Birdfest just days away from taking flight in Wrangell

The annual Stikine River Birding Festival returns for a weekend of avian adventures April 26-27.

Evolving from what was once known as the annual Garnet Festival in 1997, Birdfest will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 26, with people invited to bring their binoculars to a two-hour bird walk on the Muskeg Meadows Golf Course, led by local birding expert Bonnie Demerjian and wildlife expert and special guest speaker Chadd Drott.

Drott, a Colorado resident, has been studying wildlife for more than 25 years. He operates Chadd’s Walking With Wildlife, a tour company in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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