We Look Forward To Watching For Rails At Rice Harvest Sites And Looking For Other  Louisiana Specialty Species. Most Activities Are Outdoors, But We Will Again Host Our Social Events - We Will Maintain The Maximum Participants Lower In Consideration Of Covid19 And Watch For Any Potential Changes For Infection Rates And Follow Cdc Guidelines. There Will Be Three Harvest Site Days (Weather Permitting: Thursday, Friday, And Saturday With Sunday As The Emergency Back-Up Day If All Other Days Are Washed Out. 

Yrarf 2024 Is A Small Festival Focused On Participants Having A Good Time. Participants Can Come And Go At Their Leisure From The Field Sites. Leaders/Facilitators Are Positioned At Field Sites And Help Participants Spot Birds As Well As Provide Information Or Answer Questions. Many Of The Agencies And Organizations That Study, Manage, And Protect Louisiana’s Birds And Habitats Assist At The Festival. 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.

Schedule:

Wednesday, 30 October 2024

 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, 31 October 2024

 7:30  Am  -    9:00 Am Check-In And Visit Booths At The Gator Chateau, Jd Parish Tourism, Jennings Oil & Gas Park
9:00 Am   -  10:30 Am Welcome Orientation At The Gator Chateau
Noon/Tba-  4:30  Pm Thursday Field Pass (Time Approximate) Meet At Harvest Site
5:00  Pm  -   8:00 Pm   Gumbo Supper With Cajun Band At Myer's Landing In Lake Arthur

Friday, 1 November 2024

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, 2 November 2024

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 Jambalaya Supper, Welsh Museum, 202 E. South Street, Welsh

Sunday, 3 November 2024

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.

Date:October 30-November 3,2024

Location:Hampton Inn and Suites Jennings, 310 West Fred Ruth Zigler Memorial Drive Jennings, LA 70546

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