San Diego Bird Festival

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Trip Statistics

Types of activities:

Times of day:

Where they take place:

How long:

- All Day (6+Hrs)
- Short Trips

Languages spoken:

- ASL
- Spanish

Types of trips:

- Easy Walking
- Photography
- Free
- Drop-In

Target Chasing

- Coastal
- Migratory
- Pelagic
- Shore
- Grebes

Thursday

202 Lunch Pickup

203 Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding

204 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours

205 Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip

206 Birding the Border II

207 North County Birding Hotspots

208 100 or More II

209 Rocky Shores

210 Cabrillo/Point Loma

211 Flock Printing: Bird-Inspired Block Printing Workshop

212 Tecolote Canyon Walk

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)

216 Short Walk at San Elijo Lagoon

217 Walk, Roll and Stroll: Accessible Birding Outing

218 Famosa Slough

219 Kayak Trip Mission Bay

220 Walk with Swarovski Optik

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

222 Tree Trek- Balboa Park

223 Gulls for Everyone with Jason Hall

224 A Walk with the Raptors from Sky Falconry

238 El Monte Park

Friday

302 Lunch Pickup

303 Sunrise Bird Photography at Santee Lakes with Alexander Eisengart

304 Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding

305 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours

306 Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions

307 Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip

308 Birding the Border II

309 North County Birding Hotspots

310 100 or More II

311 Rocky Shores

312 Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik

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

314 Tecolote Canyon Walk

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

316 Birding for Beginners Day 2: How Birds Vary

317 Kayak Trip South Bay

318 Birding by Bike

319 Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

320 Short Walk at San Elijo Lagoon

321 Famosa Slough

322 Walk with Swarovski Optik

323 The Art and Science of Bird Photography

324 A Walk with the Raptors from Sky Falconry

337 Bird Joy! Birding with Dexter Patterson and Jason Hall

Saturday

402 Lunch Pickup

403 Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding

404 Salton Sea Overnight Trip- Saturday-Sunday

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

406 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours

407 Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions

408 Sunrise Bird Photography at Mission Trails with Alexander Eisengart

409 Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip

410 Birding the Border with the Kaufmans

411 100 or More II

412 Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik

413 Rancho Jamul

414 Olivia Canyon

415 Tecolote Canyon Walk

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

417 The Big Sit

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

419 Birding by Bike

420 Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

421 Birding with WorldBeat Center at Chollas Lake

422 Walk, Roll and Stroll: Accessible Birding Outing

423 Famosa Slough

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

425 Walk with Swarovski Optik

426 Tree Trek- Kate Sessions Park

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

Sunday

502 Lunch Pickup

503 The Art and Science of Bird Photography Field Session

504 Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding

505 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours

506 Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions

507 Birding the Border II

508 100 or More II

509 Dancing with Grebes-Meet You There version

510 Rocky Shores

511 Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik

512 Tecolote Canyon Walk

514 Kayak Trip South Bay

515 Birding by Bike

516 Birding by Bike (BYOBike)

517 Famosa Slough

519 Walk with Swarovski Optik

520 Accessible Bird Outing at Ventura/Bonita Cove

521 Exhibit Hall Hours

524 Stump the 2026 Festival Keynotes