Photo: Common Loon by Lyle Grisedale

Creston Valley Bird Festival

Our Mission: The Creston Valley Bird Festival exists to foster awareness of birds and their habitats in the Creston Valley.

Where the Birds Are: Celebrate the birds, art, and the agriculture of the Creston Valley.

Get ready to spread your wings and join us for an unforgettable celebration of feathered friends and the vital wetlands they call home during their annual migration north. The Creston Valley Bird Festival is an exciting event that takes place every second weekend in May, where you’ll get the chance to rub shoulders with bird experts – explore and deepen your appreciation for the great outdoors with presentations, hikes, field trips, and tours by canoe or kayak. 

Next festival is May 10-12, 2024!

Registration starts in April 2nd at 9 am MST (the time in Creston!)

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Introducing this year’s festival poster and artist: Eileen Gidman!

Eileen lives in Creston, BC. She completed formal training at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design. Watercolour painting is a passion of Eileen’s, and during the spring, summer, and fall she often will be seen painting on location throughout the Kootenays.

Her watercolour artwork and her painted textiles can be found locally at Creston Card and Stationery, the Cresteramics Gift Store, Brittany’s Flower Farm & Studio, and in Crawford Bay at the Firework’s Copper Enamel.

Website
Facebook
Instagram – Eileen Gidman

Where the Birds Are!

March 17, 2024

The sounds of spring are in the air! The song of the SONG SPARROW begins with several short, sharp notes followed by one long trill with different tempos and quality.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Song_Sparrow/sounds

Identified easily by the broad brown streaks and a messy central breast-spot, this sparrow is a common species found throughout our valley year-round. During this spring migration time, their numbers increase bringing us music everywhere!

Photo credit: Tammy Bradford

  See Where the Birds Are page for more!

 Valleyview Motel

Call 250-428-2336 for a 10% discount on a room for the festival weekend!!

Scotties RV Park and Campground 

 

Wings, Wildlife, and Wonder: Your Guide to the Creston Valley Bird Festival by Brian Lawrence

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Upcoming Creston Valley events

Creston Valley AGM and NCC Presentation

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Join us at on Wednesday March 20th at 7 pm at the Rotacrest Hall for our Annual General…

Duck Lake Bird Walk 2024

Sunday, April 21, 2024

On the lead up to the the Creston Valley Bird Festival, we are having spring bird walks. Come…

Corn Creek Bird Walk 2024

Sunday, April 28, 2024

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Creston Valley Bird Festival 2024

May 9 - May 13, 2024

The Creston Valley Bird festival is back to celebrate birds and nature. This is the 12th anniversary of…

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Want to protect wildlife, clean water and wild spaces? Volunteer with us! Wildsight volunteers are a very special group of people who give generously of their time to stuff envelopes, attend rallies, help run events, put up posters, keep tabs on forestry practices in their communities and participate in citizen science initiatives.

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Contact

Box 1001
Creston, BC
V0B 1G0
crestonvalley@wildsight.ca