The Creston Valley Bird Fest celebrates this incredible diversity in an environmentally sensitive manner, inviting residents and visitors (usually over 200 people attend our festival each year) to expand their interest in the world of birds. The festival offers a variety of birdwatching activities guided by field experts, as well as photography and art displays and bird-oriented workshops. Promotional tours to local businesses, and art studios have been incorporated into the festival providing economic stimulus in a low impact way. In 2023 we will host our 11th annual CV Bird Fest. Please visit the website for more information and current schedule: Creston Valley Bird Festival – Wildsight Register: https://wildsight.ca/branches/creston-valley/birdfest/registration/

Birds Canada content: – Presentation about Birds Canada’s citizen science programs (programs that are relevant to the region) and why citizen science is important (10 min) – Presentation about the Long-billed Curlew survey and outcomes (15 min) – Presentation about the Black Swift project (15 min) followed by a short film screening (5 min)