The following Birding Festivals cover fall and early spring. We have listed those events we have knowledge of. If you know of other events, send them our way and we will add them to the list. Please see the article about birding festivals in our Bird Tales section.
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- California - San Diego Bird Festival
San Diego
San Diego, California
February 6,2008
San Diego Bird Festival San Diego - CA February 6-11, 2008 San Diego is renowned for variety of birds and habitat and 224 species were seen by 2007 festival participants. List posted on www.sandiegoaudubon.org. Kenn Kaufman will be banquet speaker,workshop presenter and co-lead a trip. Nineteen Trips include overnight and day trips to Baja, pelagic, birding by kayak, Anzo Borrego Desert, oak woodlands, shore, mountain and inland birding hotspots. Fifteen workshops include Birding by Ear, Gull, Shorebird and Butterfly ID, Keeping Bird List, Sea Turtle and Raptor encounters, Optics and Digiscoping. Three day Optics fair will start on Friday. Contact: San Diego Audubon Society, San Diego Audubon 4891 Pacific Hwy. Suite 112, San Diego, CA 92110 619-682-7200 - Florida Space Coast Birding
and Wildlife Festival
Titusville, Florida
January 23,2008
11th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival Titusville - FL January 23-27, 2008 The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival was created in 1997 to showcase the unique nature, wildlife, and technology in Brevard County, Florida. Event activities include: Environmental and wildlife programs, Educational seminars, workshops and keynotes by renowned academics, photographers and practitioners, Cultural heritage presentations of historically significant aspects of Brevard County, Children’s activities, Paddling Adventures, Silent Auction, Exhibits by artists, crafts-persons, and businesses specializing in nature and wildlife, birding, and nature-based tourism as well as governmental agencies and organizations that support nature, wildlife and the environment and Social Gatherings to encourage interaction with speakers, trip leaders and other attendees. Contact: Brevard Nature Alliance, P.O. Box 517, Titusville, FL 32781-0517 321-268-5224 - Georgia Bird Festival and Great
Backyard Bird Count
Warm Springs, Georgia
February 15,2008
Annual Warm Springs Georgia Bird Festival and Great Backyard Bird Count Warm Springs - GA February 15-18, 2008 Would you like to participate in a nationwide campaign and scientific study to count birds during the heart of winter? Bring your family and join us for our Second Annual Warm Springs Georgia Bird Festival and Great Backyard Bird Count(GBBC) that begins on Friday February 15 and runs through Monday February18, 2008 Presidents Day Weekend. The GBBC is a joint project between the Cornell Lab of Ornothology and the Audubon Society and is held annually. The village of Warm Springs, Georgia is proud to participate in this project and we have initiated a festival inviting everyone to come to Warm Springs and count birds. Contact: Warm Springs Welcome Center, 1 Broad St, Warm Springs, GA 31830 800-337-1927