Welcome to FeatherQuest
Thanks for stopping by the FeatherQuest table at the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival Wings & Things Fair. Whether you found us through the scan-to-join sign, a book on the table, or a quick birding conversation, you’re in the right place.
FeatherQuest turns birding into an adventure with books, guides, local outings, and beginner-friendly ways to start noticing the birds around you.
You can also explore FeatherQuest Utah, pick up the newly released FeatherQuest Discovery, and use the festival-only book pricing below.
Start Here
Discovery Is Out Now
Meet the new beginner-friendly FeatherQuest book designed to help families and curious newcomers start noticing birds.
Festival Book Specials
Wings & Things pricing: Discovery for $20, Utah for $30, or both books together for $40.
New to Birding?
Start with a simple beginner guide and learn how to notice the birds around you.
Stay Connected
Join the FeatherQuest list for occasional updates about local events, birding guides, giveaways, and what’s coming next.
Wings & Things Giveaway
Enter the FeatherQuest giveaway during the Wings & Things Fair. Two winners will be selected: one winner will receive the FeatherQuest book of their choice, and one winner will receive a FeatherQuest cartoon bird shirt.
Book of Your Choice
Cartoon Bird Tee
Free FeatherQuest Bird Stickers
We’ll also have free FeatherQuest bird stickers at the table while supplies last. These designs are part of a growing collection of cartoon-style FeatherQuest bird badges, each one inspired by a real bird photograph.
Pick a bird you like and take one home.
Wings & Things Book Specials
For the Wings & Things Fair, both FeatherQuest books are available at special in-person pricing. Discovery is $20, Utah is $30, or you can get both books together for $40.
Discovery
Beginner-friendly birding guide for families, curious newcomers, and anyone ready to start noticing birds.
Festival price: $20
Utah
A full Utah birding adventure with weekly bird families, challenges, tips, and places to track your journey.
Festival price: $30
Both Books
Start simple with Discovery, then keep going with a full season of Utah birding quests.
Festival bundle: $40
What is FeatherQuest?
Birding Quests
Books, guides, weekly challenges, and simple reasons to get outside and start noticing birds
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
FeatherQuest Utah: Season One
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
Discovery is the newest FeatherQuest book — a beginner-friendly guide focused less on memorizing species and more on learning how birds move, behave, and reveal themselves.
Stay Connected
FeatherQuest keeps growing through field trips, community outings, beginner guides, seasonal recaps, giveaways, and new book projects. If you’d like to keep up with what’s next after Wings & Things, the email list is the easiest way.
Join to get updates about local events, new articles, giveaways, new FeatherQuest books, and the bigger journey still unfolding.
Your First Quest Starts Here
Whether you found FeatherQuest through the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, a local bird walk, a library event, or a simple conversation at the table, you’re welcome here.
Start with Discovery, keep going with the Utah book, enter the giveaway, or just begin noticing the birds around you. Every quest begins with a first bird.