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BIRDING EVENTS
JANUARY
Morro Bay Winter Bird
Festival
Morro Bay - CA
January 16 - 19, 2009
Every January on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend,
the Morro Coast Audubon Society in collaboration with
California State Parks, Central Coast Natural History
Association, the city of Morro Bay, the Morro Bay Chamber of
Commerce, and Friends of the Estuary, host the Winter Bird
Festival. All-day and half-day tours will take participants to
a wide variety of habitats, including deep water pelagic, oak
woodland and riparian, wetland and estuary, and the unique
grassland habitat of the Carrizo Plain. Workshops will cover a
vast array of topics ranging from beginner birding classes to
gull identification. Outstanding Evening Speakers will make
presentations on Saturday and Sunday. A variety of vendors
will be present with nature related artwork, books, field
equipment and attire, and local merchant wares.
Morro Bay California is one of the few remaining estuaries on
the Pacific flyway. Christmas Bird Counts on the bay have
numbered above the 200 species mark, and the festival bird
lists have totaled over 220 species for the weekend, making
this area on the central California coast a prime birding
destination.
Annual Snow Goose Festival
Chico & Red Bluff - CA
January 25-27, 2008
Experience the sights and sounds of the Pacific Flyway migrating
waterfowl at the SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL! A weekend full of fun, adventure
and learning for all ages with field trips, presentations and workshops
available to all. Contact: Snow Goose Festival, P.O. Box 1063, Chico,
CA 95927 Phone: (530) 345-1865 or 1 (800) 852-8570 # 313 Email
FEBRUARY
San Francisco Bay
Flyway Festival
Vallejo - CA
February 6-8, 2009
Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. Visit the San Pablo Bay National
Wildlife Refuge booth at the Festival Headquarters in Building
897 on Mare Island. Meet the National Wildlife Refuge System's
famous Blue Goose! Enjoy Mucky Marsh Music. Trips and
workshops. Contact Phone: (707) 649-WING (9464)
BirdSource Great Backyard Bird
Count
Your backyard - any
state
February 13-16, 2009
President’s Day Weekend
Winter Wings Festival
Klamath Falls, Oregon
February 13-15,
2009
Klamath Falls hosts this festival at the Oregon Institute of
Technology, which celebrates the return of Bald Eagles and
other raptors and wintering flocks of waterfowl to the Klamath
Basin. The Basin is home to the largest concentration of
wintering Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states. Participants can
enjoy a variety of field trips, workshops, mini-sessions, free
family activities, and special receptions. Pete Dunne will
delight the audience with his keynote address on Feb. 13th
entitled "Golden Wings". For
information see their
website or contact Travel Klamath at 1-800-445-6728 or
541-882-1501.
MARCH
SAN DIEGO BIRD
FESTIVAL
San Diego - CA
March 5-8, 2009
Marina Village Conference Center in Mission Bay
The 13th annual 2009 San Diego Bird Festival will be held from
March 5th to March 8th at Marina Village. We have added many
new events and are repeating our most popular events from
previous years. Many of our trips will net more than 100
observed species.
The Aleutian Goose
Festival
Crescent City - CA
March 26-30, 2009
Choose from 80 guided birding, nature and heritage excursions,
featuring coastal lagoon, river and ocean trips; more than 170 bird
species during the weekend, and a coastal fly-off spectacle of 30,000
once-endangered Aleutian Canada Geese. Located in home of Redwood
National & State Parks, Smith River National Recreation Area, and
Lake Earl Wildlife Area.
Contact: Redwood
Economic Development Institute, 140 Marine Way, Suite A, Crescent City,
CA 95531 Tel: 800-343-8300 or 707-465-0880
EMAIL
APRIL
Godwit Days Spring
Migration Bird Festival
Arcata - CA
April 16-22, 2009
Arcata, California welcomes you to the 13th Annual Godwit Days, the
three-day Spring Migration Bird Festival where amid our ancient redwood
forests, marshes and the Pacific Ocean, 450 species of bird have been
recorded visiting here annually. One can watch Marbled Murrelets, have
face to face encounters with spotted owls, and take small boat tours of
Humboldt Bay to view migrant shorebirds at their peak. Nearly 100
birding field trips and workshops are offered in the heart of
California's Redwood Coast.
