Birding Festivals of the Mississippi Flyway
Here we present a comprehensive list of birding festivals occurring in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Click on each festival's name below to visit their webpage.
Festivals that have won the Mindful Birding Award for Adopting Ethical Birding Guidelines
Festivals that share their ethical guidelines online
Festivals that achieve Prioritized Conservation Actions (donations to Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, etc.)
Month |
Festival |
Decorations
|
City |
State |
January |
Wings of Winter Birding Festival |
Springville |
Tennessee |
|
January |
Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival |
|
Birchwood |
Tennessee |
January |
Festival of the Cranes |
|
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge |
Alabama |
February |
Sax-Zim Bog Winter Birding Festival |
|
Meadowlands |
Minnesota |
February |
Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane and Migratory Bird Festival |
|
Linton |
Indiana |
February |
Eagle Expo |
|
Morgan City |
Louisiana |
March |
International Festival of Owls |
|
Houston |
Minnesota |
March |
SOAR with the Eagles |
Wabasha |
Minnesota |
|
April |
Wisconsin Prairie Chicken Festival |
Stevens Point |
Wisconsin |
|
April |
Mackinaw Raptor Fest |
|
Mackinaw City |
Michigan |
April |
Thornapple Woodpecker Festival |
Middleville |
Michigan |
|
April |
Hatchie Birdfest |
|
Brownsville |
Tennessee |
April |
Great Louisiana Birdfest |
|
Mandeville |
Louisiana |
April |
Grand Isle Migratory Bird Festival |
Grand Isle |
Louisiana |
|
April |
Spring Fling |
|
Paradise |
Michigan |
April |
Ohio Valley Birding Festival |
|
Henderson |
Kentucky |
May |
Wings Over Weston |
Weston |
Missouri |
|
May |
Northern Landscapes Festival |
|
Grand Marais |
Minnesota |
May |
Detroit Lakes Festival of the Birds |
Detroit Lakes |
Minnesota |
|
May |
Chequamegon Bay Nature and Birding Festival |
|
Ashland |
Wisconsin |
May |
The Biggest Week in American Birding |
|
Oregon (the town, not state) |
Ohio |
May |
Birds in the Hills Festival |
|
The Plains |
Ohio |
May |
Indiana Dunes Birding Festival |
|
Chesterton |
Indiana |
May |
Urban Bird Festival of the Twin Cities |
Minneapolis / St. Paul |
Minnesota |
|
May |
Horicon Marsh Bird Festival |
Horicon Marsh |
Wisconsin |
|
May |
Tawas Point Birding Festival |
|
Tawas and Iosco Counties |
Michigan |
May |
Cerulean Warbler Weekend |
|
Hastings |
Michigan |
May |
Wings Over Muscatatuck Migratory Bird Festival |
|
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge |
Indiana |
May |
Tara Wildlife's Spring Outdoor and Birding Weekend |
|
Vicksburg |
Mississippi |
June |
Northwoods Birding Festival |
Manitowish Waters |
Wisconsin |
|
June |
Aldo Leopold Festival |
|
Les Cheneaux Islands |
Michigan |
November |
Fall Migration Celebration |
Augusta |
Michigan |
|
November |
Yellow Rails and Rice Festival |
Jennings |
Louisiana |
|
November |
Lake Erie Wing Watch |
|
Sandusky |
Ohio |
