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Winter Wings Festival

Editor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:14:42 +0000

Presented by the Klamath Basin Audubon Society, the Winter Wings Festival is the country’s oldest bird festival. The festival will include field trips, family events, workshops, bird banding, photography, dining and more. Keynote speakers will include Kenn Kaufman and Darrell Gulin Be sure to visit the Winter Wings Festival website for a full view of the schedule and to register for events.

Date: 17-19 February 2012
Location: Klamath Basin
City: Klamath Falls
State: Oregon
Country: United States of America

Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival 2012

Editor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:53:37 +0000

The 15th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival will offer bird enthusiasts a full program of field trips, discussions, classroom presentations, workshops and more. Keynote speakers include James Currie, Richard Crossley, PaulBaicich and Victor Emanuel. Features of the festival will include the Welcome Reception, Keynote Socials, Sunday Social, an art show, boat tours, a silent auction and The Raptor Project. For details regarding registration and the program, please visit the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival website.

Dates: 25 to 30 January 2012
Venue: Brevard Community College – Titusville Campus
City: Titusville
State: Florida
Country: United States of America

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival

Editor — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:50:33 +0000

The 18th Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival will feature a number of fantastic seminars, field trips, a trade show, authors signing, childrens activities, Raptor Project flights and more. Seminar topics will include: Birding by Ear, Shorebird ID, Butterflies, Tales with Tails, Intro to Birding in Spanish, Nature Journaling, Great South Texas Birding Quiz Show and more. The Big Sit on Saturday involves counting birds for twelve hours. Register now so as not to miss out.

Dates: 9 to 13 November 2011
Venue: Harlingen Municipal Auditorium Complex and Casa Amistad
City: Harlingen
State: Texas
Country: United States of America

Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival

Editor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:39:19 +0000

The 19th Annual Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival will be a fantastic event for all bird lovers. Friday kicks off with keynote speakers Michael male and Judey Fieth. The resto of the schedule offers a great line-up, including an exhibition, vendors, wildlife watching at Cape Charles, the Family Passport Program, a fun run and more. Be sure to catch this great festival.

Date: 7 to 9 October 2011
Venue: Cape Charles Volunteer Fire Department Building
City: Cape Charles
State: Virginia
Country: United States of America

Sandhill Crane Festival

Editor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:11:18 +0000

For many years Sandhill Cranes have migrated to the delta wetlands where Lodi is now located. Every year thousands of birders visit Lodi’s wildlife refuges and farms to view this natural wonder, and the annual Sandhill Crane Festival is a wonderful time to do this. The festival schedule is made up of tours, workshops and the Sandhill Crane Festival Art show. Featured speakers for the event will be Dr. Richard Beilfuss (International Crane Foundation) and Hank Lentfer (author of “Faith of Cranes: Finding Hope and Family in Alaska”). This festival is a wonderful celebration of these elegant birds and a great opportunity to expand your birding horizons.

Date: 4 to 6 November 2011
Venue: Hutchins Street Square
City: Lodi
State: California
Country: United States of America

2011 HummerBird Celebration

Editor — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:58:42 +0000

With loads of activities for the entire family, the annual HummerBird Celebration offers families a great opportunity to introduce children to the joys of the outdoors and wildlife. James Currie of Nikon Birding Adventures TV-fame will be the keynote speaker at the event. Together with Mike Freiberg of Nikon, he will be filming the activities at the 2011 HummerBird Celebration.

Dates: 15-18 September 2011
Venue: Rockport-Fulton
State: Texas
Country: United States of America

Down East Spring Birding Festival 2011

Editor — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:54:31 +0000

The picturesque Cobscook Bay area of Down East Maine is the venue for the annual Down East Spring Birding Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. This festival offers loads of opportunities to observe a variety of bird species in their ideal habitats. The ecosystem provides homes for most of the 418 species found in the State, while more than 230 species can be spotted in late May. The program includes activities for all age groups.

Dates: 27-30 May 2011
Venue: Cobscook Community Learning Center, Trescott
State: Maine
Country: United States of America

Southwest Wings Festival

Editor — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:26:33 +0000

The 20th Annual Birding and Nature Festival in Sierra Vista, or Southwest Wings, is both educational and fun, as participants learn about birds, reptiles, mammals and insects in southern Arizona. The festival boasts a busy schedule of events including 40 field trips (including overnight trips), a welcome reception, keynote address by Scott Weidensaul (the title being “Living on the Wind: The Miracle of Bird Migration”) and movie night. There will also be a number of free programs, including Warbler identification, Butterflies for Birders, choosing and using optics, Bird identification, Hummingbirds of the US, Birding by ear, Arizona Dragonflies 101, Ants of Southern Arizona, Photo workshop, Hummingbirds 101 and so much more. Registration for the event can be done online.

Date: 3 to 6 August 2011
Venue: Cochise College Campus
City: Sierra Vista
State: Arizona
Country: United States of America

Wings Over the Rockies

Editor — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:56:35 +0000

The 2011 theme for Wings Over the Rockies is “Celebrating Our Valley, Celebrating the People. As the 15th anniversary the event, it will be honoring nature and the people who created and continue to support the festival. The festival schedule includes about 70 educational events, such as field trips, presentation, river paddles and an art exhibit. This is a thrilling an educational event for anyone interested in birds and the natural heritage of Columbia Valley Wetlands.

Date: 2 to 8 May 2011
Venue: Pynelogs Cultural Centre
City: Invermere
State: British Columbia
Country: Canada

2011 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

Editor — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:39:19 +0000

The 2011 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival has the theme “Wild Birds, Wild Places”. The keynote speaker for the event will be Carl Safina. Carl has a doctorate in Ecology from Rutgers University and has been studying the ocean for twenty-five years.

The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival began in 1993 when a number of Homer residents decided to create an event that would help to educate the public about weblands and shorebirds. Be sure to take part in this fantastic festival.

Date: 5-8 May 2011
Venue: Kachemak Bay
City: Homer
State: Alaska
Country: United States of America