Festival

Family friendly event to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day in Galena. Bird Outing, Kids Crafts and Activities, Insect Fun and Facts. Build a 'Bug Snug' and learn how to make a small inground water feature with native aquatic plants for your backyard. Free supplies to the first 20 people who sign up. 

The City of Groveland is taking advantage of the Second Friday Block Party at Lake David Park, featuring booths from the City of Groveland, DarkSky Central Florida, and Orange Audubon Society. Topics such as 'Lights Out for Birds', the benefit of native plants (plus a plant sale), and birding in your backyard, will be covered. Bird walks will be led around Lake David by Orange Audubon Educator, Kathy Ringling. More to come.

Balsam Mountain Trust is hosting its 7th annual World Migratory Bird Day Festival, BirdFest, on Saturday, May 11th, 2024 from 10:00am-4:00pm, which celebrates birds and encourages participants to protect them 365 days a year. This year’s theme, “Protect Insects, Protect Birds,” highlights the important relationship between a thriving invertebrate population and a healthy bird community, especially in spring when insects provide crucial protein for growing nestlings.

Family Fun Day is a free event with exploration and fun geared to families with budding birders ages 3-15. Planned by the Environmental Action Committee (EAC) of West Marin and Amigos Alados, the festival will be held on Sunday, April 21st, on the Livery Lawn outside of the EAC offices, 65 3rd Street, Point Reyes Station. Volunteers from All About Owls will start the event with a live owl presentation, and then participants can visit nature-oriented science and art & crafts tables. From 1:00 to 1:45 the Pretty Swell Band will entertain with nature songs.

Join the Trinidad and Tobago Bird Observatory and Research Centre as we dive into the heart of ecological harmony at this year's Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF) with our theme: "Protect Insects, Protect Birds." In synergy with World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). We're aligning our voices to spotlight the critical relationship between insects and birds, highlighting the importance of insects in our ecosystem and why they are vital for soil health through our 2024 save soil campaign in line with our Rainforest Habitat Protection model. 

Are you interested in birding? Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with the Burnaby Lake .Park Association.

DATE: Saturday, October 14
TIME: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm*
MEET: Burnaby Lake Nature House

Join BLPA Directors, volunteers and local birders as they share their knowledge and enthusiasm for the birds of Burnaby Lake and beyond. With fall migration in full swing, this is a great time to see both seasonal visitors and local year-round species.

Por primera ocasión se tocará en el colectivo Cha'an Ch'íich': Con Ciencia Infantil, el tema sobre la importancia de las aves en los diferentes ecosistemas de la península de Yucatán, haciendo enfásis en los acuáticos. La intención será poder compartir en el marco del "Festival del Eclipse 2023, las importantes funciones de las aves y como pueden fungir en el equilibrio ecológico de los mismos, así como sus amenazas por los plásticos y la contaminación.

Belize Audubon Society is hosting its annual Urban Birdwatch 2023 for Belize City. The Urban Bird Watch 2023, is an annual event organized by the Belize Audubon Society (BAS) to bring awareness to the amazing diversity of birds that live in or visit our urban areas. It is also a citizen science activity where we collect data on the bird populations found within our urban areas and enter into eBird, a global online database of bird observations. The Urban Bird Watch 2023 will take place in different locations across the country on different dates.

Come celebrate WMBD with Bird Friendly Hamilton/Burlington on Saturday, May 13th at Playhouse Cinema for a screening of "Wings over Water" and "Flight of the Butterflies" starting at 2:45pm. We will be giving away brochues, stickers, and more before and after the screening.

Join the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre, Wild Birds Unlimited, and the Bird Friendly Cities Ottawa team at Walter Baker Park to celebrate WMBD!
Drop by the covered picnic structure and gazebo on May 13th from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm to:
- Participate in bird-themed crafts and activity pages.
- Learn more about this year's theme - Water! by completing fun activities focused around a few of this year's featured species such as the Barn Swallow and Osprey.
- Borrow a pair of binoculars and try out birding scopes by the pond.