Event Calendar

102 - Exhibit Hall Hours

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

103 - Happy Hour and Trivia at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

104 - Live Painting Demo

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

105 - Estuary Walk

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

106 - Opening Reception

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

107 - Opening Keynote with Jason Hall

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

108 - Quilt Exhibit

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

109 - A Walk at the Saltworks

8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Saltworks

Thursday, February 26, 2026

201 - Breakfast

5:30 am - 7:30 am

202 - Lunch Distribution

5:30 am - 7:30 am

203 - Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding

6:00 am - 2:00 pm

204 - 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours

6:00 am - 3:00 pm

205 - Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip

6:15 am - 11:00 am

206 - Birding the Border II

6:30 am - 2:30 pm

207 - North County Birding Hotspots

6:30 am - 2:30 pm

208 - 100 or More II

6:30 am - 3:30 pm

209 - Rocky Shores

7:00 am - 11:00 am

210 - Cabrillo/Point Loma Field Trip

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

211 - Flock Printing: Bird-Inspired Block Printing Workshop

8:00 am - 9:30 am

212 - Canyon Walk

8:00 am - 11:00 am

213 - Birding for Beginners Day 1: What is a Bird and what makes You a Birder?

8:30 am - 10:00 am

216 - Short Walk at San Elijo Lagoon

9:00 am - 11:00 am

San Elijo Nature Center

217 - Walk, Roll and Stroll: Accessible Birding Outing

9:00 am - 11:00 am

218 - Famosa Slough

9:00 am - 11:30 am

219 - Kayak Trip Mission Bay

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Action Water Sports Mission Bay

220 - Walk with Swarovski Optik

10:00 am - 11:00 am

221 - Birding Beyond Binoculars: A Nature Journaling Masterclass- Classroom component

10:00 am - 11:30 am

222 - Tree Trek - Balboa Park

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Trees for Health Garden

223 - Gulls for Everyone with Jason Hall

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

224 - A Walk with the Raptors from Sky Falconry

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Sky Falconry

225 - Pelagic Birding: Know Before You Go

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

226 - Photographing Birds in Flight

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

227 - Birding Beyond Binoculars: A Nature Journaling Masterclass- Field trip component

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

228 - Exhibit Hall Hours

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

229 - Short Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik

1:45 pm - 5:00 pm

230 - Principles and Pitfalls with Kenn Kaufman

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

231 - The Latest and Greatest Spotting Scopes with Swarovski Optik

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

232 - Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

233 - Being a Better Birder with Kimberly Kaufman

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

234 - Estuary Walk

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

235 - The Amazing World of Shorebirds

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

236 - Birds, Culture, and the Freedom of Belonging: A Celebration with Makeda & Marilú

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

WorldBeat Center

237 - Gulls for Everyone Field Trip

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

J Street Marina

238 - El Monte Park

8:00 am - 11:00 am

El Monte Park

239 - Festival After Hours: Exhibitor Networking Social

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

240 - Flight & Focus: a Mid-morning Photo Walk with Sony

10:00 am - 11:30 am

241 - Quilt Exhibit

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

242 - Flight & Focus: A Morning Photowalk with Sony

6:00 am - 7:30 am

243 - Flight & Focus: an afternoon Photo Walk with Sony

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Friday, February 27, 2026

301 - Breakfast

5:30 am - 7:30 am

302 - Lunch Distribution

5:30 am - 7:30 am

303 - Sunrise Bird Photography at Santee Lakes with Alexander Eisengart

6:00 am - 9:00 am

304 - Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding

6:00 am - 2:00 pm

305 - 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours

6:00 am - 3:00 pm

306 - Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions

6:00 am - 3:00 pm

307 - Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip

6:15 am - 11:00 am

308 - Birding the Border II

6:30 am - 2:30 pm

309 - North County Birding Hotspots

6:30 am - 2:30 pm

310 - 100 or More II

6:30 am - 3:30 pm

311 - Rocky Shores

7:00 am - 11:00 am

312 - Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik

7:00 am - 3:00 pm

313 - Photo Stroll at La Jolla Cove with the SDBA Photo Club

8:00 am - 11:00 am

314 - Canyon Walk

8:00 am - 11:00 am

315 - Drawing Birds as Living Animals with David Stump: A two-part workshop | Part 1

