Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival

Plan to attend the festival: May 1 - 3, 2026.

Videos

There are so many amazing things about the migration of the shorebirds here in Grays Harbor County. In these videos learn all about the variety of shorebirds, their migration habits and what to expect on your visit to the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge.

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Here are selected You Tube videos showing Bowerman Basin as the shorebirds migrate in the spring during the Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival.

In 2025 Grays Harbor Audubon Society celebrated their 30th Anniversary. This video taken at the party gives a history of the beginnings of Grays Harbor Wildlife Refuge and the Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival.