Birding Info & Events
Other Regional Birding Events
Information on birding events associated with Ohlone Audubon Society and resources for birding around the Bay Area.
- Golden Gate Bird Alliance (formerly AudubonSociety) Birding Trips
- Christmas Bird Count
- Accessible Birding
- Birding Resources
California Bird Festivals
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, www.morrobaybirdfestival.org
Snow Goose Festival, https://www.snowgoosefestival.org/
California Duck Days, Davis, CA, Yolo County,
San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, Vallejo
Heron Days, Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, Lower Lake, www.heronfestival.org
Godwit Days, Arcata, Humboldt County, www.godwitdays.com
Aleutian Goose Festival: A Celebration of Wildness, Crescent City, www.aleutiangoosefestival.org
International Migratory Bird Day www.birdday.org
Kern River Valley Nature Festivals, http://kern.audubon.org/KRVSNF.htm
Kern River Valley Hummingbird Celebration http://kern.audubon.org/hummer_fest.htm
Central Valley Birding Symposium, www.cvbs.org
Sandhill Crane Festival, Lodi, www.cranefestival.com
Western Field Ornithologists
Each year WFO holds a multi-day conference with field trips, scientific papers,workshops and keynote addresses, as well as the annual membership meeting. www.westernfieldornithologists.org
Reporting Banded Birds
If you have found or harvested a banded bird, please report it at www.reportband.gov. You’ll need the band number, or numbers, if the bird has more than one band. See link below for more information on reward bands. You’ll also need to know where, when and how you recovered the bird. Your contact information will be requested in case there are any questions. The U.S. Geological Survey Bird Banding Lab (BBL) will send you a certificate of appreciation that includes information about the sex, age and species of the bird, and where and when it was banded. You can keep the band. Please note: Even if the band you recover is inscribed with a 1-800 telephone number, as of July 2, 2017, you can only report it at
Finding and seeing some birds is reserved for the vigorous and fit.
The rest of us can enjoy bird watching in easier circumstances.
The rich variety of accessible trails around the San Francisco Bay and nearby coast are listed and described in the publication A Wheelchair Rider’s Guide San Francisco Bay and the Nearby Coast, published by The Coastal Conservancy in 2006, is available for free download at http://www.coastalconservancy.ca.gov/Publications/wheel.htm
