Schedule At a Glance
For more details on each event, follow the link to the store, where you can read a full description and purchase tickets. Pay careful attention to times, as some events will overlap. All events are sold a la carte.
Day 1
- Whooping Crane Boat Tour
- 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Birding & Nature Boat Tour
- 2 to 3:30 p.m.
- Sunset Wine, Birding, & Dolphin Tour
- 4:30 to 6 p.m.
- Whooping Crane Reception at Port Aransas Art Center
- 6 to 8 p.m.
- UTMSI Public Lecture Series
- 7 to 8 p.m.
Day 2
- King Ranch Birding & Nature Tour
- 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Whooping Crane Boat Tour
- 7 to 11:30 a.m.
- 12:30 to 5 p.m.
- Island Birding & Nature Bus Tour
- 8 to 9:30 a.m.
- 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- 1 to 2:30 p.m.
- 3 to 4:30 p.m.
- Migration of Whooping Cranes Presentation with David Brandt
- 9 to 10 a.m.
- Camera Settings for Bird Photographers Workshop featuring Kathy Adams Clark
- 9 to 11 a.m.
- Birding & Nature Boat Tour
- 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- 2 to 3:30 p.m.
- Speaker: Dr. George Archibald, International Crane Foundation
- 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- Book Signing with Dr. George Archibald
- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Amos Rehabilitation Keep Tour
- 1 to 1:50 p.m.
- 2 to 2:50 p.m.
- 3 to 3:50 p.m.
- Birdwatching Workshop featuring Gary Clark
- 1 to 3 p.m.
- Presentation by Dr. Roberta Bondar, The Roberta Bondar Foundation
- 2 to 3 p.m.
- Photography & Birdwatching Boat Trip featuring Kathy Adams Clark and Dr. Scott Holt
- 4 to 7 p.m.
- Sunset Wine, Birding, & Dolphin Cruise
- 4:30 to 6 p.m.
- Wine, Whine, & Design Whoopers
- 5 to 8 p.m.
Day 3
- Fennessey Ranch Birding & Nature Tour
- 6 a.m. to noon
- Whooping Crane Boat Tour
- 7 to 11:30 a.m.
- 12:30 to 5 p.m.
- Shorebird Field Trip featuring Gary Clark
- 7:30 to 11 a.m.
- Island Birding & Nature Bus Tour
- 8 to 9:30 a.m.
- 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve Bird Walk with Guides Clay Taylor and Ray Dillahunty
- 8 to 10 a.m.
- Processing Tips for Bird Photographers Workshop featuring Kathy Adams Clark
- 9 to 11 a.m.
- 20 Years on: Status of the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes, presented by Anne Lacy, International Crane Foundation
- 9 to 10 a.m.
- Amos Rehabilitation Keep Tour
- 10 to 10:50 a.m.
- 1 to 1:50 p.m.
- 2 to 2:50 p.m.
- 3 to 3:50 p.m.
- Birding & Nature Boat Tour
- 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- 2 to 3:30 p.m.
- 4 to 5:30 p.m.
- Birdwatching Workshop featuring Gary Clark
- 1 to 3 p.m.
- International Crane Foundation's Work in Texas presented by Dr. Liz Smith, International Crane Foundation
- 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- Birds & Brews with Mikael Behrens & Ray Dillahunty
- 1 to 5 p.m.
- Louisiana Whooping Cranes: After a Decade, What's Working and What Challenges Remain? presented by Sara Zimorski
- 2 to 3 p.m.
- Sunset Wine, Birding, & Dolphin Cruise
- 4:30 to 6 p.m.
- Wine, Whine, and Design Whoopers
- 5 to 8 p.m.
Day 4
- King Ranch Birding & Nature Tour
- 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Nature Preserve Walking Tour featuring Drs. Joan & Scott Holt
- 8 to 11 a.m.
- Whooping Crane Boat Tour
- 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Island Birding & Nature Bus Tour
- 8 to 9:30 a.m.
- 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- 1 to 2:30 p.m.
- Birding & Nature Boat Tour
- 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- 2 to 3:30 p.m.
- Amos Rehabilitation Keep
- 10 to 10:50 a.m.
- 1 to 1:50 p.m.
- 2 to 2:50 p.m.