| Day |
Event |
Time |
Venue |
|
Wednesday
|
101 - How to Festival |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Wednesday
|
102 - Exhibit Hall Hours |
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Wednesday
|
103 - Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex |
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Wednesday
|
104 - Live Painting Demo |
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC- Courtyard |
|
Wednesday
|
105 - Low Tide Estuary Walk |
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Wednesday
|
106 - Opening Reception |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC- Courtyard |
|
Wednesday
|
107 - San Diego Bird Festival Opening Keynote with Jason Hall |
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Thursday
|
201 - Breakfast |
5:30 am - 7:30 am
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Thursday
|
202 - Lunch Pickup |
5:30 am - 7:30 am
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Thursday
|
203 - Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding |
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Thursday
|
204 - 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours |
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Thursday
|
205 - Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip |
6:15 am - 11:00 am
|
MVCC- Parking Lot |
|
Thursday
|
206 - Birding the Border II |
6:30 am - 2:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Thursday
|
207 - North County Birding Hotspots |
6:30 am - 2:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Thursday
|
208 - 100 or More II |
6:30 am - 3:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Thursday
|
209 - Rocky Shores |
7:00 am - 11:00 am
|
"Stan's Bench" |
|
Thursday
|
210 - Cabrillo/Point Loma |
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
|
MVCC- Parking Lot |
|
Thursday
|
211 - Flock Printing: Bird-Inspired Block Printing Workshop |
8:00 am - 9:30 am
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Thursday
|
212 - Tecolote Canyon Walk |
8:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Tecolote Canyon Nature Center |
|
Thursday
|
213 - Birding for Beginners Day 1: What is a Bird and what makes You a Birder? |
8:30 am - 10:00 am
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Thursday
|
214 - Birding by Bike |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Thursday
|
215 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike) |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Thursday
|
216 - Short Walk at San Elijo Lagoon |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
San Elijo Nature Center |
|
Thursday
|
217 - Walk, Roll and Stroll: Accessible Birding Outing |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Santee Lakes |
|
Thursday
|
218 - Famosa Slough |
9:00 am - 11:30 am
|
Famosa Slough |
|
Thursday
|
219 - Kayak Trip Mission Bay |
9:00 am - 11:30 am
|
Action Water Sports Mission Bay |
|
Thursday
|
220 - Walk with Swarovski Optik |
10:00 am - 11:00 am
|
MVCC- Courtyard |
|
Thursday
|
221 - Birding Beyond Binoculars: A Nature Journaling Masterclass- Classroom component |
10:00 am - 11:30 am
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Thursday
|
222 - Tree Trek- Balboa Park |
10:00 am - 11:30 am
|
To Be Announced |
|
Thursday
|
224 - A Walk with the Raptors from Sky Falconry |
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
|
Sky Falconry |
|
Thursday
|
225 - Pelagic Birding: Know Before You Go |
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Thursday
|
226 - Photographing Birds in Flight |
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Thursday
|
227 - Birding Beyond Binoculars: A Nature Journaling Masterclass- Field trip component |
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
|
Santee Lakes |
|
Thursday
|
228 - Exhibit Hall Hours |
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Thursday
|
229 - Short Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik |
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Thursday
|
230 - Principles and Pifalls with Kenn Kaufman |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Thursday
|
231 - The Latest and Greatest Spotting Scopes with Swarovski Optik |
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Thursday
|
232 - Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex |
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Thursday
|
233 - Kimberly Kaufman program TBD |
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Thursday
|
234 - Low Tide Estuary Walk |
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Thursday
|
235 - The Amazing World of Shorebirds |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Thursday
|
236 - San Diego Bird Festival Thursday Keynote with Makeda Dread Cheatom |
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
|
To Be Announced |
|
Thursday
|
238 - El Monte Park |
8:00 am - 11:00 am
|
To Be Announced |
|
Friday
|
301 - Breakfast |
5:30 am - 7:30 am
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Friday
|
302 - Lunch Pickup |
5:30 am - 7:30 am
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Friday
|
303 - Sunrise Bird Photography at Santee Lakes with Alexander Eisengart |
6:00 am - 9:00 am
|
Santee Lakes |
|
Friday
|
304 - Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding |
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
305 - 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours |
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
306 - Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions |
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
307 - Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip |
