Birding Festivals and Events
September 1, 2020
Upcoming Bird Festivals and Events
A great way to enjoy bird watching is by going to festivals—they’re organized to get you to great birding spots at a great time of year, and they’re a great way to meet people. Experts and locals help you see more birds, and you’ll meet other visitors who share your hobby. While you’re there, keep an eye out for Cornell Lab representatives, as we do attend several festivals each year.
To list your festival on this page, please contact our advertising manager:
Susanna Lawson
phone: 434-983-1771
fax: 434-983-1772
svl22@cornell.edu
Festivals by Location
See the map and listings, below, for upcoming festivals.
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List of Events
Virtual Bird Camp
Environment for the Americas
5171 Eldorado Springs Drive, Suite N
Boulder,
CO
80303
United States
Virtual Migration Celebration 2020
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/visit/migration-celebration-2020/
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca,
NY
14850
United States
Virtual 32nd Annual Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Celebration
https://www.rockport-fulton.org/HB
Rockport-Fulton High School
1801 Omohundro St.
Rockport,
TX
United States
Virtual Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza
https://www.gcbo.org/connect/xtreme-hummingbird-xtravaganza/
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
299 Hwy 332 West
Lake Jackson,
TX
77566
United States
Bird Week Celebration
https://houstonaudubon.org/birdweek
Houston Audubon
440 Wilchester Boulevard
Houston,
TX
77079
United States
Virtual Wings Over Willapa Festival
Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
3888 US-101
Ilwaco,
WA
98624
United States
Cancelled Monterey Bay Birding Festival
https://montereybaybirdingfestival.org
Watsonville Civic Center
275 Main Street
Watsonville,
CA
95076
United States
Sagres Birdingwatching Festival
https://www.myguidealgarve.com/events/birdwatching-festival-sagres
Beliche Fortress
Cape St. Vincent,
Sagres
Portugal
Virtual 5th Hawai’i Island Festival of Birds
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
53-324 Lighthouse Rd
Kailua-Kona,
HI
United States
Cancelled Cape May Fall Festival
https://njaudubon.org/nja-events/cape-may-fall-festival/
Grand Hotel of Cape May
1045 Beach Ave
Cape May,
NJ
08204
United States
Virtual Winter Raptor Fest 2020
Washington County Fairgrounds
293 Old Schuylerville Road
Greenwich,
NY
12834
United States
Cancelled? – Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival
http://www.wingsoverwater.org/
National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center
100 Conservation way
Manteo,
NC
27954
Fall Migration Celebration
http://birdsanctuary.kbs.msu.edu
W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
12801-12999 E C Ave
Augusta,
MI
United States
Black-necked Crane Festival
https://www.bhutan.travel/events/black-necked-crane-festival
Gangtey Goenpa, Phobjikha, Bhutan
Gangtey Monastery
Wangduephodrang,
Wangdue Phodrang
Bhutan
Bhutan Bird Festival
http://www.zhemgang.gov.bt/tourism/bhutan-bird-festival
Tingtibi, Zhemgang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
Bhutan
Tingtibi,
Zhemgang Dzongkhag
Bhutan
California Swan Festival
https://www.yubasutterchamber.com/swan-festival.html
Feather River Academy
1895 Lassen Blvd
Yuba City,
CA
95993
United States
Cancelled 33rd Festival of the Cranes
http://www.friendsofbosquedelapache.org/festival-of-the-cranes.aspx
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge,
1001 Hwy 1
San Antonio,
NM
87832
United States
Waterfowl Weekend at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Chincoteague/Events.html
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
8231 Beach Road
Chincoteague,
VA
23336
United States
32nd Annual “Ding” Darling Days
https://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/ding-darling-days
J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge
1 Wildlife Drive
Sanibel Island,
FL
United States
25th Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
http://morrobaybirdfestival.org/
Morro Bay Community Center
1001 Kennedy Way
Morro Bay,
CA
United States
Everglades Birding Festival
http://www.evergladesbirdingfestival.com/
Holiday Inn Express
2450 Davie Road
Davie,
FL
33324
United States
Wings Over Willcox Birding & Nature Festival
Willcox Community Center
312 W. Stewart Street
Willcox,
AZ
85643
United States
Yuma Bird, Nature, and History Festival
https://yumabirdnaturehistoryfestival.com/
Yuma Landing Bar & Grill
195 South 4th Avenue
Yuma,
AZ
85364
United States
30th Annual Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival
https://www.tn.gov/twra/wildlife/birds/sandhill-crane-festival.html
Hiwassee Refuge and Birchwood Community Center
5623 TN-60
Birchwood,
TN
37308
United States
26th Rains County Eagle Fest
https://www.emorytx.com/eagle-fest
Rains County Fairgrounds
Highway 69 and Highway 19
Emory,
TX
75440
United States
North Shore Birding Festival
http://www.orangeaudubonfl.org/festival/
McDonald Canal Pavilion
24600 CR 448A
Mount Dora,
FL
32757
United States
Cancelled – 22nd Annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway
http://www.snowgoosefestival.org
Chico, California
1110 W. East Ave
Chico,
CA
United States
19th Annual High Plains Snow Goose
https://highplainssnowgoose.com/
Lamar, Colorado
109 East Beech Street
Lamar,
CO
United States
Teatown Hudson River EagleFest
https://www.teatown.org/events/eaglefest/
