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Bridger Raptor Festival
October 6 @ 10:00am
https://bridgerraptorfest.com/current-events
Weather dependent, some exhibits/activities will be outside
Saturday, October 5th 2024
Bridger Bowl Doors Open Saddle Peak Lodge and Jim Bridger Lodge10:00am to 3:00pmFamily Activities, Nature Walks, Live Birds and Lectures on both days. Bridger Bowl Season Pass, Snowsports, Rental, Retail and Administration Offices will be open throughout the weekend. Oktoberfest food and beverages available all day!
Exhibitors Saddle Peak Lodge and Jim Bridger Lodge10:00am to 3:00pmBridger Bowl Sustainability, Boy Scouts of America, Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Eagle Mount, Montana Audubon, Montana Outdoor Science School, Montana Raptor Conservation Center, Montana Science Center, Museum of the Rockies, Opticron/Front Range Birding, Sacajawea Audubon, The Magic Book Series, Wild Montana, Yellowstone National Park
Live Birds Jim Bridger Lodge Deck10:00am to 3:00pmCome meet the Ambassador birds from Montana Raptor Conservation Center.
Oktoberfest Jim Bridger Lodge10:00am to 6:00pmFood & Beverages served all day! Live Music from 3pm-6pm!
Build a Nifty Nest Box Jim Bridger Lodge 1st Floor10:00am to 3:00pmJoin Sacajawea Audubon members as they assist you to build a Chickadee Nest Box. If you decide to purchase the box for $20 you will be given instructions on where to hang and how to monitor/maintain the nest box.
Binocular Blitz Saddle Peak Lodge Deck10:00am to 3:00pmBinoculars come in handy when taking a close look at the raptors that migrate using the Bridger Ridge and other wildlife. Sacajawea Audubon Society will help you learn how to use the binoculars. Find the word on each target and win a prize.
Great Migration Challenge Outside of Jim Bridger Lodge10:00am to 3:00pmTake the Great Migration Challenge and explore the hazards and helpers that raptors face on their migratory journeys. Find the Great Migration Challenge Game outdoors anytime between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.
Bear Safety Education Outside of Saddle Peak Lodge10:00am to 3:00pmGrizzly bears and black bears are present across much of the Custer Gallatin National Forest, learn how to use bear spray with our charging bear simulator.
Sketch–a–Bird Saddle Peak Lodge 4th Floor10:00am to 3:00pmDrawing birds is a wonderful way to make yourself look more carefully at nature. Join Sacajawea Audubon for step-by-step demonstrations and details about drawing birds. Presentations from 11:30-12:30 and 1-2, self-guided activity available from 10-3.
Raptor vs Raptor Saddle Peak Lodge 3rd Floor10:00am to 3:00pmLearn about the connection between dinosaurs and modern raptors through MOR’s hands on teaching materials.
Raptor Identification Saddle Peak Lodge 4th Floor10:30am to 11:30amLearn identification tricks of the most commonly observed diurnal raptor species with MT Audubon’s Avian Specialist, Bo Crees.
Live Bird Presentation Saddle Peak Lodge 4th Floor1:00pm to 1:45pmJoin Montana Raptor Conservation Center for a live bird presentation and learn about the raptors that call MRCC home.
Live Bird Presentation Saddle Peak Lodge 4th Floor2:00pm to 2:45pmJoin Montana Raptor Conservation Center for a live bird presentation and learn about the raptors that call MRCC home.
Sunday, October 6th 2024
Bridger Bowl Doors Open Saddle Peak Lodge and Jim Bridger Lodge10:00am to 3:00pmFamily Activities, Nature Walks, Live Birds and Lectures on both days. Bridger Bowl Season Pass, Snowsports, Rental, Retail and Administration Offices will be open throughout the weekend. Oktoberfest food and beverages available all day!
Exhibitors SADDLE PEAK LODGE AND JIM BRIDGER LODGE10:00am to 3:00pmBridger Bowl Sustainability, Boy Scouts of America, Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Eagle Mount, Montana Audubon, Montana Outdoor Science School, Montana Raptor Conservation Center, Montana Science Center, Museum of the Rockies, Opticron/Front Range Birding, Sacajawea Audubon, The Magic Book Series, Wild Montana, Yellowstone National Park
Live Birds Jim Bridger Lodge Deck10:00am to 3:00pmCome meet the Ambassador birds from Montana Raptor Conservation Center
Oktoberfest Jim Bridger Lodge10:00am to 3:00pmFood and Beverages served all day!
Build a Nifty Nest Box JIM BRIDGER LODGE 1st FLOOR10:00am to 3:00pmJoin Sacajawea Audubon members as they assist you to build a Chickadee Nest Box. If you decide to purchase the box for $20 you will be given instructions on where to hang and how to monitor/maintain the nest box.
Binocular Blitz SADDLE PEAK LODGE DECK10:00am to 3:00pmBinoculars come in handy when taking a close look at the raptors that migrate using the Bridger Ridge and other wildlife. Sacajawea Audubon Society will help you learn how to use the binoculars. Find the word on each target and win a prize.
Great Migration Challenge OUTSIDE OF JIM BRIDGER LODGE10:00am to 3:00pmTake the Great Migration Challenge and explore the hazards and helpers that raptors face on their migratory journeys. Find the Great Migration Challenge Game outdoors anytime between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.
Bear Safety Education SADDLE PEAK LODGE SLOPESIDE DECK10:00am to 3:00pmGrizzly bears and black bears are present across much of the Custer Gallatin National Forest, learn how to use bear spray with our charging bear simulator.
Sketch–a–Bird SADDLE PEAK LODGE 4TH FLOOR10:00am to 3:00pmDrawing birds is a wonderful way to make yourself look more carefully at nature. Join Sacajawea Audubon for step-by-step demonstrations and details about drawing birds. Presentations from 11:30-12:30 and 1-2, self-guided activity available from 10-3.
Raptor vs Raptor SADDLE PEAK LODGE 3RD FLOOR10:00am to 3:00pmLearn about the connection between dinosaurs and modern raptors through MOR’s hands on teaching materials.
Raptor Identification SADDLE PEAK LODGE 4th FLOOR10:30am to 11:30amLearn about hawk watching and how to identify raptors in flight and at a distance with veteran hawk watcher Bret Davis.
Live Bird Presentation Saddle Peak Lodge 4th Floor1:00pm to 1:45pmJoin Montana Raptor Conservation Center for a live bird presentation and learn about the raptors that call MRCC home.
Live Bird Presentation Saddle Peak Lodge 4th Floor2:00pm to 2:45pmJoin Montana Raptor Conservation Center for a live bird presentation and learn about the raptors that call MRCC home.