The 2020 Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival has been cancelled
Due to the recent nationwide developments in regards to the Coronavirus, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival. Human health and safety is our number one priority for both our festival participants and volunteers.
All registrants should have received an email with instructions on requesting a refund. If you have not received that email, please contact johnkennington@gmail.com ASAP.
The 2021 Festival will be April 14-21, 2021, and Nate Swick will be our keynote speaker.
2020 participants have been given the option to rebook in 2021, and many are doing so. When we are done with that process we will open registration for 2021 for those who want to register extra early!
We hope to see you in 2021!!
John Kennington
Festival Organizer
The 2020 Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival
Featuring keynote speaker Nate Swick
Registration is now open!
Treks that are sold out or getting close to capacity:
Wednesday Greater Prairie-Chicken Viewing – SOLD OUT
Friday Photographer’s Package – SOLD OUT
Friday Salt Plains – 3 spots left
Saturday Lesser Prairie-Chicken Viewing – SOLD OUT
Saturday Photographer’s Package – SOLD OUT
Sunday Harper/Woodward County Birding – 3 spots left
All other treks still have room
Prairie-Chicken Festival. The 2020 festival will feature keynote speaker Nate Swick. Besides seeing the Lesser Prairie-Chickens (and so far 99% of participants have had close looks!) and birding around northwest Oklahoma, we are again offering these special features for 2020:
- An opportunity to view Greater Prairie-Chickens Osage County, Oklahoma!
- Packages designed specifically for photographers!
If you have any question, feel free to contact John Kennington at 918-809-6325 or johnkennington@gmail.com
Keynote Speaker Nate Swick
Nate Swick is the editor of The American Birding Association (ABA) blog as well as the popular host of the ABA’s American Birding Podcast. He is a frequent contributor to a wide variety of birding magazines, as well as author of two books – The ABA Field Guide to Birds of the Carolinas and The Beginner’s Guide to Birding. He is chair of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee and leads birding excursions all over the world for ABA events. Nate has been a birder for more than 20 years and lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife and two small children.
Featured Artist Rusty Johnson
This year’s featured artist is Rusty Johnson, a Tulsa resident who has won national and international woodcarving awards. His style is an eclectic blend of subjects influenced by a range of artists, including famed sculptor Michelangelo, cartoonist Jack Davis and painter Frederic Remington.
