The festival has been postponed due to concerns of the Coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic. Plans for a fall event are in the works – we will keep you posted.
All registrants will receive a full refund within 3 weeks (by Apr 3, 2020). As many expenses have been incurred up to this point – and Godwit Days is a nonprofit organized solely to put on a birding festival – we will experience a significant financial loss. If you wish to donate any portion of your registration to our nonprofit organization, please contact us at [email protected] as soon as possible. All donations are tax-deductible.
- Basic Registration is required to complete your booking. This will include the Reception and Drink Ticket, Friday Keynote, Saturday Keynote, and any trip designated as No Additional Charge (NAC).
- If you already have a User Account, go to the log-in page BEFORE signing up for trips.
- After Basic Registration, CLICK ON LINKS below to find out more about an event or TO BOOK A TICKET. If you don’t already have an account, you will create your User Account the first time that you Check-Out, after selecting all of your events.
- Children under 18 may attend most events free, with an adult (2 children per supervising adult). “Child’s Ticket” will be an option if the event is free for children.
- If an event is SOLD OUT, you may be added to our WAITLIST by contacting us at: [email protected]
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Questions? Contact [email protected] or (707) 826-7050 (message line).
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Events are carpool and meet at the Arcata Community Center 321 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Parkway, unless otherwise noted in the description. Contributions towards gas are encouraged. Dress in layers, bring binoculars, and a reusable water bottle (fill at the community center).
Click here for information on accessible birding on the North Coast
Wednesday, 04/15/2020
| Time | Event | Total Spaces |
Spaces Left |
Event Leader(s) |
Cost of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Day | START HERE - Basic Registration - REQUIRED | 500 | 327 | $35.00 | |
| 6:30 am - 8:30 am | WE01 Dawn Chorus at Arcata Marsh 1 | 2020 | $10 | 12 | 10 | Chet Ogan | $10.00 |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | WE02 Orleans and the "G-O" Road - GOLD/NEW | 2020 | $75 - SOLD OUT | 10 | 0 | Tom Leskiw | $0.00 |
| 8:00 am - 12:30 pm | WE03 Southern Humboldt Community Park - NEW | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 15 | Ann Constantino | $15.00 |
| 8:30 am - 12:30 pm | WE04 Ferndale Bottoms & Salt River | 2020 | $15 | 12 | 1 | Kate Howard | $0.00 |
| 8:30 am - 1:00 pm | WE05 Avocets & Ales | 2020 | $20 | 12 | 1 | Rob Fowler | $20.00 |
| 10:30 am - 2:30 pm | WE06 Warm Up Wednesday & Smartphone Birding | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 8 | Gary Bloomfield | $15.00 |
| 11:00 am - 2:00 pm | WE07 Arcata Ridge Trail & Aldergrove Pond | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 10 | George Ziminsky | $15.00 |
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | WE08 Nighttime Owls 1 | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 8 | David Juliano | $15.00 |
Thursday, 04/16/2020
| Time | Event | Total Spaces |
Spaces Left |
Event Leader(s) |
Cost of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am - 8:30 am | TH09 Dawn Chorus at Arcata Marsh 2 | 2020 | $10 | 12 | 8 | Alexandra Lamb | $10.00 |
| 7:00 am - 3:00 pm | TH10 Bear River Ridge - GOLD | 2020 | $75 | 10 | 0 | Andrew Orahoske | $0.00 |
