Celebrate spring migration at the Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival, April 17–20 at the Arcata Community Center. Enjoy nearly 100 field trips, lectures and workshops, plus a free bird fair with live raptors, artists, vendors and family activities. Friday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m., catch Keynote Speaker Michael Kauffmann presenting: “The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History.” On Saturday, April 19, at 7 p.m., Rosemary Mosco is the keynote speaker, presenting “Connecting Through Comics: How Humor and Art Make Birding Better.” Bring the kids to the Family Nature Crafts drop-in on Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arcata Community Center, for hands-on fun with bird nest crowns, animal masks, mini birdhouses and more (free). Children must be accompanied by an adult. Details at godwitdays.org.
This article appears in Portrait of a Prairie.
