2011 Schedule of Activities
Thursday February 17 - Sunday February 20, 2011

Note: All activity locations refer to facilities at the Oregon Institute of Technology
unless a host hotel is specified.

REGISTRATION CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT FEBRUARY 15!!


Pre-Festival: Thursday February 17, 2011


Family Friendly Activities Are Highlighted
TimeActivityLeadersLocationFee
2:30 pm -
Fri Noon
(overnight)
F01 Klamath Marsh
Owl Prowl
New!
SOLD OUT!
Kevin Spencer
Damian Fagan
Faye Weekley
Best Western Olympic Inn $100
6:00 pm -
9:00 pm
Registration Packet Pick-up (for Friday field trips)   Best Western
Olympic Inn
Conference Room
 

Friday February 18, 2011


Family Friendly Activities Are Highlighted
TimeActivityLeadersLocationFee
5:45 am -
8:30 am
F02 Flyout 1 Darrel Samuels Best Western
Olympic Inn at 5:45 am
Microtel Inn at 6:00 am
$12
5:45 am -
3:00 pm
F03 Bagels, Birds, and Brunch Dave Menke Best Western
Olympic Inn at 5:45
Microtel Inn at 6:00 am
$55
8:30 am -
3:30 pm
F04 Hawks for Beginners 1
SOLD OUT!
Dick Ashford Best Western
Olympic Inn
Conference Room 8:30 - 10:00 am
10:15 am - 3:30 pm Field Trip (carpool)
$28
9:00 am -
4:30 pm
F05 North Klamath Basin Highlights Mike Black
Kevin Fields
Best Western
Olympic Inn at 9:00 am
Microtel Inn at 9:15 am
$55
2:00 pm -
4:00 pm
W01A Canon Gear Pick-up Jim Dicecco College Union
Mt. Bailey/Thielsen Room
Included
with W01A
2:00 pm -
9:30 pm
Registration & Help Desk   College Union
Union Peak Lounge
 
3:00 pm -
6:30 pm
Vendor Displays & Sales   College Union  
4:00 pm -
4:50 pm
Choosing and Using Optics Properly George Felker Auditorium FREE
5:00 pm -
5:50 pm
Introduction to Birding the Klamath Basin Ron Larson Auditorium FREE
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
W01A Canon Learning Workshop for Beginning Photographers Jim Dicecco College Union
Mt. Bailey/Thielsen Room
$40
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
W01B Canon Learning Workshop for Beginning Photographers Jim Dicecco College Union
Mt. Bailey/Thielsen Room
$25
6:00 pm -
9:00 pm
R1 Reception and Keynote: Bird Quiz New! Jeffrey Gordon College Union
Crater Lake Complex
and Auditorium
$30
7:15 pm -
9:00 pm
K1 Keynote: Bird Quiz New! Jeffrey Gordon Auditorium $12 (excludes reception)
 

Saturday February 19, 2011


Family Friendly Activities Are Highlighted
TimeActivityLeadersLocationFee
5:45 am -
8:30 am
F06 Flyout 2
SOLD OUT!
Jeff Smith Best Western
Olympic Inn at 5:45 am
Microtel Inn at 6:00 am
$12
6:30 am -
11:30
F07 Shoot with a Pro
SOLD OUT!
Larry Turner Martha Anne Dow Center
for Health Professions
(Dow Center) entrance
$80
7:00 am -
4:30 pm
F08 Big Day
SOLD OUT!
Kevin Spencer
BJ Matzen
Dow Center entrance $60
7:00 am -
7:15 pm
Registration & Help Desk   College Union
Union Peak Lounge
 
7:30 am -
3:00 pm
F09 Raptor Rally New! New!
SOLD OUT!
Marshal Moser
Larry Broderick
Dow Center entrance $55
8:00 am -
12:30 pm
F10 Behind the Scenes at the Lower Basin Refuges 1 Dave Mauser Dow Center entrance $33
9:00 am -
11:00 am
W02 Canon HD Video Workshop with EOS Digital SLRs New! Genaro Arroyo College Union
Mt. Bailey/Thielsen Room
$25
9:00 am -
11:00 am
W03 Organizing and Archiving Your Photo Images New! Jeremy Franklin Owens Hall
Room 219
$25
9:00 am -
11:00 am
W04 Bat House Construction and Bat Conservation Shane Fryer
Tony Kerwin
OIT Owens Hall
Room 201
$30
9:00 am -
11:00 am
W05 Bird Sketching for Children and Families Gary Bloomfield OIT Owens Hall
Room 223
$15
9:00 am -
11:00 am
W06 Birding by Ear John Alexander OIT Owens Hall
Room 208
$22
9:00 am -
11:00 am
W07 Feathers and Flora New! Dan Gleason OIT Owens Hall
Room 212
$22
9:00 am -
noon
F11 Beginning Birding
SOLD OUT!
Karl Wenner College Union
Mt. McLoughlin Room
Field Trip (carpool)
$15
9:00 am -
noon
F12 Family Friendly Birding Annie Kilby College Union
Sunset Room
$15
9:00 am -
4:00 pm
F13 Laid Back Birding Larry Pecenka
Mike Shannon
Dow Center entrance $50
10:00 am -
6:30 pm
Vendor Displays & Sales   College Union  
11:15 am -
12:15 pm
Professor Avian Guano, Talking "Bird" New! Denny Olson Auditorium FREE
Noon -
3:00 pm
W08 Canon Learning Workshop for Intermediate Photographers Genaro Arroyo College Union
Mt. Bailey/Thielsen Room
$25
1:00 pm -
3:00 pm
W09 Bird Sketching for Adults Gary Bloomfield Owens Hall
Room 223
$22
1:00 pm -
4:00 pm
F14 Digiscoping and Optics in the Field New! Jim Danzenbaker College Union
Sunset Room
$15
1:00 pm -
4:00 pm
W10 Intermediate Raptor Identification
SOLD OUT!
Jeff Smith Owens Hall
Room 201
$30
1:30 pm -
2:30 pm
Doc Wild's Dancing with the Wolves New! Denny Olson Auditorium FREE
1:30 pm -
2:30 pm
M1 Oregon Owls
SOLD OUT!
Damian Fagan College Union
Mt. McLoughlin Room
$6
2:45 pm -
4:00 pm
M2 How Technology Can Enhance--Not Clutter--Your Birding New! Jeffrey Gordon Owens Hall
Room 216
$10
3:00 pm -
5:00 pm
W01a Canon Gear Check-in Jim Dicecco College Union
Mt. Bailey/Thielsen Room
 