| 7:30 am - 12:00 pm | TH11 Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge 1 | 2020 | FREE | 15 | 2 | HBNWR Staff | $0.00 |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | TH12 Beginning Birding - NEW | 2020 | NAC | 15 | 7 | Kate Howard | $0.00 |
| 8:15 am - 11:15 am | TH13 Shorebird Spectacle at the Marsh 1 | 2020 | $15 | 12 | 8 | Alexa DeJoannis | $15.00 |
| 8:30 am - 3:30 pm | TH14 Godwit Mystery Tour | 2020 | $25 | 15 | 12 | Mystery Leader | $25.00 |
| 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | TH15 Del Norte County Classic - NEW | 2020 | $40 | 16 | 4 | Lucas Brug & Bob Brown | $40.00 |
| 9:15 am - 4:00 pm | TH16 Coastal Bird Blitz | 2020 | $40 | 12 | 1 | Rob Fowler | $40.00 |
| 9:30 am - 4:00 pm | TH17 King Salmon to South Spit - New | 2020 | $25 | 12 | 5 | Brad Elvert | $25.00 |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | TH18 Spotted Owls 1 - Moderate/Advanced Hike | 2020 | $25 | 15 | 12 | Green Diamond Resource Co | $25.00 |
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | TH19 Nighttime Owls 2 | 2020 | $15 - SOLD OUT | 10 | 0 | Mario Balitbit | $0.00 |
Friday, 04/17/2020
| Time | Event | Total Spaces |
Spaces Left |
Event Leader(s) |
Cost of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 am - 8:30 am | FR20 Dawn Chorus at Arcata Marsh 3 | 2020 | $10 - SOLD OUT | 12 | 1 | Kathryn Wendel | $0.00 |
| 7:45 am - 1:00 pm | FR21 Patrick's Point State Park | 2020 | FREE | 12 | 3 | Moe Morrissette | $0.00 |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | FR22 Conifers & Birds of the Klamath Mountains | 2020 | $40 | 15 | 6 | Michael Kauffmann | $40.00 |
| 8:00 am - 3:00 pm | FR23 Kneeland & Coastal Prairies of Humboldt | 2020 | $15 | 12 | 5 | David Juliano | $15.00 |
| 8:15 am - 12:15 pm | FR24 Freshwater Farms Reserve Trail | 2020 | FREE | 15 | 1 | Kate Howard | $0.00 |
| 8:30 am - 12:30 pm | FR25 North Jetty Sea Watch & Woodley Island | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 10 | Jude Power | $15.00 |
| 8:30 am - 3:00 pm | FR26 Orick and Redwood National Park - NEW | 2020 | $20 | 12 | 3 | Amaya Bechler & Jeff Allen | $20.00 |
| 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | FR27 Birding to Ferndale & Eel River Brewery | 2020 | $25 - SOLD OUT | 15 | 0 | Rob Fowler | $0.00 |
| 9:15 am - 3:00 pm | FR28 Trinidad Seabirds - NEW | 2020 | $20 | 10 | 4 | Gary Bloomfield | $20.00 |
| 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | FR29 Wildlife Photography & Videography - NEW | 2020 | $20 | 12 | 10 | Alan Peterson | $20.00 |
| 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | FR30 Shorebird Spectacle at the Marsh 2 | 2020 | $15 | 12 | 8 | Kathryn Wendel | $15.00 |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | FR31 Spotted Owls 2 - Easy/Moderate Hike | 2020 | $25 | 16 | 5 | Green Diamond Resource Co | $25.00 |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | FR32 Owl Pellet Dissection Workshop for Kids | 2020 | FREE | 15 | 6 | Carol vander Meer & Karen Reiss | $0.00 |
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | FR33 Opening Reception | 2020 | NAC | 500 | 454 | n/a | $0.00 |
| 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm | FR34 Welcome & Keynote Lecture 1 | 2020 | NAC | 500 | 443 | Stuart Mackenzie and Northcoast Regional Land Trust | $0.00 |
| 7:45 pm - 9:15 pm | FR35 Bats at the Arcata Marsh | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 6 | Lauren Dusek & Christine Champe | $15.00 |
Saturday, 04/18/2020
| Time | Event | Total Spaces |
Spaces Left |
Event Leader(s) |
Cost of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00 am - 8:30 am | SA36 Marbled Murrelets 1 | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 15 | Moe Morrissette | $15.00 |