6:15 am - 11:00 am
|
MVCC- Parking Lot |
|
Friday
|
308 - Birding the Border II Bilingual Version! |
6:30 am - 2:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
309 - North County Birding Hotspots |
6:30 am - 2:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
310 - 100 or More II |
6:30 am - 3:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
311 - Rocky Shores |
7:00 am - 11:00 am
|
"Stan's Bench" |
|
Friday
|
312 - Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik |
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Friday
|
313 - Photo Stroll at La Jolla Cove with the SDBA Photo Club |
8:00 am - 11:00 am
|
"Stan's Bench" |
|
Friday
|
314 - Tecolote Canyon Walk |
8:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Tecolote Canyon Nature Center |
|
Friday
|
315 - Drawing Birds as Living Animals with David Stump- a two part workshop- part 1 |
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Friday
|
316 - Birding for Beginners Day 2: How Birds Vary |
8:30 am - 10:00 am
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Friday
|
317 - Kayak Trip South Bay |
8:30 am - 11:00 am
|
Bayside Park |
|
Friday
|
318 - Birding by Bike |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
319 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike) |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
320 - Short Walk at San Elijo Lagoon |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
San Elijo Nature Center |
|
Friday
|
321 - Famosa Slough |
9:00 am - 11:30 am
|
Famosa Slough |
|
Friday
|
322 - Walk with Swarovski Optik |
10:00 am - 11:00 am
|
MVCC- Courtyard |
|
Friday
|
323 - The Art and Science of Bird Photography |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Friday
|
324 - A Walk with the Raptors from Sky Falconry |
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
|
Sky Falconry |
|
Friday
|
325 - Lightroom 101 |
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Friday
|
326 - Exhibit Hall Hours |
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Friday
|
327 - Wake Up and Smell the Conservation! |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Friday
|
328 - Movie screening: the Hawkwatch Documentary |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Friday
|
329 - Sunset Bird Photography at San Elijo with Alexander Eisengart |
2:45 pm - 6:00 pm
|
San Elijo Nature Center |
|
Friday
|
330 - Nature Sketching with Desiree Hanau |
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Friday
|
331 - Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex |
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Friday
|
332 - Low Tide Estuary Walk |
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Friday
|
333 - Birdsong to Brushstroke: Birding to Fuel Art & Creativity |
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Friday
|
336 - San Diego Bird Festival Friday Keynote |
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
|
To Be Announced |
|
Friday
|
337 - Birding with Dexter and Jason |
6:30 am - 3:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
401 - Breakfast |
5:30 am - 7:30 am
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Saturday
|
402 - Lunch Pickup |
5:30 am - 7:30 am
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Saturday
|
403 - Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding |
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
404 - Salton Sea Overnight Trip- Saturday-Sunday |
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
405 - Salton Sea Overnight Trip- Saturday-Sunday- Single Supplement |
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
406 - 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours |
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
407 - Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions |
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
408 - Sunrise Bird Photography at Mission Trails with Alexander Eisengart |
6:15 am - 9:30 am
|
Kumeyaay Lake Campground |
|
Saturday
|
409 - Dancing with Grebes Bus Trip |
6:15 am - 11:00 am
|
MVCC- Parking Lot |
|
Saturday
|
410 - Birding the Border with the Kaufmans |
6:30 am - 2:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
411 - 100 or More II |
6:30 am - 3:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
412 - Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik |
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
413 - Rancho Jamul |
7:30 am - 2:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
414 - Olivia Canyon |
8:00 am - 10:30 am
|
Olivia Canyon |
|
Saturday
|
415 - Tecolote Canyon Walk |
8:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Tecolote Canyon Nature Center |
|
Saturday
|
416 - Drawing Birds as Living Animals with David Stump- a two part workshop- part 2 |
8:00 am - 11:30 am
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Saturday
|
417 - The Big Sit |
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
|
San Diego River Mouth at Quivira Way |
|
Saturday
|
418 - Binoculars and Optics Show and Tell with Land, Sea and Sky |
8:30 am - 10:00 am
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
419 - Birding by Bike |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
420 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike) |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
421 - Birding with WorldBeat Center at Chollas Lake |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
To Be Announced |
|
Saturday
|
422 - Walk, Roll and Stroll: Accessible Birding Outing |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Santee Lakes |
|
Saturday
|
423 - Famosa Slough |
9:00 am - 11:30 am
|
Famosa Slough |
|
Saturday
|
