BirdWatching USA – September-October 2019

34 BirdWatching • September/October 2019

Festival of the Cranes
Januar y 11-12
Decatur, Alabama
http://www.friendsofwheelerrefuge.com

Wings over Willcox Birding
and Nature Festival
Mid-January
Willcox, Arizona
http://wingsoverwillcox.com

Everglades Birding Festival
January 16-20
Davie, Florida
http://www.evergladesbirdingfestival.com

North Shore Birding Festival
January 16-20
Apopka, Florida
http://www.orangeaudubonfl.org/festival/

Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
January 17-20
Morro Bay, California
http://morrobaybirdfestival.org

Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival
January 18-19
Birchwood, Tennessee
http://www.tn.gov/twra/wildlife/birds/sand-
hill-crane-festival.html

Snow Goose Festival of the

Pacific Flyway

January 22-26

Chico, California

http://www.snowgoosefestival.org

Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival

January 22-27

Titusville, Florida

https://scbwf.org

Wings of Winter Birding Festival

January 24-26

Paris, Tennessee

http://www.friendstnwr.org/wings-of-winter.html

Winter Wildlife Festival

January 24-26

Virginia Beach, Virginia

http://www.vbgov.com

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Galt Winter Bird Festival

Early February

Galt, California

http://www.ci.galt.ca.us/city-departments/

parks-recreation/winter-bird-festival

Laredo Birding Festival

February 5-8

Laredo, Texas

http://www.laredobirdingfestival.org

SparrowFest

Early February

Balcones Canyonlands NWR,

Marble Falls, Texas

https://friendsofbalcones.org/SparrowFest

High Plains Snow Goose Festival

February 6-9

Lamar, Colorado

https://highplainssnowgoose.com

Birds of a Feather Festival

Early February

Palm Coast, Florida

http://www.palmcoastgov.com/events/birding-fest

Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival

February 7-9

Tiptonville, Tennessee

http://reelfoottourism.com

San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival

Early February

San Francisco, California

http://www.sfbayflywayfestival.com

Winter Wings Festival

February 13-16

Klamath Falls, Oregon

http://winterwingsfest.org

Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival

February 14-16

Meadowlands, Minnesota

http://www.saxzimbirdingfestival.com Fire

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SPARKLING: Festivals in western

states offer the chance to see

Anna’s Hummingbird.