Events and Happenings There are plenty of festivals and educational happenings regarding the biding habitats in our area and across the region. Check out what's happening now:
7th Annual Washington Brant Foundation Special Event
May 10th, 2008
Farmhouse Restaurant
13724 La Conner Whitney Rd xxx Map
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Time: 9 AM to 4 PM
This Special Event Features:
The 2nd Annual Puget Sound Open Decoy Competition
Judging: 12 noon - 2 PM (Enter until 10am)
Carving entries from across the U.S. - Novice & Pro Categories
Decoy entries are now being accepted for this event. Entry fee is $10. To mail in your decoy, please send entries to:
WBF Decoy Entries
C/O Chris Englehart
315 Freeway Dr
Mount Vernon WA 98273
If you are not donating your decoy and would like it sent back, please include return postage with your entry. For complete rules or questions regarding the competition please email Jason Otto at pochards_jo@msn.com
Swap Meet
9 AM to 3 PM
Bring any and all outdoor items to sell, trade or buy! Please, no guns allowed.
Lunch Buffet
Noon to 1 PM - Lunch will be available for purchase inside the Farmhouse Restaurant.
Special Presentation
Time: 2:30 PM
Chris Nicolai - University of Nevada will show a exclusive footage and share results of his 10 years of Brant branding in Alaska.
Live & Silent Auction
Time: Noon to 2:30 PM
Live Auction starts at 3 PM
Bids on Hagerbaumer art, outdoor gear trips, decoys and more.
For more info, call Ben Welton (360) 466-4749, Maynard Axelson (360) 445-6681, Jason Otto (425) 422-1648, or John Otto (425) 232-9934. Download a PDF Flier of our Special Event.
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North Cascades Audubon Field Trips:
Chuckanut Songbirds.
May 31, 2008
Time: 8 AM
This full-day trip (half-day option) will explore the south Chuckanut Mountains in search of neotropical songbirds with an emphasis on local breeding bird songs and calls. This trip is suitable for all levels of experience. 8 AM. Trip limit: 10. Trip leaders: George Heleker and Dave Schmalz, 671-1537.
Woodland Park Zoo.
June 8, 2008
Time: 8 AM
Enjoy a full-day adventure featuring “up close” encounters with both local and exotic avian species from around the world. Woodland Park hosts an amazing array of global bird species and is an important partner and participant in captive breeding programs critical to the survival and conservation of endangered species worldwide. 8 AM. Trip limit: 10. Trip leader: Dave Schmalz, 671-1537.
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Judging Again!
Ben Welton is heading back to The Ward Brothers World Decoy Competition as a judge. This is a very big honor since there are only a handful of judges selected each year for this competition. This event takes place April 25th, 26th & 27th, 2008, and is the most prestigious competition of contemporary wildfowl art which includes judging, benefit auction, classes, seminars, demonstrations, children’s activities and includes over 150 exhibitors. Ben and Jason Otto will also be presenting a seminar telling people what the Washington Brant Foundation is all about and ongoing projects the foundation is currently working on. More information on the competition can be found at http://www.wardmuseum.org/worlds.asp
North Cascades Audubon Society Activities & Events
Check this page for up-to-date information on field trips and events in Whatcom & Skagit Counties.
http://www.northcascadesaudubon.org/php/index.php?chapter,calendar
The Brant Wildlife Festival (British Columbia)
March 9th through April 12, 2008
This celebration of nature includes eco-tours, nature photography, and even a big day birding for teams that like to get up early: 5 a.m.! For more information, visit the following link:
http://www.brantfestival.bc.ca/about_festival.php
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival
March 28th-29th & 30th, 2008
The Festival has many tours for crane viewing along with specialty tours. Tours have included Columbia National Wildlife Refuge/Potholes area wildlife tour, Missoula Floods and the Channeled Scablands geology tour, Sage Grouse Lek tour, Lower Grand Coulee birding tour and Wahluke Slope/Shrub Steppe birding tour. For details on this festival, visit the following link:
http://www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org/
Olympic Peninsula BirdFest
April 4th-6th, 2008
From guided birding trips, boat tours, salmon banquet, and many other presentations. Our festival has a full slate of extraordinary offerings awaiting you. For more information visit the following link:
http://www.olympicbirdfest.org/index.html
 6th Annual Wings Over Water
NW Birding Festival
April 19th, 2008
Greet fellow outdoor enthusiasts and view thousands of geese, sea ducks, and raptors that crowd the estuarine habitats ranging from the Canadian border at Blaine to the beaches of Birch Bay State Park. Exhibits of wildlife art, carvings, seminars, and field trips will highlight the one-day festival. For details on this festival, visit the following links:
http://www.blainechamber.com/wow/
Ward Brothers World Decoy Competition
April 25th - 27th, 2008
See the World's Best Wildfowl Carving and Wildlife Art. Enter Your Own Work. Decorative Wildfowl Carving, Contemporary Antique Decoys, Working Decoys, Shorebirds, Sculpture and Youth competitions. For more information visit http://www.wardmuseum.org/worlds.asp
Detailed information on the other events will be posted as they become available.
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