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Event Calendar

Day Event Time Venue
Wednesday 104 - San Diego Bird Festival Opening Reception 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Marina Village Conference Center
Wednesday 106 - San Diego Bird Festival Opening Keynote with Alvaro Jaramillo 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Marina Village Conference Center
Thursday 203 - Dancing with Grebes 6:30 am - 9:30 am Del Dios Community Park
Thursday 215 - Famosa Slough 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Famosa Slough
Friday 309 - Pelagic Trip 7:00 am - 3:00 pm MVCC- Starboard Room
Friday 312 - Dancing with Grebes 8:45 am - 11:00 am Del Dios Community Park
Friday 317 - Famosa Slough 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Famosa Slough
Friday 326 - In the Footsteps of a Forgotten Female Ornithologist: Inspiring an All-Female Expedition and Rethinking Inclusion in Ornithology with Juliana Soto Patiño 8:30 pm - 8:30 pm San Diego Natural History Museum
Saturday 404 - Dancing with Grebes 6:30 am - 9:30 am Lake Hodges Visitor Center
Saturday 409 - Pelagic Trip 7:00 am - 3:00 pm MVCC- Starboard Room
Saturday 417 - Famosa Slough 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Famosa Slough
Sunday 504 - Dancing with Grebes 6:30 am - 9:30 am Lake Hodges Visitor Center
Sunday 507 - Pelagic Trip 7:00 am - 3:00 pm MVCC- Starboard Room
Sunday 513 - Famosa Slough 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Famosa Slough

Event Highlights

Pelagic Trip

Leader(s): Paul Lehman / Dan King / Alex Abela / Jimmy McMorran / Paul Mulholland / Bruce Rideout

Location: MVCC- Starboard Room

Description: San Diego is famous for its pelagic birding, where you can see species not usually visible from land with some of the most knowledgeable pelagic... [Learn More]

Salton Sea Overnight Trip- Saturday-Sunday

Leader(s): Bruce Aird / Kurt Leuschner

Location: Marina Village Conference Center

Description: Join us for an overnighter in the Desert! We'll board the bus at Marina Village Conference Center and head for the Salton Sea and Anza-Borrego.... [Learn More]

Salton Sea Overnight Trip with Single Supplement- Saturday-Sunday

Leader(s): Kurt Leuschner / Bruce Aird

Location: Marina Village Conference Center

Description: Join us for an overnighter in the Desert! We'll board the bus at Marina Village Conference Center and head for the Salton Sea and Anza-Borrego.... [Learn More]

Event News and Updates

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Daily Estuary Walks at Low Tide

Daily Estuary Walks at Low Tide

Every day at 3:30 pm, birders can meet in the courtyard at Marina Village Conference Center. We'll walk over to the nearby San Diego River, where it meets the ocean. This is a great spot to see egrets, herons, gulls, terns, and peeps! 

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Join us for Breakfast!

Pre-Birding Breakfasts at Marina Village Conference Center

Start your day off right with a delicious and nutritious breakfast in the Marine Room at Marina Village Conference Center. Breakfast will be offered from 5:30 am until 7:30 am, daily.

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The Uncommon Saloon in the Bayview Room

Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon

Belly up to the bar for local wine and beer at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex Optics. Open in the Bayview room at Marina Village from 3-6.

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