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)