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

316 - Birding for Beginners Day 2: How Birds Vary

8:30 am - 10:00 am

318 - Birding by Bike

9:00 am - 11:00 am

319 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

9:00 am - 11:00 am

320 - Short Walk at San Elijo Lagoon

9:00 am - 11:00 am

San Elijo Nature Center

321 - Famosa Slough

9:00 am - 11:30 am

322 - Walk with Swarovski Optik

10:00 am - 11:00 am

323 - The Art and Science of Bird Photography

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

324 - A Walk with the Raptors from Sky Falconry

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Sky Falconry

325 - Lightroom 101

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

326 - Exhibit Hall Hours

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

327 - Bird Friendly Coffee Hour with Cafe Ibis

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

328 - Documentary Screening: Hawk Watch

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

329 - Sunset Bird Photography at San Elijo with Alexander Eisengart

2:45 pm - 6:00 pm

San Elijo Nature Center

330 - Nature Sketching with Desiree Hanau

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

331 - Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

332 - Estuary Walk

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

333 - Birdsong to Brushstroke: Birding to Fuel Art & Creativity

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

334 - Bird Photography Beginning Tips with OM System

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

335 - Birds and Conservation on Panama’s Western Caribbean Slope

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

336 - San Diego Bird Festival Friday Keynote Dexter Patterson

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

San Diego Natural History Museum

337 - Bird Joy! Birding with Dexter Patterson and Jason Hall

6:30 am - 2:30 pm

338 - Cabrillo/Point Loma

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

339 - Meet the birds from Avian Behavior Conservancy

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Avian Behavior Conservancy

340 - Camp Surfbird

3:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Camp Surf

341 - Bilingual Bug & Bird Hike with Bugologist & PAU Tijuana

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center

342 - Quilt Exhibit

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Saturday, February 28, 2026

401 - Breakfast

5:30 am - 7:30 am

402 - Lunch Distribution

5:30 am - 7:30 am

403 - Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding

6:00 am - 2:00 pm

404 - Salton Sea Overnight Trip: Saturday-Sunday

6:00 am - 2:00 pm

405 - Salton Sea Overnight Trip: Saturday-Sunday | Single Supplement

6:00 am - 2:00 pm

406 - 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours

6:00 am - 3:00 pm

407 - Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions

6:00 am - 3:00 pm

408 - Sunrise Bird Photography at Mission Trails with Alexander Eisengart

6:15 am - 9:30 am

Kumeyaay Lake Campground

409 - Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip

6:15 am - 11:00 am

410 - Birding the Border with the Kaufmans

6:30 am - 2:30 pm

411 - 100 or More II

6:30 am - 3:30 pm

412 - Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik

7:00 am - 3:00 pm

413 - Rancho Jamul

7:30 am - 2:30 pm

414 - Olivia Canyon

8:00 am - 10:30 am

Olivia Canyon

415 - Canyon Walk

8:00 am - 11:00 am

416 - Drawing Birds as Living Animals with David Stump: A two-part workshop | Part 2

8:00 am - 11:30 am

San Diego River Mouth at Quivira Way

417 - The Big Sit

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

418 - Binoculars and Optics Show and Tell with Land, Sea and Sky

8:30 am - 10:00 am

419 - Birding by Bike

9:00 am - 11:00 am

420 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

9:00 am - 11:00 am

422 - Walk, Roll and Stroll: Accessible Birding Outing

9:00 am - 11:00 am

423 - Famosa Slough

9:00 am - 11:30 am

424 - Kayak Trip in Mission Bay with Habitat Restoration on West Ski Island

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Action Water Sports Mission Bay

425 - Walk with Swarovski Optik

10:00 am - 11:00 am

426 - Tree Trek - Kate Sessions Park

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Kate Session Park

427 - Live Painting Demo

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

428 - Painting miniatures with Off The Shelf Games

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

429 - Wingspan Tournament

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

430 - Exhibit Hall Hours

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

431 - Light Pollution and its Harmful Impact on Birds

10:30 am - 11:15 am

432 - See and Try Sigma

11:30 am - 12:15 pm

433 - The Wonders of Birding in Portugal & Spain

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

434 - Birding for Beginners Day 3: Birds and Habitat

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

435 - Argentina, 1000 Birds and More!

