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February 10th - 12th, 2012
Festival Sponsors

2011 Sponsors

Festival Host
($5,500 and up)

Weston Solutions, Inc.
CH2M HILL

Festival Partner
($2,000 to $4,999)
US Fish & Wildlife Service, San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge
City of Vallejo In-kind

Major Sponsors
($1,000 - $1,999)

Swarovski Optik of North America
Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District
Vallejo Watershed Alliance
Island Energy In-kind

Festival Supporters
($500 to $999)

Crockett Cogeneration
Internet Services Inc.
In-kind

Festival Donors
($250 to $249)
Napa Solano Audubon Society
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau In-kind
Whole Foods - Napa In-kind

Festival Friends
($100 to $249)

Burrowing Owl Conservation Network
California Native Plant Society Willis L. Jepson Chapter
Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge
Down Window Press In-kind
Friends of San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Friends of the Napa River
Friends of the Swainson's Hawk
Goodfellow Wine In-kind
Robin Leong
Marin Audubon Society
Mt. Diablo Audubon Society
Out of this World In-kind
Point Reyes National Seashore Association
Reyes Paintings In-kind
Saintsbury Winery In-kind
Save Our Sail
Save San Pablo Baylands In-kind
Solano County Outdoor Recreation Events
Vaca Valley Volks
Wild Bryde Jewelry In-kind

Click here for Downloadable 2011 Program Guide:
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Click here for Downloadable 2011 Flyway Festival Poster or Downloadable 2011 Flyway Festival Flyer.
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Friday, February 11th 2011

8:00am – 11:00am Ducks, Shorebirds, and Raptors of American Canyon Wetlands
8:00am – 5:00pm San Pablo Bay Walking Trail Self-Guided Walk
Hosted by Weston Solutions, Inc. and Swarovski Optik, (Expo)
9:00am – 12:30pm Raptors at Hudeman Slough
9:30am – 12noon Ellis Creek Wetlands Tour
10:00am – 5:00pm Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Self-guided Walk
11:00am – 1:00pm Mare Island Hike on the Westside of the Shoreline Heritage Preserve
1:45pm – 5:00pm Mare Island Birding Hot Spots Tour
2:00pm – 3:00pm Suisun Wildlife Center Tour
3:30pm – 4:45pm Photographing Panoramas with Julio Mestres
5:30pm – 7:00pm Festival and Art Exhibit Opening Reception, (Expo)
5:30pm – 7:00pm Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops and North Bay Regional Wetlands Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Shows, (Expo)
7:00pm Start your bidding at the Festival Silent Auction and shop early with art and birding supply vendors in the Wildlife Expo, (Expo)
7:15pm – 8:30pm Those Whimsical Underground Owls: Saving the Western Burrowing Owl, (Expo)

