Winter Wings Festival in February

January 2008

Klamath Falls hosts the 2008 Winter Wings Festival on February 15-17, 2008 at the Oregon Institute of Technology. This community event celebrates the return of Bald Eagles and other raptors and wintering flocks of waterfowl to the Klamath Basin. The Basin is home to the largest concentration of wintering Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states. The Festival arranges field trips to observe Bald Eagles as they fly in and out of their roosting area or forage in the nearby refuges and view the spectacular flocks of waterfowl. Participants can also enjoy a variety of workshops, mini-sessions, free family activities, and special receptions. Trish Nixon, the raptor specialist at the Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, will be the keynote speaker on Feb. 15, 2008. Her talk on condor recovery will be preceded by a welcome reception.

To obtain more information, visit the Festival website or contact Travel Klamath at 1-800-445-6728 or 541-882-1501, or call Todd Christian, Festival Registrar, at 541-850-0084. Festival participants enjoy reduced hotel rates at several partner hotels and transportation is provided on all of the major field trips.