Includes a traditional west African dinner, drinks, live entertainment, live raptors, and a chance to meet our guests of honor. 

Legends of the Cliffs: Nesting Raptors with Don Paul

Extend your trip to see your impact abroad and closer to home! Each VIP Pass includes a ticket for (1) to attend Wings Across the World PLUS, enjoy your choice of (1) pre-event field trip on Thursday and (1) post-event field trip on Saturday.

Thursday Field Trip Options

1. Raptors of the Great Salt Lake: An Antelope Island Adventure
2. Night Owls: Following Flammulated Owls in Northern Utah

Saturday Field Trip Options

1. Legends of the Cliffs: Nesting Raptors with Don Paul
2. Crepuscular Creatures: Exploring Antelope Island by Day & Night

An Antelope Island Adventure awaits! Join HawkWatch International’s team for a day of hawkwatching, bird watching, and exploring one of Utah’s most famous state parks. From American Kestrels to Burrowing Owls, learn more about the work your trip is supporting right on the Island as well as the broader conservation challenges in the Great Salt Lake ecosystem. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to see other fan favorites like the American Bison.

Meeting Location: Parking lot outside the Antelope Island ticket booth
Time: 10 am-2 pm (please arrive 10–15 minutes early)
What’s Included: Boxed lunch and transportation around the island in a private, 15-passenger van
Group Size: 20 people max (10 per van)

Step into the nocturnal world of owls with HawkWatch International scientists! Join us at Snowbasin Ski Resort for a rare opportunity to search for and trap Flammulated Owls, small and elusive raptors of the night. Learn about the research behind their migrations and habitat use while experiencing the magic of owling in the Wasatch Mountains.

Meeting Location: Parking lot of the Shooting Star Saloon in Huntsville
Time: 6-11 pm (arrive 10–15 minutes early)
What’s Included: Dinner at the Shooting Star Saloon and transportation to the site
Trip Size: 10 people max

Spend a field trip exploring the ecology of some of Utah’s most charismatic raptors. Explore areas along the Weber River and the surrounding landscape in Morgan and Summit counties. Our primary interest will be observing nesting and foraging diurnal and nocturnal raptors in their habitats. Bald and Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, Swainson’s Hawks, Turkey Vultures, Ospreys, American Kestrels, and Great Horned Owls will be our primary focus. We will be on the lookout for Prairie and Peregrine Falcons, Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks, and the Northern Harrier. The guides will explain and help identify nesting strategies, behavior, and predator/prey relationships as we observe them in the field.

Meeting Location: South Weber Park and Ride
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM (please arrive 10–15 minutes early)
What’s Included: Boxed lunch and transportation
Ticket Price: $120

An Antelope Island Adventure awaits! Join HawkWatch International’s team for a day of hawkwatching, bird watching, and exploring one of Utah’s most famous state parks. From American Kestrels to Burrowing Owls, learn more about the work your trip is supporting right on the Island as well as the broader conservation challenges in the Great Salt Lake ecosystem. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to see other fan favorites like the American Bison.

Meeting Location: Parking lot outside the Antelope Island ticket booth
Time: 10 am-2 pm (please arrive 10–15 minutes early)
What’s Included: Boxed lunch and transportation around the island in a private, 15-passenger van
Group Size: 20 people max (10 per van)

For those looking for the ultimate raptor experience, this special field trip crosses from day into night! Join HawkWatch International scientists at Antelope Island to search for both diurnal and nocturnal raptors, including American Kestrels, Golden Eagles, and Burrowing Owls. If conditions allow, we may also attempt to trap Burrowing Owls to support ongoing conservation research.

Meeting Location: Parking lot outside the Antelope Island ticket booth
Time: 4-11 pm ( please arrive 10–15 minutes early)
What’s Included: Dinner and transportation around the island
Trip Size: 10 people max

Celebrate a night of global raptor conservation with family and friends! Includes reserved seating for (8) recognition in the event program and all on-site event signage. This sponsorship is intended for community groups, non-profit partners, foundations, and groups of individuals. 

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Transport your team to West Africa for the evening to see all that your support makes possible for global raptor conservation. Includes reserved seating for (8) and logo placement in the event program, on all on-site event signage, and on the supporters page of the HawkWatch International website. This sponsorship is intended for businesses, but others are welcome to purchase it. 

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Includes all benefits of community/corporate sponsor level plus: logo or name recognition in digital pre-event promotional materials and one collaborative and dedicated social media post. Also includes one private program with HawkWatch International's Raptor Ambassadors, up to two hours. 

Not sure who you're inviting yet? List their names as TBD to submit the form!