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COMMUNITY: Kirtland’s Warbler Festival
June 5 @ 9:00 am - June 6 @ 3:00 pm
2026 Kirtland’s Warbler Weekend Schedule
Kirtland’s Warbler Festival Home Opener
Friday June 5, 2026
Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve, 585 Southline Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653
9:00 am–11:00 am—Banding Demonstration
5:00 pm—Wine and Beer Tasting with Appetizers
5:00 pm–7:00 pm—Scavenger Hunt
7:00 pm–8:00 pm—Keynote Speaker—Scott Harris—RaptorQuest–Chasing America’s Raptors
8:00 pm—Live Art Auction
Kirtland’s Warbler Festival
Saturday June 6, 2026
CRAF Center, 606 Lake Street, Roscommon, MI 48653
7:00 am Registration Desk Opens
7:30 am–9:30 am—1st Field Trip
10:00 am–Bird City Roscommon and KW Statue Ceremony
10:00 am–12:00 pm—2nd Field Trip
10:00 am–3:00 pm—Featured Artist—Ann Bruce
10:00 am–3:00 pm—Featured Author—Scott Harris
10:00 am–3:00 pm—Featured Storyteller—Richard Rensberry
10:00 am–3:00 pm—Kid’s Tent, Agency and Organization personnel, Young Artists’ Contest artwork display, Door prizes and more
12:00 am-3:00 pm—Children’s Entrepreneur Market
Presentations 12:30 pm – 2:40 pm
12:30 pm–1:30 pm—Nicole Schafer—American Bird Conservancy—The Art and Science of Making Kirtland’s Warbler Habitat
1:40 pm–2:40 pm—Jim McGrath—Nature Discovery—Finding and Rearing Giant Silk Moths
2:45 pm—Birdhouse Artist Contest winner announced
3:00 pm—Kowa Binocular drawing
This event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
