Visit the event website for more information: Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival
The 2025 Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival will take place on March 14 - 16 in Blaine, WA! The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will be a tabling vendor at the birding expo on March 15 at the Blaine Community Pavilion Center. Visit our booth to play birding trivia, see some bird biofacts, and gather some swag.
The festival offers field trips, birding and wildlife cruises, an all-day birding expo on Saturday with expert speakers, wildlife presentations, live raptor presentations, kids’ activities, and more to enhance your outdoor experience and love of birding. Anyone with an interest in birds is welcome to join. No birding experience is required!
Please note: While many festival events are free and welcome “walk-in” participants, others require pre-registration and fees may apply. See the detailed schedule for all activities and registration information.
Notice of Photography and/or Videography. When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography and/or videography (which includes audio recording) may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to such photography and/or videography and their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. If you prefer not to have your photo and/or video taken, please inform WDFW staff immediately upon arrival. Staff will provide a sticker or tape for you to wear. You must wear the sticker/tape at all times. WDFW will make an effort to edit or remove any photos and/or video of you in which the sticker/tape is present. Any photos and/or videos posted in error will be immediately edited or removed upon request.
Due to the nature of audio recording that is a necessary part of videography, WDFW cannot warrant that outside/ambient audio from other individuals won’t be captured and released as part of said videography. All parties attending such an event consent to WDFW using such outside/ambient audio recording as part of any videography process.