424 - Kayak Trip in Mission Bay with Habitat Restoration on West Ski Island |
9:00 am - 11:30 am
|
Action Water Sports Mission Bay |
|
Saturday
|
425 - Walk with Swarovski Optik |
10:00 am - 11:00 am
|
MVCC- Courtyard |
|
Saturday
|
426 - Tree Trek- Kate Sessions Park |
10:00 am - 11:30 am
|
To Be Announced |
|
Saturday
|
427 - Live Painting Demo |
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
|
MVCC- Courtyard |
|
Saturday
|
428 - Painting miniatures with Off The Shelf Games |
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Saturday
|
429 - Wingspan Tournament |
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Saturday
|
430 - Exhibit Hall Hours |
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Saturday
|
431 - Light Pollution and its Harmful Impact on Birds |
10:30 am - 11:15 am
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
432 - Community Conservation and Ecotourism Initiatives in Uganda |
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
433 - The Wonders of Birding in Portugal & Spain |
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Saturday
|
434 - Birding for Beginners Day 3: Birds and Habitat |
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
435 - Argentina, 1000 Birds and More! |
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Saturday
|
436 - Birding in Thailand, Egypt and Sri Lanka |
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
437 - Birds, Butterflies and Biodiversity of Mexico |
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Saturday
|
438 - What's new at the ABA? |
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
439 - How Focal Length Affects Your Photography |
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Saturday
|
440 - Happy Hour at the Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex |
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Saturday
|
441 - Birds & More - Photo Journey through Scotland and Ireland |
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
442 - Low Tide Estuary Walk |
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Saturday
|
443 - Canopy Tower title tbd |
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Saturday
|
444 - Flocking Together--A Journey to Save Species and Spaces |
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Saturday
|
445 - Kite Optics title tbd |
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Saturday
|
446 - San Diego Bird Festival Saturday Keynote |
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
|
To Be Announced |
|
Sunday
|
501 - Breakfast |
5:30 am - 7:30 am
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Sunday
|
502 - Lunch Pickup |
5:30 am - 7:30 am
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Sunday
|
503 - The Art and Science of Bird Photography Field Session |
6:00 am - 9:00 am
|
Bayshore Bikeway |
|
Sunday
|
504 - Birding the Border I with Red Hill Birding |
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Sunday
|
505 - 100 or More I with Sabrewing Nature Tours |
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Sunday
|
506 - Hawk Alley with Rockjumper Worldwide Expeditions |
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Sunday
|
507 - Birding the Border II |
6:30 am - 2:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Sunday
|
508 - 100 or More II |
6:30 am - 3:30 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Sunday
|
509 - Dancing with Grebes-Meet You There version |
7:00 am - 10:15 am
|
To Be Announced |
|
Sunday
|
510 - Rocky Shores |
7:00 am - 11:00 am
|
"Stan's Bench" |
|
Sunday
|
511 - Pelagic Trip with Swarovski Optik |
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Sunday
|
512 - Tecolote Canyon Walk |
8:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Tecolote Canyon Nature Center |
|
Sunday
|
513 - Nature Journaling with Christina Baal or Drawing 10,000 Birds |
8:30 am - 10:00 am
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Sunday
|
514 - Kayak Trip South Bay |
8:30 am - 11:00 pm
|
Bayside Park |
|
Sunday
|
515 - Birding by Bike |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Sunday
|
516 - Birding by Bike (BYOBike) |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
|
Marina Village Conference Center |
|
Sunday
|
517 - Famosa Slough |
9:00 am - 11:30 am
|
Famosa Slough |
|
Sunday
|
519 - Walk with Swarovski Optik |
10:00 am - 11:00 am
|
MVCC- Courtyard |
|
Sunday
|
520 - Accessible Bird Outing at Ventura/Bonita Cove |
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
Ventura/Bonita Cove |
|
Sunday
|
521 - Exhibit Hall Hours |
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
|
MVCC-Bayview Room |
|
Sunday
|
524 - Stump the 2026 Festival Keynotes |
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Sunday
|
526 - Let's Talk Parrots! |
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Sunday
|
527 - Learn How to Draw a Bird |
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
|
MVCC- Terrace Room |
|
Sunday
|
528 - If You Love Birds, You've Got To Love Bugs! |
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Sunday
|
530 - Avian Aces with Avian Behavior Conservancy |
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Sunday
|
531 - Music TBD and Bird Day Cake in the Courtyard |
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
|
MVCC- Courtyard |
|
Sunday
|
532 - Target Trip Planning Discussion |
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
|
MVCC- Starboard Room |
|
Sunday
|
533 - Festival After Hours: Extremely Accurate Bird Songs with Tommy Siegel and Billy Libby |
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
|
MVCC- Marine Room |
|
Monday
|
801 - Target Trip |
6:00 am - 4:00 pm
|
Marina Village Conference Center |