Mandarin Duck swimming in Spring Lake, Utah during one of FeatherQuest's memorable local birding moments

ACT Local Community Night

March 12, 2026 โ€ข A local stop on the FeatherQuest journey

Welcome to FeatherQuest

Thanks for stopping by the FeatherQuest table at Community Night

Thanks for stopping by the FeatherQuest table at ACT Local Community Night. It was great meeting so many curious bird lovers and first-time explorers. If you'd like to see how the evening unfolded, you can now read the full event recap.

During the event many visitors flipped through the Utah book, previewed FeatherQuest Discovery, entered the raffle, and picked out a favorite bird sticker. Below you can still explore the same resources and next steps if you're just starting your own birding journey.

Start Here

A few quick ways to keep exploring

Preview Discovery

Get an early look at FeatherQuest Discovery before the Kickstarter launch.

Utah Book Deal

Grab the Utah book tonight for $20, or order later online with code ACTLOCAL for $10 off with free shipping through March.

New to Birding?

Start with a simple beginner guide and learn how to notice the birds around you.

Stay Connected

Get occasional FeatherQuest updates about local events, new guides, and the Discovery launch.

Community Night Raffle

A few fun prizes for Community Night visitors

Enter at the table during the event for a chance to win the Discovery preview, one of two Utah books, or a FeatherQuest cartoon bird shirt. A separate checkbox allows you to opt in for FeatherQuest updates, bird walk invites, and Discovery launch news.

FeatherQuest: Discovery

Preview cover of FeatherQuest Discovery, the upcoming beginner-friendly birding guide
1 Winner Preview copy of FeatherQuest Discovery before the Kickstarter launch

FeatherQuest: Utah

FeatherQuest Utah Season One book cover featuring a Lazuli Bunting
2 Winners Each winner receives a copy of FeatherQuest Utah: Season One

Cartoon Bird Tee

FeatherQuest blue shirt of a cartoon toucan barbet
1 Winner Winner receives a code to choose their own FeatherQuest cartoon bird shirt

Free FeatherQuest Bird Stickers

Weโ€™ll also have free FeatherQuest bird stickers at the table. These six designs are part of a growing collection of 27 unique FeatherQuest bird stickers, each one starting as one of Mikeโ€™s real bird photographs before being transformed into a small cartoon-style badge.

Pick a bird you like and take one home.

Community Night Book Offer

Take one home tonight or use the event code later

Tonight at the FeatherQuest table, FeatherQuest Utah is available for a special in-person event price of $20 tax included. If youโ€™re reading this after the event, you can still use the online code below.

Prefer to think about it first? Order online with code ACTLOCAL for $10 off the regular retail price with free shipping through March.


What is FeatherQuest?

A birding adventure built around noticing

Birding Quests

A full season of Utah bird families, weekly challenges, and reasons to get outside

Beginner-Friendly

Built to welcome curious families, new birders, and anyone who wants to start noticing more

Real Photos

Grounded in real field experience, bird photography, and local stories from Utah

Community Driven

From library outings to field trips and local events, FeatherQuest is meant to be shared

What You Can Explore at the Table

The current book and the next one coming soon

FeatherQuest Utah: Season One

Interior spread from FeatherQuest Utah showing a weekly bird family challenge page
The Utah adventure book Weekly bird families, tips, challenges, and a place to track your journey

The original FeatherQuest book turns Utah birding into an ongoing adventure. Each week introduces a bird family, teaches a few helpful clues, and invites you to go find them in the real world.

FeatherQuest Discovery

Back cover preview of FeatherQuest Discovery, the upcoming beginner birding guide
A simpler on-ramp for beginners Discovery is designed to help families and curious newcomers learn how to notice birds

Discovery is the next step for FeatherQuest โ€” a beginner-friendly guide focused less on memorizing species and more on learning how birds move, behave, and reveal themselves.


Discovery Is Launching Soon

Get in early before the Kickstarter goes live

Community Night visitors are getting an early look at FeatherQuest Discovery before the official Kickstarter launch. If the preview copy, cover, or video caught your eye, now is the best time to follow along.

Following early helps build launch momentum and makes it easier to hear when the campaign opens.

Stay Connected

Bird walks, new guides, and launch updates

FeatherQuest keeps growing through field trips, community outings, beginner guides, seasonal recaps, and new book projects. If youโ€™d like to keep up with whatโ€™s next after Community Night, the email list is the easiest way.

Join to get updates about local events, new articles, Discovery launch news, and the bigger journey still unfolding.

Your First Quest Starts Here

Thanks for being part of the local community

Whether you found FeatherQuest through a library event, a local bird walk, a community night poster, or a simple conversation at the table, youโ€™re welcome here.

Start with the Utah book, preview Discovery, or just begin noticing the birds around you. Every quest begins with a first bird.