| 6:30 am - 11:30 am | SA37 Hoopa Tribal Forest Wildlife | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 15 | Dawn Blake | $20.00 |
| 6:45 am - 1:45 pm | SA38 Bald Hills & Lyon's Ranch Trail | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 7 | Gary Friedrichsen & Laurie Lawrence | $20.00 |
| 7:00 am - 11:30 am | SA39 Birding By Ear Basics | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 9 | David Juliano | $20.00 |
| 7:00 am - 12:30 pm | SA40 Horse Mountain & High Elevation 1 | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 3 | Jim McIntosh | $20.00 |
| 7:00 am - 12:00 pm | SA41 Mad River Cottonwoods & Fish Hatchery | 2020 | $20 | 10 | 1 | Alexandra Lamb | $20.00 |
| 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | SA42 Humboldt Big Day - GOLD | 2020 | $80 - SOLD OUT | 10 | 0 | Scott Carey & Mary Severdia | $0.00 |
| 7:15 am - 1:15 pm | SA43 Birding with the Keynote Speaker 1 | GOLD | $125 | 10 | 10 | Stuart Mackenzie, CJ Ralph | $125.00 |
| 7:15 am - 10:15 am | SA44 Shorebird Spectacle at the Marsh 3 | 2020 | $15 | 12 | 5 | David Fix | $15.00 |
| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm | SA46 California Thrasher and Shelter Cove - NEW/GOLD | 2020 | $75 | 15 | 9 | Rob Fowler | $75.00 |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | SA47 Spring Migrant Rarities | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 13 | Mario Balitbit | $20.00 |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | SA48 Eureka Hotspots - NEW | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 9 | Amaya Bechler | $20.00 |
| 8:15 am - 12:15 pm | SA49 Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge 2 | 2020 | FREE - SOLD OUT | 17 | 0 | HBNWR Staff | $0.00 |
| 8:30 am - 12:30 pm | SA50 Western Snowy Plovers | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 13 | Mark Colwell | $20.00 |
| 8:45 am - 1:45 pm | SA51 Elk River Wildlife Sanctuary | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 13 | Samantha Bacon | $20.00 |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | SA52 Trinidad Head & Lighthouse | 2020 | FREE | 10 | 1 | BLM | $0.00 |
| 9:30 am - 2:30 pm | SA53 Herpetology Field Trip | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 11 | Matt Kluber | $20.00 |
| 9:30 am - 11:30 am | SA54 Kids Birding Trip 1 | 2020 | FREE | 10 | 9 | Louise Bacon-Ogden | $0.00 |
| 11:30 am - 2:30 pm | SA55 Humboldt Botanical Gardens Tour - NEW | 2020 | NAC | 15 | 5 | June Walsh | $0.00 |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | SA56 Art Workshop for Kids | 2020 | FREE | 10 | 10 | Gary Bloomfield | $0.00 |
| 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm | SA57 Coastal Dune Ecology | 2020 | FREE | 15 | 14 | Friends of the Dunes | $0.00 |
| 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm | SA58 Native Plant Walk | 2020 | FREE | 12 | 5 | TBC-Carol Ralph | $0.00 |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | SA59 Spotted Owls 3 - Easy/Moderate Hike | 2020 | $25 | 16 | 2 | Green Diamond Resource Co | $25.00 |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | SA60 Field Sketching | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 15 | Gary Bloomfield | $15.00 |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | SA61 Optics Workshop | 2020 | NAC | 20 | 16 | TBC-Marilyn Rose from Out of This World | $0.00 |
| 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm | SA62 Banquet | 2020 | $35 | 80 | 50 | Cassaro's Catering | $35.00 |
| 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm | SA63 Keynote Lecture 2 | 2020 ($10 w/o paid registration) | 500 | 442 | Richard Prum | $10.00 |
