Fall amp winter festivals 63 birding events on tap from

now through next March

๑ OCTOBER

Alabama Coastal BirdFestOctober 2-5Fairhope Alabamahttpsweeksbayorgeventsalabama-coastal-birdfest

BirdFest and Bluegrass CelebrationOctober 4-5Ridgefield NWR Ridgefield Washingtonhttpsridgefieldfriendsorg

Bridger Raptor FestivalOctober 4-6 Bozeman Montanawwwbridgerraptorfestorg

Festival of Flight and FlowersOctober 11-13Lake County Floridafestivalofflightandflowersorg

Indian River Bird and Nature Art ShowOctober 11-13Sebastian Floridawwwfirstrefugeorg

CraneFestOctober 12-13Bellevue Michiganwwwmichiganaudubonorg

Wings Over Water Wildlife FestivalOuter Banks North CarolinaOctober 15-20wwwwingsoverwaterorg

Florida Birding and Nature FestivalOctober 17-20Brandon Floridawwwfloridabirdingandnature festivalorg

Cape May Fall Birding FestivalCape May New JerseyOctober 17-20httpsnjaudubonorgnja-eventscape-may-fall-festival

Reelfoot Lake Pelican FestivalOctober 18-20Tiptonville Tennessee httpstnstateparkscomparksevent_detailsreelfoot-lake

Belize Birding Festival October 19-20San Ignacio Belize wwwbelizebirdingfestivalbz

ldquoDingrdquo Darling DayOctober 20Sanibel Island Floridawwwdingdarlingsocietyorgarticlesding-darling-days

Hawairsquoi Island Festival of BirdsOctober 24-28Kona Hawairsquoihttpbirdfesthawaiiorg

Yellow Rails and Rice Festival Jennings LouisianaOctober 30-November 3wwwlouisianatravelcom

๑ NOVEMBER

Sandhill Crane FestivalNovember 1-3Lodi Californiawwwcranefestivalcom

Fall Flight FestivalNovember 3 10 17 and 24Las Vegas NWR Las Vegas New MexicowwwfwsgovrefugeLas_Vegas

ON THESE PAGES we present no fewer than 63 birding events scheduled from October 2019 through March 2020 One or more of them are bound to fit into your schedule

We can think of so many reasons to attend festivals Chief among them of course is to see lots of great birds Beyond that yoursquoll also be able to attend workshops on bird ID photography gardening with native plants and other topics You can take part in tours organized by the festival and led by super-knowledgeable birders And at many festivals you can shop for binoculars spotting scopes art books and other gear

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๑ OCTOBER

Alabama Coastal BirdFestOctober 2-5Fairhope Alabamahttpsweeksbayorgeventsalabama-coastal-birdfest

BirdFest and Bluegrass CelebrationOctober 4-5Ridgefield NWR Ridgefield Washingtonhttpsridgefieldfriendsorg

Bridger Raptor FestivalOctober 4-6 Bozeman Montanawwwbridgerraptorfestorg

Festival of Flight and FlowersOctober 11-13Lake County Floridafestivalofflightandflowersorg

Indian River Bird and Nature Art ShowOctober 11-13Sebastian Floridawwwfirstrefugeorg

CraneFestOctober 12-13Bellevue Michiganwwwmichiganaudubonorg

Wings Over Water Wildlife FestivalOuter Banks North CarolinaOctober 15-20wwwwingsoverwaterorg

Florida Birding and Nature FestivalOctober 17-20Brandon Floridawwwfloridabirdingandnature festivalorg

Cape May Fall Birding FestivalCape May New JerseyOctober 17-20httpsnjaudubonorgnja-eventscape-may-fall-festival

Reelfoot Lake Pelican FestivalOctober 18-20Tiptonville Tennessee httpstnstateparkscomparksevent_detailsreelfoot-lake

Belize Birding Festival October 19-20San Ignacio Belize wwwbelizebirdingfestivalbz

ldquoDingrdquo Darling DayOctober 20Sanibel Island Floridawwwdingdarlingsocietyorgarticlesding-darling-days

Hawairsquoi Island Festival of BirdsOctober 24-28Kona Hawairsquoihttpbirdfesthawaiiorg

Yellow Rails and Rice Festival Jennings LouisianaOctober 30-November 3wwwlouisianatravelcom

๑ NOVEMBER

Sandhill Crane FestivalNovember 1-3Lodi Californiawwwcranefestivalcom

Fall Flight FestivalNovember 3 10 17 and 24Las Vegas NWR Las Vegas New MexicowwwfwsgovrefugeLas_Vegas

ON THESE PAGES we present no fewer than 63 birding events scheduled from October 2019 through March 2020 One or more of them are bound to fit into your schedule

We can think of so many reasons to attend festivals Chief among them of course is to see lots of great birds Beyond that yoursquoll also be able to attend workshops on bird ID photography gardening with native plants and other topics You can take part in tours organized by the festival and led by super-knowledgeable birders And at many festivals you can shop for binoculars spotting scopes art books and other gear

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Alaska Bald Eagle FestivalNovember 6-9Haines Alaskahttpsbaldeaglesorgfestival-schedule

Rio Grande Valley Birding FestivalNovember 6-10Harlingen Texaswwwrgvbforg

California Swan FestivalNovember 8-10Yuba City Californiawwwcaswanfestivalcom

Fraser Valley Bald Eagle FestivalNovember 16-17Mission British Columbiahttpfraservalleybaldeaglefestivalca

Festival of the CranesNovember 20-23Bosque del Apache NWR Socorro New Mexicowwwfriendsofbosquedelapacheorg

