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Eilat Birds Festival

Editor — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:47:26 +0000

The International Eilat Birds Festival is celebrating its sixth year in 2012, offering birders a great opportunity to view the amazing spring migration that takes place in Eilat. The event is hosted by the Israel Ornithological Center and consists of free guided tours, lectures, presentations and specialty tours. The Eilat Bird Festival will also include an International Photography seminar presented by renowned photographer Yossi Eshbol.

Date: 25 March to 1 April 2012
Venue: Red Sea Hotel
City: Eilat
Country: Israel

Florida Scrub-Jay Festival

Editor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:23:44 +0000

The Florida Scrub-Jay Festival is a free family event that focuses on this threatened bird species. During the day visitors will find out more about the bird’s habitat, enjoy presentations and join in on guided nature walks.

Date: 4 February 2012
Time: 10 am
Venue: Oscar Scherer Park
Town: Osprey
State: Florida
Country: United States of America

Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival 2012

Editor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:43:57 +0000

This will be the 16th time the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival is taking place. The keynote speaker for the event will be Jon Dunn, a well known expert in North American bird identification. Each year the event sees more than 450 birding enthusiasts coming to Morro Bay to view its many birds. The festival includes a vast number of field trips of varying levels. There will also be talks and workshops suited to the whole family. Be sure to visit the Morrow Bay Winter Bird Festival website for schedule details.

Dates: 13 to 16 January 2012
Venue: Morro Bay
State: California
Country: United States of America

Festival of Birds in Detroit Lakes

Editor — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:28:20 +0000

Every year thousands of serious bird watchers head out to Detroit Lakes in Minnesota to make the most of this fabulous birder’s paradise. The Festival of Birds in Detroit Lakes allows bird watchers the opportunity of getting to see and learn more about the many enchanting bird species that live here.

The reason that the Detroit Lakes area is the perfect location for such a festival is because it part of a vegetation transition zone. Here tall grass prairie meets with coniferous and northern hardwood forests while ample water also helps to lure birds to the area. This wonderfully diverse ecosystem provides a suitable habitat for more than 250 species of birds and it is this excellent selection of feathered creatures that lures more and more bird lovers to the Festival of Birds with every passing year.

Last year marked the tenth annual celebration of the Festival of Birds and the event proved to be most memorable, with a record sighting of 190 different species of birds being seen. Special guest David Sibley was also a treat for those in the know. Some of the more unusual sightings were Eared Grebe, Willet, Long-billed Dowitcher and Bonaparte’s Gull. Perhaps the rarest sighting was that of a Red Knot. All in all, the four-day festival was a massive success and it was widely enjoyed by those in attendance.

This year’s festival will take place from 15 to 18 May. The special guest for the year will be author and naturalist Scott Weidensaul. As a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Weidensaul is sure to provide a most enjoyable keynote address on Saturday. The title of his speech will be “Return to Wild America: a Yearlong Search for the Continent’s Natural Soul”. Weidensaul is widely know and well-respected for both his literary works and his love of nature. He will be one of the field trip leaders taking people to the new birding site at Glendalough State Park on Saturday.

Two other aspects of the festival to look forward to are a new birding site at Red Lake WMA/Beltrami Forest and numerous presentations on the changing environment, which will be given in the evening. The field trips to Agassiz, Glendalough and Red Lake are nearly completely booked so you should register soon to ensure that you don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity.

Enjoy the Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest

Editor — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:10:24 +0000

Bird lovers in the Washington area are no doubt already gearing up for the Leavenworth Spring Bird Festival. Set to take place this year between May 16-18, this great annual event gives enthusiasts a chance to really soak up the wonderful bird life in the area.

2008 marks the sixth annual Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest. The festival has been growing steadily as bird watchers stream to the area to make the most of its diverse range of habitats. Here snow-capped mountains give way to sunny pine forests with a range of growth in between. This sort of varied environment provides the perfect habitat for a range of bird species and so bird lovers can expect to see more than just a few bird species during the Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest in Washington. Enthusiasts keep their binoculars keenly trained for signs of calliope hummingbirds, harlequin ducks, white-headed woodpeckers, western tanagers, osprey and macGillivray’s warblers – to mention just a few!

While the main focus of the weekend’s festivities is bird watching, events are not exclusively limited to this facet of nature. Festival goers can also learn more about geology and wildflowers, and gain a new appreciation for the arts. Those who have spent the winter being a little too lazy for their likings can get back into the swing of things by going on leisurely strolls or participating in more active hikes.

The Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest is truly an event for people of all ages and all birding capabilities. Each year there is a specific emphasis on a particular facet of the lives of the birds that live in the area and so people leave knowing a little more about our feathered friends. They also learn more about why it is important that we look out for their welfare. The Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest is ultimately a weekend that is spent focusing on nature and the plight of animals and plants in this fast-changing environment of ours. The ultimate goal of the Bird Fest is to encourage citizens to take a fresh look at natural resources and so be inspired to protect natural habitats. Let us hope that this year’s Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest reaches that commendable goal.