Sunday, 04/19/2020
| Time | Event | Total Spaces |
Spaces Left |
Event Leader(s) |
Cost of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00 am - 8:30 am | SU64 Marbled Murrelets 2 | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 11 | Alexa DeJoannis | $15.00 |
| 6:45 am - 5:00 pm | SU65 Del Norte & Tufted Puffin - GOLD | 2020 | $75 - SOLD OUT | 10 | 0 | Rob Fowler | $0.00 |
| 6:45 am - 12:45 pm | SU66 Snow Camp Road & Bald Mountain | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 13 | Keith Slauson | $20.00 |
| 7:00 am - 12:30 pm | SU67 Horse Mountain & High Elevation 2 | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 14 | Jim McIntosh | $20.00 |
| 7:00 am - 1:00 pm | SU68 Birding with the Keynote Speaker 2 - GOLD | 2020 | $125 | 10 | 6 | Richard Prum & CJ Ralph | $125.00 |
| 7:15 am - 3:00 pm | SU69 Trinity River & Willow Creek | 2020 | $25 | 15 | 6 | Tom Leskiw | $25.00 |
| 7:30 am - 12:00 pm | SU70 Birding By Ear Beyond Basics | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 9 | David Juliano | $20.00 |
| 7:30 am - 11:30 am | SU71 Bird Banding 2 | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 5 | Kim Hollinger | $20.00 |
| 8:00 am - 1:00 pm | SU72 McKinleyville, "The Birdiest City" | 2020 | $20 | 15 | 1 | Gary Lester | $20.00 |
| 8:15 am - 11:15 am | SU73 Shorebird Spectacle at the Marsh 4 | 2020 | $15 | 12 | 3 | Mark Colwell | $15.00 |
| 8:15 am - 9:15 am | SU74 iNaturalist BioBlitz | 2020 | FREE | 15 | 15 | Sue Moore | $0.00 |
| 8:30 am - 12:30 pm | SU75 "The Marsh Project" Tribute to Stan Harris | 2020 - FREE | 15 | 4 | George Ziminsky, David Couch | $0.00 |
| 9:30 am - 11:30 am | SU76 Kids Birding Trip 2 | 2020 | FREE | 10 | 10 | Kathryn Wendel | $0.00 |
| 10:45 am - 3:00 pm | SU77 Dragonflies Workshop | 2020| FREE | 15 | 8 | Sandra Hunt-vonArb | $0.00 |
| 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm | SU78 Lanphere Dunes | 2020 | FREE | 15 | 7 | Friends of the Dunes | $0.00 |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | SU79 Workshop with Stuart Mackenzie - Champions of the Flyway - NEW | 2020 | $20 | 30 | 29 | Stuart Mackenzie | $20.00 |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | SU80 Coastal Butterflies - NEW | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 8 | Clint Pogue | $15.00 |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | SU81 Spotted Owls 4 - Moderate/Advanced Hike | 2020 | $25 | 15 | 4 | Green Diamond Resource Co | $25.00 |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | SU82 Workshop with Richard Prum - What is Art? From Warblers to Warhol - NEW | 2020 | $20 | 30 | 25 | Richard Prum | $20.00 |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | SU83 Sunday Evening Social | 2020 | NAC | 50 | 35 | Godwit Days Board of Directors | $0.00 |
Monday, 04/20/2020
| Time | Event | Total Spaces |
Spaces Left |
Event Leader(s) |
Cost of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am - 12:30 pm | MO85 Humboldt Lagoons State Parks | 2020 | FREE - SOLD OUT | 15 | 0 | Moe Morrissette | $0.00 |
| 8:00 am - 1:00 pm | MO86 Mulligan Monday | 2020 | $15 | 15 | 7 | Jude Power | $15.00 |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | MO87 Shorebird Spectacle at the Marsh 5 | 2020 | $15 | 12 | 4 | Mario Balitbit | $15.00 |
Tuesday, 04/21/2020
| Time | Event | Total Spaces |
Spaces Left |
Event Leader(s) |
Cost of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am - 10:00 am | TU88 Tail-end Tuesday | 2020 | $10 | 15 | 9 | Rob Fowler | $10.00 |
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