3:15 pm -
5:15 pm
W11 Secrets of Shooting RAW New! Mark Fitzgerald Owens Hall
Room 220
$40
4:15 pm -
5:15 pm
M3 Saving our Shared Birds New! John Alexander College Union
Sunset Room
$6
4:15 pm -
5:15 pm
M4 Introduction to Avian Rehabilitation New! Liz Diver College Union
Mt. McLoughlin Room
$6
5:30 pm -
6:00 pm
Keynote Gathering   College Union FREE with Cash Bar
6:00 pm -
9:00 pm
R2 Banquet and Keynote: A Bird Photographer's Story New! Art Morris Crater Lake Complex (upstairs) $35
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
K2 Keynote (Only): A Bird Photographer's Story New! Art Morris Auditorium $12 (excludes banquet)
 

Sunday February 20, 2011


Family Friendly Activities Are Highlighted
TimeActivityLeadersLocationFee
5:45 am -
8:30 am
F15 Flyout 3 Larry Broderick Best Western
Olympic Inn at 5:45 am
Microtel Inn at 6:00 am
$12
6:30 am -
11:30 am
F16 In the Field with Art Morris New!
SOLD OUT!
Art Morris Dow Center entrance $300
(includes W17)
7:00 am -
3:00 pm
F17 Celebrity Birding Tour New!
SOLD OUT!
Jeffrey Gordon Dow Center entrance $100
8:00 am -
12:30 pm
F18 Behind the Scenes at the Lower Basin Refuges 2
SOLD OUT!
Dave Mauser Dow Center entrance $33
8:00 am -
1:00 pm
F19 Chase Tour New!
SOLD OUT!
Dave Menke Dow Center entrance $60
8:00 am -
4:00 pm
F20 Raptor Identification in the Basin
SOLD OUT!
Jeff Smith Dow Center entrance $55
8:00 am -
Noon
Vendor Displays & Sales   College Union  
8:30 am -
1:00 pm
Registration & Help Desk   College Union
Union Peak Lounge
 
8:30 am -
3:30 pm
F21 Hawks for Beginners 2 Dick Ashford 8:30-10:00 am
Owens Hall Room 220
10:15-3:30 pm
Field Trip (carpool)
$28
9:00 am -
10:30 am
M5 The Significance of Klamath Basin Habitats for Migratory Birds Mike Shannon College Union
Mt. Bailey/Thielsen Room
$8
9:00 am -
11:00 am
W12 The Colorful World of Birds New! Dan Gleason OIT Owens Hall
Room 208
$22
9:00 am -
2:30 pm
F22 Lake of the Woods Snowshoeing Adventure New! Mike Angeli Dow Center entrance $45
9:00 am -
3:00 pm
F23 Tour of Lava Beds National Monument Interpretive Ranger Dow Center entrance $45
9:00 am -
noon
and
1:15 pm -
4:00 pm
W13 Bird Carving Workshop New! Dale Faries Owens Hall
Room 201
$35
10:00 am -
noon
W14 Tips from a Pro on Your Portfolio 1 New! Larry Turner Owens Hall
Room 219
$60
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
W15 Basic Lightroom 3 New! Mark Fitzgerald OIT Owens Hall
Room 206
Computer Lab
$150
10:15 am -
11:15 pm
M6 Birds of Crater Lake National Park Greg Holm College Union
Mt. McLoughlin Room
$6
11:30 am -
12:30 pm
M7 TNC's Wetland Restoration Jewel in the Klamath Basin New! Heather Hendrixson College Union
Sunset Room
$6
2:00 pm -
4:30 pm
W17 "Digital Rocks" and "Photoshop for the Birds" New! Art Morris College Union
Mt. Bailey/Thielsen Room
$50
3:00 pm -
6:30 pm
R3 Wetlands, Wine, and Cheese
SOLD OUT!
Mike Noonan
Ron Cole
Dow Center entrance $50