Feathered Friends | Schedule and Sample Itinerary

Grades 1-3* | 5 Day Camp | Monday-Friday | 8:30-2:30PM

*based on participant’s grade in Fall 2025

Location

Monday-Friday | Drop-off/Pick-up: Lake Padden Park (East entrance)

Tuesday | Groups will take Wild Whatcom Bus to spend day at Marine Park

Sample Itinerary

Activities may vary depending on participant interests and variable safety considerations (i.e. weather, preparedness, support needs)

8:30-8:45: Flexible Drop-off

  • Play game while waiting for participants to arrive

8:45-9:30: Opening Circle

  • Introductions: Share names and pronouns (optional)

  • Cover physical and heart safety

  • Share plan for the day

9:30-9:45: Game: Where the Wind Blows

9:45-10:00: Snack Break

10:00-10:45: Bird ID Lesson

  • What birds do you already know about? Can you describe what they look like? 

  • 10 Second Bird Observation Challenge

    • Share Bird Guide photos for 10 seconds

    • Ask participants to think of as many observations as they can remember

      • Colors, size, beak shape, what it’s doing, songs/calls

  • How do we get to see birds?

    • Be quiet and Listen!

    • Stay Still -or- Keep Moving

    • Use binoculars if you want and try to see if you can find any birds around you

      • Mini binocular how-to

10:45-11:30: Bird ID Activities and Free Explore

  • Bird Journals

  • Search for bird nests. Play game: Guess the Nest

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12:00-12:30: Play Bird Games: Eagle’s Nest, Owl Eyes, or Hawks and Birds

12:30-1:15: Free Explore and Nest Building

  • Build an Eagle Nest or Squirrel Nest with dead, down, and detached materials

1:15-1:45: Storytime

1:45-2:15: Peaceful Place

  • Make up a bird and draw or write a story about it

    • What kind of beak does it have? What colors are the feathers? What songs does it sing?

2:15-2:30: Closing Circle

  • Next time

  • Attitude of gratitude