BirdWatching USA – September-October 2019

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Hummingbird Migration and

Nature Celebration

September 6-8

Holly Springs, Mississippi

strawberryplains.audubon.org/

hummingbird

Audubon Society of Rhode

Island Raptor Weekend

September 7-8

Bristol, Rhode Island

https://asri.org/raptorweekend.

html

New York State Birders

Conference

September 13-15

Kingston, New York

http://www.nybirds.org

Puget Sound Bird Fest

September 13-15

Edmonds, Washington

http://www.pugetsoundbirdfest.org

Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration

Festival

September 14

Pateros, Washington

https://hawkwatch.org

Feliciana Hummingbird

Celebration

September 14

St. Francisville, Louisiana

http://stfrancisvillefestivals.com/

features/feliciana-humming-

bird-celebration

Festival of Hawks

September 14-15 and 21-22

Holiday Beach Conservation

Area, Ontario

https://essexregionconservation.

ca/education-and-events/

HummerBird Celebration

September 19-22

Rockport-Fulton, Texas

http://www.rockport-fulton.org/HB

Migratory Bird Festival

of the North Shore

September 19-22

Tadoussac, Quebec

https://festivalmigrateurs.com

Whiting Forest of Dow

Gardens Birding Festival

September 19-21

Midland, Michigan

http://www.dowgardens.org

Hawk Weekend Festival

September 20-22

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory,

Duluth, Minnesota

http://www.hawkridge.org

Lower Keys Fall

Migration Mania

September 20-22

Key West, Florida

http://www.keywest.garden/events

Oregon Shorebird Festival

September 20-22

Charleston, Oregon

http://www.oregonshorebird

festival.org

Monterey Bay Birding

Festival

September 20-22

Watsonville, California

http://www.montereybaybirding.org

ON THESE PAGES, we present no fewer than 81 birding events

scheduled for early September 2019 through late March 2020.

One or more of them are bound to fit into your schedule!

We can think of so many reasons to attend festivals. Chief

among them, of course, is to see lots of great birds! Beyond

that, you’ll also be able to attend workshops on bird ID,

photography, gardening with native plants, and other topics.

You can take part in tours organized by the festival and led by

super-knowledgeable birders. And at many festivals, you can

shop for binoculars, spotting scopes, art, books, and other gear.

Have fun!

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BIG ATTRACTION: As many

as 10 upcoming festivals

celebrate Sandhill Cranes.