PUGET SOUND BIRD FEST in Edmonds is moving!  To a different time of year, that is.  After three years of the event taking place in May, the 2008 Bird Fest will be in September.  It will feature more great speakers, guided walks, field trips on land and water, a marketplace for vendors and exhibitors,  educational activities for kids, and backyard wildlife habitat tours.  So, mark your calendar to be in Edmonds on September 12-14, 2008 to celebrate birds and nature!

Edmonds has lots of beautiful sunny weather in September, and chances are good that you will see some delightful (and maybe unexpected) birds.  Best bets on the waterfront  and the Sound itself are Common Tern, Parasitic Jaeger, Heerman’s Gull, and Red-necked Phalarope.  Wooded sites like Yost Park will be harboring some migrating warblers, and maybe you’ll spot Hermit Thrushes feeding on the ripe berries.  Pectoral Sandpipers may show up at the Edmonds Marsh, along with other shorebirds such as Dowitchers and Yellowlegs. Who knows what other surprises September ‘08 has in store for us?

Bird Fest 2008 will begin on Friday evening, September 12, with an opening reception and our featured speaker, wildlife artist Bart Rulon.  Bart lives and works on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound and his works have been exhibited in many of the finest exhibitions, museums and galleries displaying wildlife and landscape art in the United States, Canada, Sweden, Japan, and England.  Bart is the author and illustrator of several books on wildlife art and his paintings have been featured on the cover and inside many issues of Bird Watcher’s Digest, as well as in various other books and publications.  Find out more about Bart Rulon and his art at his website: www.bartrulon.com.

Puget Sound Bird Fest is a celebration of birds and nature organized by The City of Edmonds Parks & Recreation and Economic Development Departments.  Edmonds is stop #1 on the Cascade Loop of the Great Washington State Birding Trail.  While you’re in town, drop in our historic Main Street shops and restaurants, and conveniently stay the night in one of our local hotels or bed and breakfast inns.

The contents on this website and festival schedule are being continually updated, so check back here for more details as the festival nears.  We look forward to seeing you at Puget Sound Bird Fest!