THANK YOU!

The 12th annual Willamette Valley Bird Symposium was a ton of fun! Thank you for attending and for supporting the event, our speakers and our community of bird enthusiasts. Thanks for your good humor and your insightful questions about birds.

We appreciate all of our speakers who worked so hard to prepare information to share.

Thank you to our organizing committee for all their many hours organizing and running the event. We are fortunate to have students, alums and community members helping us.

Thank you to the artists for sharing how birds inspire you.

Very importantly, thank you to our sponsors. You help us keep the registration costs low so we can rent the venue, the tech help, feed everyone, print the programs etc etc for a reasonable amount of money.

The Long Version of the 2026 program is still available as a downloadable PDF at this link: 2026 Program.

We look forward to seeing you next year, Saturday, 6 February 2027!

What is WVBS?

An annual, day-long symposium bringing people together to celebrate birds. Learn more.

Testimonials

“This is my go-to activity in winter when the birding is getting slow and meeting my friends in Corvallis really picks me up!”

“Great format & more enjoyable than ever – talks were excellent & good humor too.”

“This year’s keynote was the best talk I have heard in the last 30 years.”

“Love the true mix of young professional, graduate, [and] new speakers. Like the fact that it’s a bird, not birding, symposium – [makes a] big difference and casts a wider net.”

“Great event! The speakers were awesome & lots of topics were covered. Definitely appreciated the keen birders giving their points of view.”

“This is the 3rd symposium I’ve attended. All have been excellent!”

Get Involved!

Stay tuned for our updates on sponsorship options!! We run the meeting on a “break even” basis to keep costs as low as possible. Your sponsorships are critical to help make the event a success and accessible.
Find out more about how to get involved. We hope to see you soon!