Wings Over Whidbey Bird Festival
September 26 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wings Over Whidbey Bird Festival | September 26th, 2026
Join us for another year of Whidbey Audubon Society’s Wings Over Whidbey Bird Festival, held at YMCA Camp Casey on Saturday, September 26, 2026. It will feature a community space with local vendors, food trucks, and nonprofit booths, several speakers in Camp Casey’s large auditorium, and our wonderful Bird Specimen Collection for hands-on engagement!
Plus, enjoy free birding field trips on Friday and Saturday, September 25th & 26th!
We will also be hosting an evening event, featuring a catered dinner by Orlando’s Southern Barbecue and a presentation by Paul Bannick, September 25th at the Nordic Lodge! (Whidbey Island Nordic Lodge | 63 Jacobs Rd, Coupeville, Washington |  | 5:00pm Doors | 6:30pm Presentation
For additional information and to register CLICK HERE
September 26th: Speakers
Seabirds as Sentinels | 10:15 – 11:00am
Eric Wagner
Why Bother About Birds? | 11:45am – 12:30pm
Connie Sidles
Live Raptor Presentation | 1:15 – 2:00pm
NW Game Hawkers
Marvelous Wings | 2:45 – 3:30pm
Tom Bancroft
Birding Field Trips: Friday, September 25th and Sunday 26th – free of charge.
Spots are limited, so be sure to register early. For field trip details and registration, click HERE
Friday, September 25th: Deer Lagoon Preserve | 9:00am
Leader: Patrick Layton
Friday, September 25th: Deception Pass | 9:00 to 11:00am
Leader: Dave Parent
Friday, September 25th: Fort Ebey State Park | 1:00pm
Leader: Steve Ellis
Saturday, September 26th: Port Townsend Pelagic Ferry Trip | departing 8:45am (from Keystone Ferry Terminal)
Leader: Dave Parent
Saturday, September 26th: Fort Casey State Park | 8:00am
Leader: Steve Ellis
Saturday, September 26th: Camp Casey Family Field Trip | 11:00am to 12:30pm
Leader: Patrick Layton
Saturday, September 26th: Native Bee Walk | 2:00 to 3:00pm
Leader: Ingrid Carmean, Washington Native Bee Society
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