With the worst a part of the pandemic behind us (fingers crossed!), we’re excited to see that so many birding festivals are going down this spring. This checklist consists of 37 festivals going down in Could. (A few of them start in late April, and one takes place the final weekend of Could and the primary weekend of June.)
Gulf Coast Spring Fling
APRIL 9-MAY 8
Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas
gcbo.org/spring-fling
Migratory Bird Fest and Birdathon
APRIL 20-MAY 14
San Antonio, Texas
mitchelllake.audubon.org/birdathon
Stikine River Birding Pageant
APRIL 22-MAY 8
Wrangell, Alaska
stikinebirding.org
Georgia Bird Fest
APRIL 23-MAY 15
Atlanta, Georgia
georgiaaudubon.org/birdfest.html
Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Pageant
Hybrid pageant with digital displays and assets for self-guided shorebird viewing.
APRIL 24-MAY 6
Hoquiam, Washington
shorebirdfestival.com
Mountain Plover Pageant
APRIL 29-MAY 1
Karval, Colorado
mountainploverfestival.com
Worldwide Pageant of Owls
APRIL 30-MAY 1
Houston, Minnesota
festivalofowls.com
Level Pelee Pageant of Birds
APRIL 30-MAY 23
Level Pelee Nationwide Park, Ontario
festivalofbirds.ca
New River Birding & Nature Pageant
MAY 2-7
Fayette County, West Virginia
birding-wv.com
Southwest Wings Spring Fling
MAY 4-7
Sierra Vista, Arizona
swwings.org
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Pageant
MAY 4-8
Homer, Alaska
kachemakshorebird.org
Copper River Delta Shorebird Pageant
MAY 5-8
Cordova, Alaska
coppershorebird.com
Horicon Marsh Bird Pageant
MAY 6-8
Horicon, Wisconsin
horiconmarshbirdclub.com/bird-festival
Greatest Week In American Birding
MAY 6-15
Oregon, Ohio
biggestweekinamericanbirding.com
Arrow Rock Birds & Bees Pageant
MAY 7
Arrow Rock, Missouri
mrbo.org/pageant
Wings Over the Rockies Nature Pageant
MAY 9-15
Invermere, British Columbia
wingsovertherockies.org
Indiana Dunes Birding Pageant
MAY 12-15
Indiana Dunes Nationwide Park, Chesterton, Indiana
indunesbirdingfestival.com
Nice Salt Lake Bird Pageant
MAY 12-15
Farmington, Utah
greatsaltlakebirdfest.com
Pageant of the Birds at Presque Isle
MAY 13-15
Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pennsylvania
presqueisleaudubon.org/pageant.html
Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest
MAY 13-15
Ellensburg, Washington
ycic.org/giss-and-birdfest
Creston Valley Bird Pageant
MAY 13-15
Creston, British Columbia
crestonvalleybirds.ca
Taking Flight: Birding within the Catskills
MAY 13-15
Route Prime, New York
catskillcenter.org/takingflight
Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Pageant
MAY 13-15
Fountain, Colorado
pikespeakbirdingandnaturefestival.org
Tawas Level Migration
MAY 13-15
East Tawas, Michigan
ausablevalleyaudubon.org
Brew Metropolis Birding Pageant
MAY 14-21
City Ecology Heart, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
urbanecologycenter.org/programs-events-main/brew-city-birding-festival-2022.html
Prince Edward Level Spring Birding Pageant
MAY 14-23
Prince Edward, Ontario
peptbo.ca/sbf
Derby Hill Bird Pageant
MAY 15
Derby Hill Bird Observatory, Mexico, New York
onondagaaudubon.com/bird-festival-2
Detroit Lakes Pageant of Birds
MAY 19-21
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
visitdetroitlakes.com/occasion/festival-of-birds-in-detroit-lakes-minnesota
Cape Could Spring Pageant
MAY 19-22
Cape Could, New Jersey
njaudubon.org/cape-may-spring-festival/
Leavenworth Spring BirdFest
MAY 19-22
Leavenworth, Washington
wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/education-programs/community-applications/spring-bird-fest.html
City Birding Pageant of the Twin Cities
MAY 20-22
Bloomington, Minnesota
fb.com/TwinCitiesUBF
Wings, Waves & Woods Pageant
MAY 20-22
Deer Isle and Stonington, Maine
www.islandheritagetrust.org/wings-waves-woods
Ladd Marsh Bird Pageant
MAY 21
La Grande, Oregon
Spring Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Pageant
MAY 21
Stone Harbor, New Jersey
wetlandsinstitute.org/occasions/spring-shorebird-and-horseshoe-crab-festival
Tualatin River Bird Pageant
MAY 21
Tualatin River Nationwide Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood, Oregon
friendsoftualatinrefuge.org
Huron Fringe Birding Pageant
MAY 27-30 and JUNE 2-5
MacGregor Level Provincial Park, Port Elgin, Ontario
huronfringebirdingfestival.ca
Down East Spring Birding Pageant
MAY 27-29
Trescott, Maine
cobscookinstitute.org/birdfest
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