Birding Festival | Yellow Rails and Rice Festival

A FESTIVAL LIKE NO OTHER

YELLOW RAILS AND RICE FESTIVAL

A FESTIVAL LIKE NO OTHER!

Designed with fun in mind, its primary goal is to provide participants a unique venue to view Yellow Rails while at the same time bringing birders and farmers together to realize the value to birds of the area’s “working wetlands.”

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JOIN THE FUN

YRARF is limited to 110 participants.

General Info

Packages

Add-on Field Trips

REGISTRATION

ONLINE REGISTRATION

opens on

1 August 2020 at 5 PM CDT.

HOW TO REGISTER

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The 12th 'Annual' Yellow Rails and Rice Festival

is postponed to 3 - 7 November 2021.

Out of caution for all

we have opted to cancel our 2020 event due to Covid19.

The festival schedule is casual, and participants can attend all field days (weather permitting) or come and go at their leisure. Leaders/facilitators are positioned at field sites and help participants spot birds as well as provide information or answer questions. In addition to visiting rice fields, participants can explore nearby birding areas, join trips to local points of interest, or venture farther afield to search for specialty birds in other Louisiana habitats, such as the pineywoods or Cameron Parish coast. Many of the agencies and organizations that study, manage, and protect Louisiana’s birds and habitats assist at the festival, as well as have information booths during the opening reception so that participants can learn more about their activities. Based in Jennings, participants are positioned in the heart of Cajun Country in Louisiana’s SW prairie region, an area known for great birding, local cuisine, and a rich history and culture.

CONTACT US

Avian Events Support Team

435 Pecan Drive

St. Gabriel, LA 70776

225-642-5763 (leave message)