Birding Festivals

2005
Southwest Wings Birding Festival
www.swwings.org
Dates: August 9-14, 2005
Location: Bisbee, Arizona
Description: Southwest Wings is a non-profit educational organization. The Festival is the major event put on by the group. The organization's purpose is to promote nature-based tourism and environmental awareness in southeastern Arizona.

2006
Wings Over Willcox
www.wingsoverwillcox.com
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Dates: January 12-15, 2006
Location: Willcox, Arizona
Description: Mark your calendars now and join us for our 13th Annual Wings Over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival, an exciting weekend of birding and natural history tours and seminars for the whole family. Wildlife Biologist Roderick C. Drewien will be our Keynote Speaker for the Saturday night banquet.

San Diego Bird Festival
www.sandiegonaturefestivals.org/birdfest/index.htm
Dates: TBA (last year: February 9-13, 2005)
Location: San Diego, California
Description: The San Diego Bird Festival provides educational and recreational activities focusing on birds, wildlife, and their environments. The purpose of the Festival is to introduce local residents, school students, and visitors to the opportunities to restore, conserve, and protect the many natural ecosystems within the region. San Diego is an area with a broad diversity of plant and animal life. We strive to motivate others to value and protect these natural resources.

Salton Sea International Birding Festival
http://www.newriverwetlands.com/
Dates: TBA (last year: February 18-21, 2005)
Location: Imperial, California
Description: With over 400 recorded species in the area, you can see up to 100 species per day. The Salton Sea International Birding Festival features desert, wetlands, agriculture and great birding on the Pacific Flyway as well as great food and fun.

Yuma Birding and Nature Festival
www.yumabirding.org
Dates: Check website (last year: April 14-16, 2005)
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Description: From the Algodones Dunes to Quigley Ponds, the ecosystems around Yuma offer the nature lover a multitude of species to observe.  We have sand dunes, riparian corridors, desert mountains, marshes, and lakes. Join us on one of our field trips for a chance to  view birds, scorpions, snakes, butterflies, and bats.