•Godwit Days
- Dates: April 15-21, 2015
- Location: Arcata, California
Marbled godwits are the stars of Godwit Days, but guests can also enjoy a silent auction, optics testing, a student bird art contest, owling, birding by kayaks and rafts, bird banding demonstrations, whale watching, big day tours, pelagic birding tours and more.More »
•Gunsight Mountain Hawkwatch Weekend
- Dates: April 18-19, 2015
- Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Learn more about how to count birds and how to identify birds in flight at the Gunsight Mountain Hawkwatch Weekend. A brief raptor ID presentation is part of the schedule, along with an evening dinner and a potluck barbecue.More »
•Bird-A-Thon
- Dates: April 22-May 25, 2015
- Location: Owings Mills, Maryland
Birders who want to do a big day can join a team for Bird-A-Thon and offer pledges to support the Irvine Nature Center. Teams can have from 2-6 participants, and both adult and kids' divisions are available. No team? No problem – any interested guest can be matched up with a team.More »
•Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival
- Dates: April 15-22, 2015
- Location: Woodward, Oklahoma
Lek trips to watch prairie-chicken courtship displays are the highlight of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival, but other events include keynote speakers, educational workshops, a bat and owl prowl and stargazing opportunities.More »
•Delmarva Birding Weekend
- Dates: April 23-26, 2015
- Location: Snow Hill, Maryland
More than 200 bird species may be seen during the Delmarva Birding Weekend. Fantastic festival events include canoe, kayak and pontoon boat birding trips as well as owl prowls, and birders may see all types of birds, from warblers to shorebirds to waterfowl to raptors.More »
•Great Dismal Swamp Birding Festival
- Dates: April 23-25, 2015
- Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
A free event, the Great Dismal Swamp Birding Festival is anything but dismal. Along with bird walks and bus tours, activities include bird banding demonstrations, owling, canoeing excursions and a variety of nature crafts.More »
•Stikine River Birding Festival
- Dates: April 30-May 3, 2015
- Location: Wrangell, Alaska
Enjoy the spectacle of Alaska in spring at the Stikine River Birding Festival, always planned when bald eagles are still populous in the area. Other events include a bird calling contest, a featured artist, a fundraising golf tournament, art classes, a photo contest and the kids' Bird Olympics.More »
•Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival
- Dates: April 23-26, 2015
- Location: Cottonwood, Arizona
A popular birding event, the Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival includes not only local birding trips but also seminars, a dutch oven dinner, big day trips, butterfly and botanical walks, a trade show and a kids' essay contest.More »
•Balcones Songbird Nature Festival
- Dates: April 24-27, 2015
- Location: Marble Falls, Texas
Explore the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge and its endangered birds at the Balcones Songbird Nature Festival with extensive refuge tours as well as a photo contest, silent auction and multiple hands-on activities for children.More »
•Birding & Crystal Festival
- Dates: April 24-25, 2015
- Location: Jet, Oklahoma
A range of birding tours are only part of the fun at the Birding & Crystal Festival. An annual event at Salt Plain National Wildlife Refuge, additional activities include digging for crystals, an archery contest, stargazing and educational exhibits.More »
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