Contact: Godwit Days non-profit Organization P.O. Box 894, Arcata, CA
95518 Tel: 800-908-9464 or 707-444-2938 Fax: 707-269-0632.
HERON FESTIVAL &
WILDFLOWER BRUNCH
Kelseyville - CA
April 25-26, 2009
Heron Festival is a celebration of the Great Blue Heron return to their
nesting sites around Clear Lake. Activities include pontoon boat rides
to view the heronry and guided kayak trips to view birds on Kelsey
Creek. Informative and interesting nature presentations are held at
Clear Lake State Park along with informative booths, children's
activities, and a Wildflower Brunch. Guided bird walks are available.
Contact: Redbud Audubon Society
or call 1.800.525.3743
MAY
Kern VALLEY SPRING NATURE
Festival formerly Bioregions Festival
Weldon - CA
May 2-3, 2009 - exhibits - workshops (keynote dinners - Friday
& Saturday)
April 30 - May 5, 2009 - field trips
The Kern River Valley is one of the West's premier spring migration
regions including the Giant Sequoia National Monument, South Fork Kern
River Globally Important Bird Area, Butterbredt Spring Nationally Important Bird
Area, and Sequoia National Forest Globally Important Bird
Area. The Natural history of the region and a celebration of
Earth Day are integrated during this
spectacular festival.
Contact: Kern Valley Nature Festivals, PO Box 833, Weldon, CA 93283
Spring Wings Bird Festival
May 8-10, 2009
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Fallon, Nevada
(775) 428-6452
Walk on the Wildside
Freeport, CA
May 9, 2009 - 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Stone Lakes National
Wildlife Refuge - Beach Lake Preserve
NAS Spring BirdAThon
(800) 647-BIRD, EMAIL
International Migratory Bird
Day
May 9, 2009
JUNE
Mono Basin Bird
Chautauqua
Lee Vining - CA
June 19-21, 2009
3 days of evening presentations, seminars, field trips, music, and
great birding! All proceeds support continuing research in
the Mono Basin. Contact: Mono Lake Committee, P.O. Box 29, Lee Vining, CA 93541 760-647-6595, EMAIL
JULY
AUGUST
Kern Valley Hummingbird
Celebration
Weldon - CA
August 1, 2009
The Southern Sierra's Kern River Valley is one of the premier
migration routes for six species of hummingbirds, join us for
a day of hummingbird appreciation at our feeders. Contact: Kern Valley Nature Festivals, PO Box 833, Weldon, CA
93283
SEPTEMBER
MOnterey Bay Birding Festival
Watsonville - CA
September 24-27, 2009
Featuring field trips, kayaking, workshops, optics expo, and
speakers.
The Birding Festival has something for everyone, especially
beginning birders. The Pajaro Valley and the Monterey Bay
region are home to an incredible diversity of habitats –
redwood forests, rocky shorelines, sandy beaches with Snowy
Plovers, the world-class Elkhorn Slough National Estuary, oak
forests and surrounding grasslands at Pinnacles National
Monument, the stunning Big Sur coastline with California
Condors, and, of course, pelagic trips on Monterey Bay – and
bird species. Over 600 species of birds have been found.
Contact Info: Phone: (831) 724-3900 or Email:
montereybaybirding@hotmail.com
National Wildlife
Refuge Week Celebration
Kern National Wildlife
Refuge, Delano - CA
Participants will be
offered birding tours, refreshments, information on the NWR System, the
history of Kern NWR and the Southern San Joaquin Valley, learn about
wildlife resources and offered Centennial give-a-ways. Phone: (661) 725-2767 EMAIL
Kern River Valley
Fall Nature & Vulture Festival
Weldon - CA
September 26-27, 2009
Visit the Southern Sierra's Kern River Valley to experience one of the
U.S. and Canada's largest known Turkey Vulture migrations and the
height of fall landbird migration at desert oases. You will enjoy
birds, vultures, geology, botany, natural history, native American
studies, moths, reptiles, and children's activities. Contact: Kern Valley Nature Festivals, PO Box 833, Weldon, CA
93283
OCTOBER
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WEEK CELEBRATION
Check your local wildlife refuge for activities -
www.fws.gov
NOVEMBER
Sandhill Crane
Festival
Lodi - CA,
November 6-9, 2009
Viewings of the state's largest concentration of
greater Sandhill Cranes; workshops, exhibits, children stories,
dancing, face painting, live wild animals and fine art. (916)
683-1700, EMAIL
Central
Valley Birding Symposium
Stockton - CA
November 19-22, 2009
The Central Valley
Birding Symposium Speakers: Ornithologists of International Renown.
Field trips, workshops, panel discussion, and birding
camaraderie. (209) 369-2010,
EMAIL
DECEMBER
see the Christmas Bird Count page for
December 14 - January 5 scheduled CBC's in California
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