| Birding Festivals - Flock to the Fun
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| | Minnesota and Southwest Wisconsin around
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| If you're in the market for a great way
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| | Lake Pepin. Birding by motorboat,
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| to spend a day, check out your local
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| | mini-railcar, hikes along shorelines,
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| birding festivals. Most states have
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| | forests, bluff tops, lectures, and more.
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| several fairs and festivals going on
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| | Horicon Marsh Bird Festival, Wisconsin.
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| during the year, and they are an
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| | Bird banding, birding by pontoon, hikes,
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| excellent way to get outside, learn
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| | talks, and the "big sit", where
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| something new, make new friends and have
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| | participants try to observe as many
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| fun.
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| | species as possible from a 17-foot
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| Birding festivals last from a simple one
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| | observatory platform from midnight Friday
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| day event to a full month of outings,
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| | till dark on Saturday.
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| activities and lectures. The most common
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| | Festival of Birds, Detroit Lakes,
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| are over a weekend, and can range from
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| | Minnesota. Over 170 species seen last
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| small local events at a nearby park, to
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| | year, field trips, frog/toad outing,
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| large-scale events that bring visitors
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| | workshops, exhibitors.
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| from all over the globe, with events
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| | Cape May Spring Weekend, New Jersey. 200+
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| spread throughout an entire region.
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| | bird species, field trips, workshops,
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| Depending on the specific event, you will
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| | boat trips and more at the migration
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| have the opportunity to hear
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| | mainline capital of North America.
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| knowledgeable speakers, observe live
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| | Mountain Lake Migratory Bird Festival,
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| birds up close, take guided walks, get
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| | Pembroke, Virginia. Visit the beautiful
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| pointers on better wildlife photography,
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| | Mountain Lake Hotel, with 2600 acres of
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| sharpen your identification skills, share
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| | pristine woodlands to take part in dozens
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| experiences with like-minded folks, and
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| | of activities - field trips, workshops,
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| even take more exotic outings, such as
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| | fun for the kids.
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| birding by boat or on horseback. Often
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| | Kirtland's Warbler Festival, Roscommon,
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| there are artists, vendors, children's
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| | Michigan. Guided tours to see the
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| activities, and the like.
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| | Kirtland's Warbler, nature presentations,
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| Many birding festivals center on a
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| | crafts, kids' activities, photography and
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| specific event taking place in the local
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| | more.
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| area, migration being a particular
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| | Bar Harbor Warblers & Wildflowers, Bar
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| favorite. Another popular theme is the
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| | Harbor, Maine. Bird walks, peregrine
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| celebration of specific species found
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| | watches, boat rides, garden and forest
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| only locally, or perhaps in a particular
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| | tours, art exhibits.
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| abundance, such as warblers, shorebirds,
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| | Potholes and Prairie Birding Festival,
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| cranes or hawks. Many blend other
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| | Jamestown, North Dakota. Guided tours,
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| interests with birding, such as
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| | workshop, wonderful prairie birding.
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| butterflies, flowers or even music.
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| | The Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration
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| Here is a sampling of some of the larger
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| | highlights hummingbirds in the St.
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| events that take place each spring and
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| | Francisville area of Louisiana, including
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| summer:
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| | banding and workshops on how to build a
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| Birds, Blossoms & Blues Festival,
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| | hummingbird habitat in your garden.
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| Norfolk, Virginia. Field trips, walking
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| | Southwest Wings. Arizona's longest
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| tours, boat tours, plant sales, blues
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| | running birding festival celebrates its
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| concerts, family festival.
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| | 15th year in Bisbee. Natural history
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| Florida's First Coast Birding and Nature
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| | tours, birds and butterfly tours,
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| Festival, St. Augustine, Florida.
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| | exhibits and programs.
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| Kayaking, walking tours, photography
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| | You can find these birding festivals and
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| expeditions. Learn about outdoor
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| | fairs by checking birding magazines such
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| photography, birding, wildlife,
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| | as "Birders World" and "Audubon", by
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| butterflies, and much more.
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| | contacting your local Audubon chapter,
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| Spring Wings Bird Festival, Fallon,
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| | and by searching the Internet, but the
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| Nevada. Field trips, including a birding
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| | quickest way to get a comprehensive list
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| by horseback safari, airboat tour, ranch
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| | is by scanning the Birding Event Calendar
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| tour, photography contest, and much more.
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| | at
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| Great River Birding and Nature Festival,
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| | Join the flock at your local birding
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| Lake City, Minnesota. 3 days of birding
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| | festival, or migrate to a more distant
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| and nature events held throughout the
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| | event. Either choice promises a great day
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| Mississippi River Valley of Southeast
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| | of birding!
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