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

436 - Birding in Thailand, Egypt and Sri Lanka

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

437 - Birds, Butterflies and Biodiversity of Mexico

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

438 - What's new at the ABA?

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

439 - How Focal Length Affects Your Photography

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

440 - Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

441 - Birds & More - Photo Journey through Scotland and Ireland

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

442 - Estuary Walk

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

443 - Birds of Panama and Canopy Tower

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

444 - Flocking Together: A Journey to Save Species and Spaces

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

445 - Understand and Try Image-Stabilized Optics

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm

446 - San Diego Bird Festival Saturday Keynote with Kenn Kaufman

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Hyatt Regency

447 - 100 or More III

7:00 am - 4:00 pm

449 - Tide Pools and Tacos with Tommy Siegel and Billy Libby

12:45 pm - 3:00 pm

To Be Announced

450 - Quilt Exhibit

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

451 - Planting a Pollinator Friendly Garden workshop at MAKE Farm

10:00 am - 11:30 am

MAKE Farm

452 - Upper Otay Lake/Proctor Valley

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area

453 - The Pipit Popup

8:30 am - 10:30 am

To Be Announced

Sunday, March 1, 2026

421 - Birding with WorldBeat Center at Chollas Lake

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Chollas Lake Park

448 - Rancho Jamul

7:30 am - 2:30 pm

501 - Breakfast

5:30 am - 7:30 am

502 - Lunch Distribution

5:30 am - 7:30 am

503 - The Art and Science of Bird Photography Field Session

6:00 am - 9:00 am

Bayshore Bikeway

504 - Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding

6:00 am - 2:00 pm

505 - 100 or More

6:30 am - 3:30 pm

506 - Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions

6:00 am - 3:00 pm

507 - Birding the Border II

6:30 am - 2:30 pm

508 - 100 or More

6:30 am - 3:30 pm

509 - Dancing with Grebes-Meet You There version

7:00 am - 10:15 am

To Be Announced

510 - Rocky Shores

7:00 am - 11:00 am

511 - Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik

7:00 am - 3:00 pm

512 - Canyon Walk

8:00 am - 11:00 am

513 - Nature Journaling

8:30 am - 10:00 am

514 - Kayak Trip South Bay

8:30 am - 11:00 pm

Bayside Park

515 - Birding by Bike

9:00 am - 11:00 am

516 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

9:00 am - 11:00 am

517 - Famosa Slough

9:00 am - 11:30 am

519 - Walk with Swarovski Optik

10:00 am - 11:00 am

520 - Accessible Bird Outing at Ventura/Bonita Cove Sponsored by Birdfy

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Ventura/Bonita Cove

521 - Exhibit Hall Hours

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

522 - Critter Encounters

10:30 am - 11:00 am

523 - Tales from the field: Colombia Birding Paradise

10:45 am - 11:30 am

524 - California's Native Bees

11:15 am - 12:00 pm

525 - Storytime and Art Workshop

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

526 - Let's Talk Parrots!

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

527 - Learn How to Draw a Bird

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm

528 - If You Love Birds, You've Got To Love Bugs!

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm

530 - Avian Aces with Avian Behavior Conservancy

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

531 - Music TBD and Bird Day Cake in the Courtyard

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

532 - Target Trip Planning Discussion

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

533 - Festival After Hours: Extremely Accurate Bird Songs with Tommy Siegel and Billy Libby

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

534 - Bugology Walk!

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm

535 - Digiscoping Walk

11:00 am - 11:30 am

110 - A Walk at the Saltworks

536 - Birds and Brews

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Green Cheek Beer Co.

Monday, March 2, 2026

8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Saltworks

601 - Target Trip II

6:00 am - 4:00 pm

602 - Target Trip

6:00 am - 4:00 pm