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Bonney Butte Hawk Migration Festival
September 21
Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon
https://hawkwatch.org
Migration Fest
September 21
Lehigh Gap Nature Center,
Slatington, Pennsylvania
http://lgnc.org
Celebration of Flight
September 26-28
Corpus Christi, Texas
https://hawkwatch.org
Wings Over Willapa Festival
September 26-29
Long Beach Peninsula, Washington
http://www.wingsoverwillapa.org
ɴ OCTOBER
Alabama Coastal BirdFest
October 2-5
Fairhope, Alabama
https://weeksbay.org/events/alabama-
coastal-birdfest/
BirdFest and Bluegrass Celebration
October 4-5
Ridgefield NWR, Ridgefield, Washington
https://ridgefieldfriends.org/
Bridger Raptor Festival
October 4-6
Bozeman, Montana
http://www.bridgerraptorfest.org
Festival of Flight and Flowers
Oc tober 11-13
Lake County, Florida
festivalofflightandflowers.org
Indian River Bird and Nature Art Show
Oc tober 11-13
Sebastian, Florida
http://www.firstrefuge.org
CraneFest
October 12-13
Bellevue, Michigan
http://www.michiganaudubon.org
Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival
Outer Banks, North Carolina
October 15-20
http://www.wingsoverwater.org
Florida Birding and Nature Festival
October 17-20
Brandon, Florida
http://www.floridabirdingandnaturefestival.org
Cape May Fall Birding Festival
Cape May, New Jersey
October 17-20
https://njaudubon.org/nja-events/cape-may-
fall-festival/
Reelfoot Lake Pelican Festival
October 18-20
Tiptonville, Tennessee
https://tnstateparks.com/parks/event_
details/reelfoot-lake/
Belize Birding Festival
October 19-20
San Ignacio, Belize
http://belizebirdingfestival.com
“Ding” Darling Day
October 20
Sanibel Island, Florida
http://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/articles/
ding-darling-days
Hawai’i Island Festival of Birds
October 24-28
Kona, Hawai’i
http://birdfesthawaii.org
Yellow Rails and Rice Festival
Jennings, Louisiana
October 30-November 3
http://www.louisianatravel.com
ɴ NOVEMBER
Sandhill Crane Festival
November 1-3
Lodi, California
http://www.cranefestival.com
Fall Flight Festival
November 3, 10, 17, and 24
Las Vegas NWR, Las Vegas, New Mexico
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Las_Vegas/
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
November 6-9
Haines, Alaska
https://baldeagles.org/festival-schedule/
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
November 6-10
Harlingen, Texas
http://www.rgvbf.org
California Swan Festival
November 8-10
Yuba City, California
http://www.caswanfestival.com
Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival
November 16-17
Mission, British Columbia
http://fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca
Festival of the Cranes
November 20-23
Bosque del Apache NWR,
Socorro, New Mexico
http://www.friendsofbosquedelapache.org
Central Valley Birding Symposium
November 21-24
Stockton, California
http://www.cvbirds.org
ɴ DECEMBER
Loess Bluffs Eagle Days
December 7-8
Loess Bluffs NWR, Mound City, Missouri
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Loess_Bluffs
Wings Over Water Encore
December 6-8
Outer Banks, North Carolina
http://www.wingsoverwater.org
Swan Days Festival
Early December
Mattamuskeet NWR,
Swan Quarter, North Carolina
http://www.swandays.com
Holiday with the Cranes
December 14-15
Galveston, Texas
http://www.galvestonnaturetourism.org/holiday-
with-the-cranes/
ɴ JANUARY
Bald Eagle Days
January 10-12
Rock Island, Illinois
http://www.qccaexpocenter.com/bald-eagle-
event.html
Yuma Bird, Nature & History Festival
January 10-12
Yuma, Arizona
https://yumabirdnaturehistoryfestival.com
Florida Scrub-Jay Festival
January 11
Osprey, Florida
http://www.facebook.com/scrubjayfest