Banquet for Birds 2025

Details for this fun-filled, important night to build our community and raise money for bird conservation and education in southwest Idaho.

Getting there. The Atrium at the Albertsons Corporate Office is at 250 E Parkcenter Blvd, Boise. There is plenty of parking. Look for signs to the entrance to this fully-accessible, beautiful space.

The Program (times are approximate).

4:30 p.m. = happy hour

5:30 p.m. = program updates and honoring a special member

6 p.m. = dinner

7 p.m. = Christian Cooper speaks and signs books

8:30 p.m. = live auction and raise your auction number for birds

9 p.m. = silent auction closes

The condo is circled in blue

The Drinks and Food. All drinks are included: beer, wine, soda, decaf coffee, tea and water. Dinner will be served buffet style and includes choices of Santa Maria tri-tip, carved onsite with chimichurri or Cabernet mushroom sauce; grilled chicken breast with roasted garlic cream sauce; herb ricotta stuffed manicotti with roasted tomato basil marinara; mashed potatoes; green salad; green bean almondine; baguettes; and desserts. Gluten-free options will be available. If you have additional food requirements, please email info@goldeneagleaudubon.org.

Featured Auction Items (check back for more items to be added).

  • 4 nights in the dry rain forest of Costa Rica!

    Enjoy Sean and Liz Finn’s tropical retreat just three blocks from the beach and two blocks from the restaurants and shops of Playa del Coco, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Fly into Liberia and find yourself in the coastal comforts of this spring or summer. Relax on one of the condo’s decks and listen to the cacophony of bird sounds, soak in a pool or two, hire a boat and look for pelagic birds and whales. Grab your special family members and friends as this condo sleeps a maximum of six people.

  • Choose your own adventure with the biologists at Intermountain Bird Observatory (IBO)!

    Create a once-in-a-lifetime experience tailored to your interests with the IBO team! This exclusive package allows you to design your dream bird research trip alongside these expert. Choose your favorite option below to support bird research and programs in your own backyard:

    • Raptor Trapping with Greg or Rob – Assist in capturing and banding hawks and falcons (Sept–Feb).

    • Guided Birding with Jay and Heidi in the Treasure Valley

    • Hummingbird Banding – Get up close with these tiny wonders at our Idaho City research site (July–Aug).

    • Birding Walk at the Diane Moore Nature Center – Enjoy a guided tour at this local birding haven (April–Dec).

    • Osprey Banding at Cascade – Witness conservation science in action as we band Ospreys (Late July–Early Aug, dependent on nest timing).

    Experiences and exact dates and times vary with experience. Most experiences are for two people although some can have more.