Birding Festivals of the Atlantic Flyway

Here we present a comprehensive list of birding festivals occurring in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Click on each festival's name 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 [MBCF], etc.)

 

Month
Festival
Decorations
City
State
January
North Shore Birding Festival
 
Lake Apotka
Florida
January
Space Coast Birding & Nature Festival
 
Titusville
Florida
January
Everglades Birding Festival
 
Davie
Florida
April
New River Birding & Nature Festival
 
Lansing
West Virginia
April
Viera Wetlands Nature Festival
 
Viera
Florida
April
Blue Wall Birding Festival
 
Table Rock State Park
South Carolina
April-May
Atlanta Bird Fest
 
Atlanta
Georgia
April-May
Little St. Simons Island Spring Birding Days
 
St. Simons Island
Georgia
April-May
Bird Festival of the Florida Keys
 
Homestead
Florida
May
Down East Spring Birding Festival
 
Lubec
Maine
May
Acadia Birding Festival
 
Mount Desert
Maine
May
Wings, Waves, and Woods
 
Deer Island
Maine
May
Taking Flight: Birding in the Catskills
 
Arkville
New York
May
Festival of the Birds at Presque Isle
 
Erie
Pennsylvania
June
Rangeley Birding Festival
 
Rangeley
Maine
October
Cape May Fall Festival
 
Cape May
New Jersey
October
Florida Birding & Nature Festival
 
 
Tampa
Florida
October
Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival
 
Monteo
North Carolina
November
Waterfowl Weekend at Chincoteaque National Wildlife Refuge
 
Chincoteaqua
Virginia
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