Schedule:

6:00 pm - 2025 Keynote Speaker: Joanna Wu

$45

Western Sports Park - Building 4. 151 S 1100 W Farmington, UT 84025

Join Keynote Speaker Joanna Wu, PhD, for her presentation, "The Most Overlooked Birds in North America: Females".

Wings & Things Vendor Fair
 
FREE

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Explore our new vendor booths for a unique shopping experience!

9:00 am - 2:00 pm - Family Day Activities

FREE

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Join us on Saturday, May 17th from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm for FREE birding activities the whole family will enjoy!

9:00 - 9:50 am - Bird Photography: Finding the Artist Inside You

FREE

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This is a quick introduction to taking great bird pictures!

10:00 am - 10:50 am - Bald and Beautiful**

FREE

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Meet Des Ta Te, a resident Bald Eagle of Ogden Nature Center and learn about America's national symbol.

10:00 - 10:50 am - Drawing Raptors from Life**

FREE

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Sketch a live raptor along with professional artist, Colleen Palmer. This workshop is for artists of all skill levels.

11:00 - 11:50 am - Backyard Birds 101
 
FREE

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This presentation will cover the hobby of backyard birding, which can be fun, engaging, and relaxing for all ages to enjoy.

11:00 - 11:50 am - Parade of Raptors**
 
FREE

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Meet some of HawkWatch International's live Raptor Ambassadors in this presentation for all ages.

12:00 - 12:45 pm - Owl Pellet Dissection

FREE

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A Family Day favorite! Join curious folks of all ages in this exploration of one of nature's coolest phenomena: owl pellets! Pellets are first come, first served.

12:00 - 12:50 pm - How to Help Injured Wildlife

FREE

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In this presentation, we will cover bird species commonly found injured, ill, or orphaned in our urban environments and frequent injury types.

1:00 - 1:50 pm - Beginning Birding

FREE

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Enjoy this free workshop for beginners and families. Learn about bird identification and the common backyard birds in the Farmington area.

1:00 - 1:50 pm - Falconry 101: Ask a Falconer Anything
 
FREE

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If you have always been interested in falconry, join us for this moderated panel discussion.

6:00 - 11:00 am - Young Birders at Antelope Island
 
$65

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A trip exclusive to birders aged 13-21. Get ready for an excellent morning of birding at one of Utah's most incredible wildlife destinations - Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake.

6:00 am - 4:00 pm - Utah Birds Scavenger Hunt

$99

Pitta Tours

With 10 hours on the clock and a secret list of 100 species of birds to find, you'll set out with our guide to see if you can complete the scavenger hunt before the clock runs out.

6:30 am - 4:30 pm - Cache Valley Birding Adventure for Beginners
 
$95

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Cache Valley is one of the lesser known birding hotspots in the West. Our trip will reveal the area’s great diversity and other wildlife secrets.

7:00 - 9:00 am or 9:00 - 11:00 am - Mist Netting & Bird Banding at Farmington Creek

$25

Eccles Wildlife Education Center

Learn how and why biologists use fine “mist” nets for trapping small birds and so much more.

7:00 - 11:00 am - Buffalo Ranches Pond Near Farmington Bay

$30

1954 W Glovers Lane, Farmington

Buffalo Ranches Ponds, on the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake flyway, is a migrant trap where 200+ bird species have been observed.

7:00 am - 12:00 pm - Behind the Gates at Legacy Nature Preserve
 
$90

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This is a rare opportunity to go behind the gates at Legacy Nature Preserve!

2:15 - 5:00 pm - Beginning Birding: Farmington Bay
 
$20

Eccles Wildlife Education Center

Walk to explore the area and wetlands around the Eccles Wildlife Education Center and practice new birding skills.