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Yellow Rails and Rice Festival 2023

Schedule at a Glance - don't forget to review the Weather Contingency Plan!

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Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Pre-festival tours (and early festival check-in for pre-festival tour participants

 5:30  AM  -   3:30 PM          Pineywoods All-day trip departs from the Hampton Inn

12:30 PM  -  4:00 PM           Afternoon Birding & Falcon Rice Mill Tour departs from the Hampton Inn

 3:00  PM  -  4:00 PM           Falcon Rice Mill Tour meets in Crowley at 600 S Ave. D

 5:00  PM  -  9:00 PM ++     Coastal Black Rail Survey: evening trip to Cameron Parish (leaves from the Hampton Inn)

Thursday, 26 October 2023

 7:30  AM  - 10:30 AM        Check-in and visit booths at the Gator Chateau, JD Parish Tourism, Jennings Oil & Gas Park

10:30 AM  - 11:30  AM        Welcome Orientation at the Gator Chateau

 Noon/TBA-  4:30  PM        Thursday Field Pass (time approximate) departs from the Gator Chateau

  5:00  PM  -   8:00 PM         Jambalaya Supper with Cajun band at Myer's Landing in Lake Arthur

Friday, 27 October 2023

  7:00 AM - 10:30 AM         Optional Local AM/Wish List trip departs Hampton

  7:00 AM - 10:00 AM         Morning birding to Falcon Rice Mill Tour departs Hampton

  9:00 AM - 10:30 AM         Falcon Mill Rice Tour meets in Crowley at 600 S. Ave. D

  TBA/AM  -  4:30 PM         Friday Field Pass (time approximate), meet at rice field (site announced at Orientation)

  5:00  PM -  9:00 PM ++     Coastal Black Rail Survey: evening trip to Cameron Parish (leaves from the Hampton Inn)

Saturday, 28 October 2023

 5:30  AM  -  3:30 PM         Pineywoods All-day trip departs from the Hampton Inn

 6:00 AM  -   4:30  PM         Cameron All-Day Trip departs from the Hampton Inn

 TBA/AM   -  4:30 PM          Saturday Field Pass (time approximate), meet at rice field (site announced at Orientation) 

  6:30 PM  -  8:30  PM         Hors d'oeuvres and crudités, Welsh Museum, 202 E. South Street, Welsh

Sunday, 29 October 2023

 6:00 AM  -   4:30  PM         Cameron All-Day Trip departs from the Hampton Inn

 time approximate              Emergency Sunday Field Pass - if and only if ALL other field days have been canceled.

Bold   - Participation encouraged (included in Festival Package);

Black  - Included in Festival Package;

Green - Optional field trip (included in Festival Package - email sign-up after registration)

BLUE  - Add-on field trip (not part of Festival Package; register during registration)

 

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