Saturday, February 12th 2011

5:30am – 6:45am A Railing We Will Go! Birding Tour
8:00am - 11:00am Field trip to the International Bird Research and Rescue Center, Cordelia and the Fairfield/Suisun Waste Water Treatment Plant
8:00am - 5:00pm San Pablo Bay Walking Trail Self-Guided Walk
Hosted by Weston Solutions, Inc. and Swarovski Optik
8:30am – 11:00am Birding American Canyon from Wetlands to the Quarry
8:30am – 11:00am Bird Photography Safari
8:45am – 12noon Birds at Bahia
9:00am – 12noon Volunteer at Lynch Canyon
9:00am – 12noon Volunteer at the Vallejo People's Garden
9:00am - 3:00pm Self-guided bird walk American Canyon Wetlands
9:00am - 4:00pm American Volkssport Association Sanctioned 5k and 10k Volkswalk, (Expo)
9:00am – 4:00pm Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Fine Art Exhibit, North Bay Regional Wetlands and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Show, (Expo)
9:00am – 4:00pm Nature Art, Learning and Crafts for Kids, (Expo)
9:00am – 5:00pm Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Self-guided Walk
9:00am – 5:00pm Explore Lynch Canyon Open Space
9:30am - 11:30am Sonoma Baylands Tidal Wetland Walk
9:30am – 12noon Ellis Creek Wetlands Tour
9:30am – 12noon Hike the Mare Island Historic Southshore
9:30am – 12noon Community Service at the Visitor Center, Fremont
9:45am - 11:45am Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour
10:00am – 11:00am Walking Tour of Historic Mare Island Naval Shipyard, (Expo)
10:00am – 11:00am Behind the Scenes Tour International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia
10:00am – 11:15am Photographing Panoramas with Julio Mestres, (Expo)
10:00am – 11:30am Photographing Wildlife Workshop at the Wildlife Expo followed by a Field Trip (location TBA), (Expo)
10:00am – 12noon Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Docent Tour
10:00am – 1:00pm Bike to the Weep!
10:00am - 1:00pm Lynch Canyon Birds of Prey Tour
10:00am - 4:00pm Come Aboard the former USS LCS(L) 102 Mighty Midget Restored WWII Landing Craft Support Gunboat
10:00am - 4:00pm Tour of St. Peter’s Chapel and the Mare Island Museum, (Expo)
11:00am – 12noon Beginning Birding for Families at American Canyon Wetlands
11:00am – 11:30am Birding with an iPhone or iPad, (Expo)
11:00am - 1:30pm Pond 1/Cullinan Ranch Ecology of the North Bay Walk
11:30am - 12:30pm Native Bird Connections Raptor Show "In the Company of Raptors" Wildbird Show Sponsored by Swarovski Optik, (Expo)
11:45am - 1:45pm Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour
12noon – 1:00pm The National Wildlife Refuge Blue Goose Mascot visits the Flyway Festival, (Expo)
12noon - 3:00pm Guadalcanal Village Wetland Restoration Marsh Shorebird Observation
12:30pm - 4:00pm Raptors at Hudeman Slough
12:45pm - 1:15pm “Sing Thing” Family Singing with Sandi Morey, (Expo)
1:00pm - 2:00pm Hawk Identification, (Expo)
1:00pm - 2:00pm Beginning Birding for Families at American Canyon Wetlands
1:00pm - 3:00pm Mare Island San Pablo Bay Walking Trail Hike
1:30pm - 2:30pm Suisun Wildlife Center Slide Show and Live Wildlife Visit Wildbird Show Stage Sponsored by Swarovski Optik, (Expo)
1:30pm – 2:30pm Behind the Scenes Tour International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia
1:30pm - 3:30pm Mare Island Native Plant and Mushroom Walk
1:45pm - 3:45pm Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour
2:00am – 2:30am Birding with an iPhone or iPad, (Expo)
2:00pm – 3:30pm Good-bye Salt Ponds, Hello Hotel California
2:30pm – 3:30pm Those Whimsical Underground Owls: Saving the Western Burrowing Owl, (Expo)
4:30pm – 6:00pm Twilight Marsh Walk
7:00pm - 11:00pm Mare Island Nocturne - Introductory Night Photography Workshop on Mare Island With Tim Baskerville, Founder/Director of The Nocturnes, (Expo)
Pre-Registration by February 3rd Required

Sunday, February 13th 2011

8:00am - 5:00pm San Pablo Bay Walking Trail Self-Guided Walk
Hosted by Weston Solutions, Inc. and Swarovski Optik
9:00am – 4:00pm Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Fine Art Exhibit, North Bay Regional Wetlands Paintout and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Show, (Expo)
9:00am - 4:00pm Nature Art, Learning and Crafts for Kids, (Expo)
9:00am - 4:00pm American Volkssport Association Sanctioned 5k and 10k Volkswalk, (Expo)
9:00am – 5:00pm Explore Lynch Canyon Open Space
9:00am – 5:00pm Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Self-guided Walk
9:30am - 12noon Mare Island Historic Southshore Hike
9:45am - 11:45am Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour
10:00am - 12noon Mare Island Native Plant and Mushroom Walk
10:00am - 12noon Life at the Bottom of the Food Chain
10:00am – 2:00pm History of the Mare Island Naval Cemetery Docent-led Tour
10:00am – 4:00pm Tour St. Peter’s Chapel and Mare Island Museum, (Expo)
11:00am – 11:30am Birding with an iPhone or iPad, (Expo)
11:00am –12noon Introduction to the Refuge
11:00am –12noon Beginning Birding for Families at American Canyon Wetlands
11:00am – 1:00pm Cullinan Ranch, San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Walk
11:30am - 12:30pm Native Bird Connections Raptor Show “In the Company of Raptors” Wildbird Show Sponsored by Swarovski Optik, (Expo)
11:45am - 1:45pm Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour
1:00pm – 1:30pm Birding with an iPhone or iPad, (Expo)
1:00pm – 2:00pm Beginning Birding for Families at American Canyon Wetlands
1:00pm - 3:30pm Sears Point Cougar Mountain Hike
1:30pm - 2:30pm 5 Great Reasons to Use "eBird"!, (Expo)
2:00pm – 3:00pm Barnacles, Mussels, and Snails, Oh My!
2:30pm - 3:30pm International Bird Rescue Research Center: Bird Rescue response at the Gulf Oil Spill slide show, (Expo)

 

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