as with their eyes, but no other aspect of birding is more difficult to master than voice identification.

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