40th Anniversary Field Trip: Commissary Ridge
Dates: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Departure: 8:00 am
Return: 9:00 pm
Price: $300 per person
Spaces Remaining: 8
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Overview
Want to experience the magic of migration, but intimidated about visiting a site on your own? We’ve got just the trip for you!
Join the HawkWatch International team for this post-fundraiser field trip to the Commissary Ridge HawkWatch in Kemmerer, Wyoming. In addition to expert hawkwatching instruction from our team, you’ll enjoy one of our favorite fall field trip meals for lunch as well as round-trip transportation from our headquarters in Salt Lake City.
What to Expect
After meeting your fellow participants at our headquarters in Salt Lake City, you’ll board a spacious private van for a ~2.5-hour drive to the Commissary Ridge HawkWatch, located just outside Kemmerer, Wyoming. From there, it’s a short hike up to the HawkWatch, making this site far more accessible than many ridge-top migration sites.
We’ll arrive just as the temperatures begin to rise and the day’s flight begins to pick up. You’ll have plenty of time to hawkwatch with our biologists and this year’s crew, learning more about how raptors use mountain ridges and updrafts to make their way south each fall. You also may have the opportunity to see a wild bird of prey up close if the banding blind is open that day.
After the count ends for the day, you’ll have time to get to know the staff and crew better as we enjoy a dinner cooked over the campfire (pending local fire restrictions). Then we’re back to Salt Lake City before bedtime!
What’s Included
- Roundtrip transportation in a spacious 15-passenger van from our headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Boxed lunch + dinner at the site on Saturday
- Expert hawkwatching instruction from the HawkWatch International team
What’s Not Included
- Gratuities for guides
- Meals other than lunch and dinner
- Snacks
- Other personal items
Terms & Conditions
- This trip is subject to HWI’s Field Trip and Tour Policies. Payment in full is due at the time of registration
- This tour is limited to 8 people to ensure an intimate, high-quality experience for everyone.
- The minimum number of participants is 3. In the event the minimum is not reached, we will refund your ticket or issue a receipt for your tax-deductible donation, whichever you prefer.
