Birding Festivals of the Pacific Flyway
Here we present a comprehensive list of birding festivals occurring in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Idaho, western Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, California, and Arizona. Click on each festival's name to visit their webpage.
Festivals that have won the Mindful Birding Award for Adopting Ethical Birding Guidelines
Festivals that share their ethical guidelines online
Festivals that achieve Prioritized Conservation Actions (donations to Migratory Bird Conservation Fund [MBCF], etc.)
Month |
Festival |
Decorations
|
City |
State |
January |
St. George Winter Bird Festival |
St. George |
Utah |
|
January |
Wings Over Willcox |
|
Willcox |
Arizona |
January |
Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway |
|
Chico |
California |
January |
Morro Bay Winter Birding Festival |
|
Morro Bay |
California |
January |
Galt Winter Bird Festival |
Galt |
California |
|
February |
California Duck Days |
|
Davis |
California |
February |
Family Bird Festival |
|
Claremont |
California |
February |
San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival |
|
Vallejo |
California |
February |
Eagle Watch Festival |
|
Madras |
Oregon |
February |
Winter Wings Festival |
|
Klamath Falls |
Oregon |
February |
Port Susan Snow Goose and Birding Festival |
|
Standwood |
Washington |
February |
Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival |
|
Rockport |
Washington |
March |
San Diego Bird Festival |
|
San Diego |
California |
March |
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival |
|
Othello |
Washington |
March |
Swan Day Festival |
Bear River Refuge |
Utah |
|
March |
Tres Rios Nature Festival |
Goodyear |
Arizona |
|
March |
Tundra Swan Festival |
|
Usk |
Washington |
March |
Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival |
|
Blaine |
Washington |
April |
Alaska Hummingbird Festival |
Ketchikan |
Alaska |
|
April |
Harney County Migratory Bird Festival |
|
Burns |
Oregon |
April |
Godwit Days Spring Migration Festival |
|
Arcata |
California |
April |
Gunsight Mountain Hawkwatch Weekend |
Glenn Highway |
Alaska |
|
April/May |
Heron Festival (Heron Days) |
|
Kelseyville |
California |
April |
Owens Lake Bird Festival |
|
Lone Pine |
California |
April |
Seward Migration Festival |
Seward |
Alaska |
|
April |
Point Reyes Birding Festival |
|
Point Reyes |
California |
April |
Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival |
Cottonwood |
Arizona |
|
April |
Olympic Peninsula Bird Festival |
|
Sequim |
Washington |
April/May |
Stikine River Birding Festival |
|
Wrangle |
Alaska |
April/May |
Birding and Blues Festival |
|
Pacific City |
Oregon |
May |
Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest |
Ellensburg |
Washington |
|
May |
American Falls Family Birding Festival |
American Falls |
Idaho |
|
May |
Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival |
Cordova |
Alaska |
|
May |
Great Salt Lake Bird Festival |
Farmington |
Utah |
|
May |
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival |
|
Homer |
Alaska |
May |
Kenai Peninsula Birding Festival |
|
Kenai |
Alaska |
May |
Tualatin Bird Festival |
|
Sherwood |
Oregon |
May |
Spring Wings Bird Festival |
Fallon |
Nevada |
|
May |
Audubon Wenas Campout |
|
Ellensburg |
Washington |
May |
Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival |
|
Hoquiam |
Washington |
May |
Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest |
|
Leavenworth |
Washington |
May |
Ladd Marsh Bird Festival |
|
La Grande |
Oregon |
June |
Wings Across the Big Sky Bird Festival |
|
Missoula |
Montana |
June |
Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua |
|
Lee Vining |
California |
June |
Yakutat Annual Tern Festival |
|
Yakutat |
Alaska |
June |
San Francisco Bay Osprey Days |
|
Vallejo |
California |
June |
Tahoe Basin Bird Festival |
|
South Lake Tahoe |
California |
June |
Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival |
|
Sisters |
Oregon |
July |
Sedona Hummingbird Festival |
Sedona |
Arizona |
|
August |
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival |
|
Tucson |
Arizona |
August |
Southwest Wings Birding Festival |
|
Sierra Vista |
Arizona |
August |
Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival |
Fairbanks |
Alaska |
|
September |
Oregon Shorebird Festival |
|
Charleston |
Oregon |
September |
Kern River Valley Autumn and Vulture Festival |
|
Weldon |
California |
September |
Monterey Bay Birding Festival |
|
Watsonville |
California |
September |
Puget Sound Bird Fest |
|
Edmonds |
Washington |
September |
Wings Over Willapa |
Long Beach Peninsula |
Washington |
|
October |
Hawaii Island Birding Festival (canceled 2019) |
|
Hawaii Island |
Hawaii |
October |
Birdfest and Bluegrass |
|
Ridgefield |
Washington |
October |
Bridger Raptor Festival |
Bozeman |
Montana |
|
November |
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival |
|
Haines |
Alaska |
November |
Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival |
|
Lodi |
California |
November |
California Swan Festival |
|
Marysville |
California |
November |
Central Valley Birding Symposium |
|
Stockton |
California |