Central Valley Birding SymposiumNovember 21-24Stockton Californiawwwcvbirdsorg

๑ DECEMBER

Loess Bluffs Eagle DaysDecember 7-8Loess Bluffs NWR Mound City MissouriwwwfwsgovrefugeLoess_Bluffs

Wings Over Water Encore December 6-8Outer Banks North Carolinawwwwingsoverwaterorg

Swan Days FestivalEarly DecemberMattamuskeet NWR Swan Quarter North Carolinawwwswandayscom

Holiday with the CranesDecember 14-15Galveston Texaswwwgalvestonnaturetourismorgholiday- with-the-cranes

๑ JANUARY

Bald Eagle DaysJanuary 10-12Rock Island Illinoiswwwqccaexpocentercombald-eagle-eventhtml

Yuma Bird Nature amp History FestivalJanuary 10-12Yuma Arizonahttpsyumabirdnaturehistoryfestivalcom

Florida Scrub-Jay FestivalJanuary 11Osprey Floridawwwfacebookcomscrubjayfest

Festival of the CranesJanuary 11-12Decatur Alabamawwwfriendsofwheelerrefugecom

Wings over Willcox Birding and Nature FestivalMid-JanuaryWillcox Arizonahttpwingsoverwillcoxcom

Everglades Birding FestivalJanuary 16-20Davie Floridawwwevergladesbirdingfestivalcom

North Shore Birding FestivalJanuary 16-20Apopka Floridawwworangeaudubonflorgfestival

Morro Bay Winter Bird FestivalJanuary 17-20Morro Bay Californiahttpmorrobaybirdfestivalorg

Tennessee Sandhill Crane FestivalJanuary 18-19Birchwood Tennesseewwwtngovtwrawildlifebirdssandhill-crane- festivalhtml

Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific FlywayJanuary 22-26Chico Californiawwwsnowgoosefestivalorg

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SPARKLING Festivals in western states offer the chance to see Annarsquos Hummingbird

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Space Coast Birding and Wildlife FestivalJanuary 22-27Titusville Floridahttpsscbwforg

Wings of Winter Birding FestivalJanuary 24-26Paris Tennesseehttpfriendstnwrorgwingsofwinter

Winter Wildlife FestivalJanuary 24-26Virginia Beach Virginiawwwvbgovcom

๑ FEBRUARY

Galt Winter Bird FestivalEarly FebruaryGalt Californiawwwcigaltcauscity-departmentsparks- recreationwinter-bird-festival

Laredo Birding FestivalFebruary 5-8Laredo Texaswwwlaredobirdingfestivalorg

SparrowFestEarly February Balcones Canyonlands NWR Marble Falls Texas httpsfriendsofbalconesorgSparrowFest

High Plains Snow Goose FestivalFebruary 6-9Lamar Coloradohttpshighplainssnowgoosecom

Birds of a Feather FestivalEarly FebruaryPalm Coast Floridawwwpalmcoastgovcomeventsbirding-fest

Reelfoot Lake Eagle FestivalFebruary 7-9Tiptonville Tennesseehttpreelfoottourismcom

San Francisco Bay Flyway FestivalEarly FebruarySan Francisco Californiawwwsfbayflywayfestivalcom

Winter Wings FestivalFebruary 13-16Klamath Falls Oregonhttpwinterwingsfestorg

Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird FestivalFebruary 14-16Meadowlands Minnesotawwwsaxzimbirdingfestivalcom

Orlando Wetlands Park FestivalFebruary 15Orlando Floridawwwcityoforlandonetwetlands

Whooping Crane FestivalFebruary 20-23Port Aransas Texaswwwwhoopingcranefestivalorg

Eagle ExpoFebruary 21-22Morgan City Louisianawwwcajuncoastcom14th-annual-eagle- expo-more

California Duck DaysFebruary 22Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Davis Californiahttpyolobasinorgcalifornia-duck-days

San Diego Bird FestivalFebruary 26-March 1San Diego Californiahttpssandiegoaudubonorgeventsbird-festival

Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane FestivalFebruary 28-29Linton Indianahttpsfriendsofgoosepondorg

Burrowing Owl FestivalFebruary 29Cape Coral Floridahttpccfriendsofwildlifeorg

๑ MARCH

Pelican Island Wildlife FestivalEarly MarchRiverview Park Sebastian Floridawwwfirstrefugeorg

Monte Vista Crane FestivalMarch 6-8Monte Vista Coloradohttpsmvcranefestorg

International Festival of OwlsEarly MarchHouston Minnesotawwwfestivalofowlscom

Blackwater Eagle FestivalMid-MarchBlackwater NWR Marylandwwwfriendsofblackwaterorg

Eilat Birds FestivalMid-MarchEilat Israelwwwbirdsorgil

Audubonrsquos Nebraska Crane FestivalMarch 20-21Kearney Nebraskahttpnebraskacranefestivalorg

Wings Over Water Northwest Birding FestivalMarch 20-22Blaine Washingtonwwwwingsoverwaterbirdingfestivalcom

Othello Sandhill Crane FestivalMarch 20-22Othello Washingtonwwwothellosandhillcranefestivalorg

More events

BIRDS IN ART EXHIBITIONSeptember 7-December 1Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Wausau Wisconsinwwwlywamorg Puffins by Alan WoollettBirds in Art

WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAYOctober 12Across Mexico Central America the Caribbean and elsewherewwwmigratorybirddayorg

PROJECT FEEDERWATCHNovember through early AprilAcross North Americahttpsfeederwatchorg

120TH CHRISTMAS BIRDCOUNTDecember 14-January 5Across North Americahttpchristmasbirdcountorg

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNTFebruary 14-17Backyards everywherehttpgbbcbirdcountorg

CHAMPIONS OF THE FLYWAYLate MarchEilat Israelwwwchampions-of-the-flywaycom

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