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Upcoming Festival-hub Events

Wednesday

101

How to Festival

102

Exhibit Hall Hours

103

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

104

Live Painting Demo

105

Low Tide Estuary Walk

106

Opening Reception

107

San Diego Bird Festival Opening Keynote with Jason Hall

Thursday

201

Breakfast

202

Lunch Pickup

211

Flock Printing: Bird-Inspired Block Printing Workshop

213

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

214

Birding by Bike

215

Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

220

Walk with Swarovski Optik

221

Birding Beyond Binoculars: A Nature Journaling Masterclass- Classroom component

223

Gulls for Everyone with Jason Hall

225

Pelagic Birding: Know Before You Go

226

Photographing Birds in Flight

228

Exhibit Hall Hours

229

Short Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik

230

Principles and Pifalls with Kenn Kaufman

231

The Latest and Greatest Spotting Scopes with Swarovski Optik

232

Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex

233

Kimberly Kaufman program Being a Better Birder

234

Low Tide Estuary Walk

235

The Amazing World of Shorebirds

Friday

301

Breakfast

302

Lunch Pickup

315

Drawing Birds as Living Animals with David Stump- a two part workshop- part 1

316

Birding for Beginners Day 2: How Birds Vary

318

Birding by Bike

319

Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

322

Walk with Swarovski Optik

323

The Art and Science of Bird Photography

325

Lightroom 101

326

Exhibit Hall Hours

327

Wake Up and Smell the Conservation!

328

Movie screening: the Hawkwatch Documentary

330

Nature Sketching with Desiree Hanau

331

Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex

332

Low Tide Estuary Walk

333

Birdsong to Brushstroke: Birding to Fuel Art & Creativity

Saturday

401

Breakfast

402

Lunch Pickup

416

Drawing Birds as Living Animals with David Stump- a two part workshop- part 2

418

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

419

Birding by Bike

420

Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

425

Walk with Swarovski Optik

427

Live Painting Demo

428

Painting miniatures with Off The Shelf Games

429

Wingspan Tournament

430

Exhibit Hall Hours

431

Light Pollution and its Harmful Impact on Birds

432

Community Conservation and Ecotourism Initiatives in Uganda

433

The Wonders of Birding in Portugal & Spain

434

Birding for Beginners Day 3: Birds and Habitat

435

Argentina, 1000 Birds and More!

436

Birding in Thailand, Egypt and Sri Lanka

437

Birds, Butterflies and Biodiversity of Mexico

438

What's new at the ABA?

439

How Focal Length Affects Your Photography

440

Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex

441

Birds & More - Photo Journey through Scotland and Ireland

442

Low Tide Estuary Walk

443

Birds of Panama and Canopy Tower

444

Flocking Together--A Journey to Save Species and Spaces

445

Kite Optics title tbd

Sunday

501

Breakfast

502

Lunch Pickup

513

Nature Journaling

515

Birding by Bike

516

Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

519

Walk with Swarovski Optik

521

Exhibit Hall Hours

526

Let's Talk Parrots!

527

Learn How to Draw a Bird

528

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

530

Avian Aces with Avian Behavior Conservancy

531

Music TBD and Bird Day Cake in the Courtyard

532

Target Trip Planning Discussion

533

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