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Save the date – Next year’s festival, April 15-18, 2027, with guest keynote Scott Weidensaul
Welcome to Godwit Days!
The Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival is held each April in Arcata, California. Come celebrate the Marbled Godwit and explore the lush Redwood Coast while learning about birds, wildlife, native plants, and local ecosystems through our selection of field trips, lectures, and workshops led by experienced local guides. Tour the expansive mudflats, the wild river valleys and the rocky ocean coast of this sector of the Klamath bioregion in northwest California. Godwit Days has been a beloved bird festival for locals and visitors alike for the past 30 years. You don’t want to miss it!
Special Events:
2026 Birding on the Madaket Tours: July 19, August 23, & September 20
2026 Student Bird Art & Nature Writing Contests
Click Here to view winning entries for the Student Bird Art
Click Here to view winning entries for the Student Nature Writing
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Friday, April 16, 2027 @ 6:30 p.m., The Humboldt Ornithology Collective
The Humboldt Ornithology Collective is a newly formed university-linked research and training program dedicated to birds, conservation, and hands-on student experience. Anchored at Cal Poly Humboldt and built in partnership with leading organizations, HOC brings together a rich concentration of expertise, facilities, and field opportunities. Learn more about our collective efforts and upcoming projects monitoring bird populations in California and beyond.
Saturday, April 17, 2027 @ 7 p.m., Scott Weidensaul
Scott Weidensaul is an ornithologist and author who celebrates the natural world—particularly birds and bird migration—in his research, his writing and his public speaking. He spearheads a number of major research projects focusing on bird migration. He has written more than 30 books on natural history. His latest release is Return of the Oystercatcher – Saving Birds to Save the Planet. You can find out more about Scott on his website: www.scottweidensaul.com.
Join Godwit Days and the Redwood Region Audubon Society for the 4th annual Big Sit!
This popular and accessible (and free!) event during the festival takes place Sunday, April 18, 2027 at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center and runs all day. Join for a moment or all day and help us tally every species seen from the deck of the AMIC! Refreshments are provided courtesy of RRAS.
