101 - How to Festival
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MVCC- Starboard Room
102 - Exhibit Hall Hours
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MVCC-Bayview Room
103 - Happy Hour and Trivia at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex
104 - Live Painting Demo
MVCC- Courtyard
105 - Low Tide Estuary Walk
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Marina Village Conference Center
106 - Opening Reception
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
107 - San Diego Bird Festival Opening Keynote with Jason Hall
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
108 - Quilt Exhibit
MVCC- Marine Room
201 - Breakfast
5:30 am - 7:30 am
202 - Lunch Pickup
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
MVCC- Parking Lot
206 - Birding the Border II
6:30 am - 2:30 pm
207 - North County Birding Hotspots
208 - 100 or More II
6:30 am - 3:30 pm
209 - Rocky Shores
7:00 am - 11:00 am
"Stan's Bench"
210 - Cabrillo/Point Loma
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
211 - Flock Printing: Bird-Inspired Block Printing Workshop
8:00 am - 9:30 am
MVCC- Terrace Room
212 - Tecolote Canyon Walk
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Tecolote Canyon Nature Center
213 - Birding for Beginners Day 1: What is a Bird and what makes You a Birder?
8:30 am - 10:00 am
214 - Birding by Bike
9:00 am - 11:00 am
215 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike)
216 - Short Walk at San Elijo Lagoon
San Elijo Nature Center
217 - Walk, Roll and Stroll: Accessible Birding Outing
Santee Lakes
218 - Famosa Slough
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Famosa Slough
219 - Kayak Trip Mission Bay
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
To Be Announced
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 Pifalls with Kenn Kaufman
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
233 - Kimberly Kaufman program Being a Better Birder
234 - Low Tide Estuary Walk
235 - The Amazing World of Shorebirds
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
237 - Gulls for Everyone Field Trip
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
238 - El Monte Park
239 - Festival After Hours: Exhibitor Networking Social
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
241 - Quilt Exhibit
301 - Breakfast
302 - Lunch Pickup
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
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
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
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
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
316 - Birding for Beginners Day 2: How Birds Vary
317 - Kayak Trip South Bay
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Bayside Park
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
325 - Lightroom 101
326 - Exhibit Hall Hours
327 - Wake Up and Smell the Conservation!
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
328 - Movie screening: the Hawkwatch Documentary
329 - Sunset Bird Photography at San Elijo with Alexander Eisengart
2:45 pm - 6:00 pm
330 - Nature Sketching with Desiree Hanau
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
331 - Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex
332 - Low Tide Estuary Walk
333 - Birdsong to Brushstroke: Birding to Fuel Art & Creativity
334 - Bird Photography Beginning Tips with OM System
4:30 pm - 5:30 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
338 - Cabrillo/Point Loma
340 - Camp Surfbird
3:00 pm - 3:00 pm
342 - Quilt Exhibit
401 - Breakfast
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
6:15 am - 9:30 am
Kumeyaay Lake Campground
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
7:30 am - 2:30 pm
414 - Olivia Canyon
8:00 am - 10:30 am
Olivia Canyon
415 - Tecolote Canyon Walk
416 - Drawing Birds as Living Animals with David Stump- a two part workshop- part 2
8:00 am - 11:30 am
417 - The Big Sit
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
San Diego River Mouth at Quivira Way
418 - Binoculars and Optics Show and Tell with Land, Sea and Sky
419 - Birding by Bike
420 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike)
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
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
428 - Painting miniatures with Off The Shelf Games
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
429 - Wingspan Tournament
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 - Community Conservation and Ecotourism Initiatives in Uganda
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
441 - Birds & More - Photo Journey through Scotland and Ireland
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
442 - Low Tide Estuary Walk
443 - Birds of Panama and Canopy Tower
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
444 - Flocking Together--A Journey to Save Species and Spaces
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5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
449 - Tide Pools and Tacos with Tommy Siegel and Billy Libby
12:45 pm - 3:00 pm
450 - Quilt Exhibit
451 - Planting a Pollinator Friendly Garden workshop at MAKE Farm
421 - Birding with WorldBeat Center at Chollas Lake
448 - Rancho Jamul
501 - Breakfast
502 - Lunch Pickup
503 - The Art and Science of Bird Photography Field Session
Bayshore Bikeway
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
7:00 am - 10:15 am
510 - Rocky Shores
511 - Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik
512 - Tecolote Canyon Walk
513 - Nature Journaling
514 - Kayak Trip South Bay
8:30 am - 11:00 pm
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 Sponsored by Birdfy
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Ventura/Bonita Cove
521 - Exhibit Hall Hours
10:00 am - 3:00 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!
535 - Digiscoping Walk
11:00 am - 11:30 am
601 - Target Trip II
6:00 am - 4:00 pm
602 - Target Trip