Croton Point Park
1 Croton Point Ave
Croton-on-Hudson,
NY
10520
United States
Cumberland County Winter Eagle Festival
http://www.explorecumberlandnj.com
Mauricetown Firehall
9544 Noble Street
Mauricetown,
NJ
08329
United States
9th Laredo Birding Festival
http://www.laredobirdingfestival.org/
La Posada Hotel
5928, 1000 Zaragoza St
Laredo,
TX
78040
United States
Sax-Zim Bog Winter Birding Festival
http://www.saxzimbirdingfestival.com/
Meadowlands Community Center
7758 Western Avenue
Meadowlands,
MN
55765
United States
California Duck Days
http://yolobasin.org/californiaduckdays/
Yolo Basin Foundation
5211 County Road 32B (Chiles Road)
Davis,
CA
95618
United States
Virtual/Hybrid San Diego Bird Festival
http://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/events/bird-festival
Marina Village Conference Center
1936 Quivira Way
San Diego,
CA
92109
United States
25th Annual Whooping Crane Festival
http://www.whoopingcranefestival.org
Port Aransas, Texas
710 W. Ave A
Port Aransas,
TX
United States
Crane Season
https://rowe.audubon.org/crane-viewing
Audubon Rowe Sanctuary
44450 Elm Island Road
Gibbon,
NE
68840
United States
Cape Ann Winter Birding Boat Trip
7 Seas Wharf
63 Rogers Street
Gloucester,
MA
1930
United States
5th Annual Matagorda Bay Birdfest
http://matagordabaybirdfest.org/
Palacios, Texas
901 2nd Street
Palacios,
TX
77465
United States
Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival
http://www.wingsoverwaterbirdingfestival.com/
Blaine Middle School
975 H Street
Blaine,
WA
98230
United States
Olympic Birdfest
http://www.olympicbirdfest.org
Dungeness River Audubon Center
2151 W. Hendrickson Rd.
Sequim,
WA
98382
United States
19th Annual Galveston FeatherFest Birding & Nature Photography Festival
https://www.galvestonfeatherfest.com/
FeatherFest Headquarters
4700 Broadway
Galveston Island,
TX
77551
United States
11th Pannonian BirdExperience
http://www.birdexperience.org/
Nationalpark Neusiedler See
Hauswiese
7142 Illmitz,
Österreich
Austria
Wings and Wetlands Birding Festival
http://wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu/wings-n-wetlands-birding-festival/
Kansas Wetlands Education Center
592 NE K 156 Hwy
Great Bend,
KS
67530
United States
Tofino Shorebird Festival
https://raincoasteducation.org/what-we-do/events/tofino-shorebird-festival/
Tofino Botanical Gardens
1084 Pacific Rim Hwy
Tofino,
BC
V0R 2Z0
Canada
The Biggest Week in American Birding
http://www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com
Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center
1750 State Park Road #2
Oregon,
OH
43616
United States
Land Between the Lakes World Migratory Bird Day
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/
Woodlands Nature Station in Land, Between the Lakes
3146 Silver Trail Road
Cadiz,
KY
42211
United States
Great Salt Lake Bird Festival
http://www.GreatSaltLakeBirdFest.com
Eccles Education Center – Utah Division of Wildlife
1157 South Waterfowl Way
Farmington,
UT
84025
United States
22nd Acadia Birding Festival
http://acadiabirdingfestival.com
Somesville Fire Station Community Room & Acadia Repertory Theater
1157 Main Street
Mount Desert,
ME
4660
United States
Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua
Lee Vining, California
296 Mattly Ave
Lee Vining,
CA
United States
Smith Point Hawk Watch
https://www.gcbo.org/avian-research-and-monitoring/smith-point-hawk-watch/
Candby Abshier Wildlife Management Area at Smith Point in Chambers County, Texas
Anahuac,
TX
77541
United States
Virtual Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival
Cochise College
901 Colombo Ave
Sierra Vista,
AZ
85635
United States
Virtual Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
http://tucsonaudubon.org/festival
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
445 S. Alvernon Way
Tucson,
AZ
85711
United States
Davis Mountains Hummingbird Celebration
https://davismountainshummingbirdcelebration.com
Fort Davis, Texas
101 Memorial Square
Fort Davis,
TX
79734
United States
Hummingbird Migration & Nature Celebration
https://strawberry.audubon.org/hummingbird
Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
285 Plains Road
Holly Springs,
MS
38365
United States
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Raptor Weekend
Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium
1401 Hope Street
Bristol,
RI
02809
United States
Alabama Coastal BirdFest: Birding & Nature Festival
http://www.AlabamaCoastalBirdFest.com
5 Rivers Delta Resource Center
30945 Five Rivers Boulevard
Spanish Fort,
AL
36527
United States
Florida Birding & Nature Festival
https://www.floridabirdingandnaturefestival.org/
Hillsborough Community College Brandon Campus
10451 Nancy Watkins Dr.
Tampa,
FL
33619
United States
Annual Belize Birding Festival
http://www.belizebirdingfestival.bz
San Ignacio Resort
18 Buena Vista Street
San Ignacio,
Belize
Yellow Rails and Rice Festival
https://www.yellowrailsandrice.com/
Hampton Inn & Suites
310 W Fred Ruth Zigler Memorial Dr.
Jennings,
LA
70546
27th Annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Harlingen Convention Center
701 Harlingen Heights Drive
Harlingen,
TX
78550
United States
25th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival
Eastern Florida State College
E1311 North US 1
Titusville,
FL
United States
Orlando Wetlands Festival
https://www.orlando.gov/Parks-the-Environment/Directory/Wetlands-Park
Orlando Wetlands Park
25155 Wheeler Road
Christmas,
32709
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