2011 Keynote Speaker--Peter Harrison

Widely considered the world's foremost authority on seabirds, Peter Harrison has written and illustrated over a dozen books, of which Seabirds: An Identification Guide, is considered the bible of seabird identification. Published over a quarter of a century ago, this seminal publication is still considered the standard of reference work on seabirds. Peter is only one of a handful of authors to both write and illustrate bird books. His latest project is a two-volume Handbook to the Seabirds of the World, to be published by Lynx Edicions of Barcelona in 2015. Peter has led scientific research expeditions throughout the world, from the Arctic to the Antarctic and across the islands of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

Latest News

We have completed our scheduling of events and the brochures are being producted. We expect to mail our brochure in early to mid September and will send to all who attended the Festival in 2009 or 2010. Drop us your name if you'd like one. This page will be updated at the time of the mailing. A registration form that can be downloaded will be posted along with full information about events and lodging.

2010 Events

To see the events we held in March 2010, click on the day or event number. Many of these events will be held again in 2011 with the addition of a few more trips and workshops.

Thursday March 4

T1: Birding 100 Trip #1
T2: Birding Along the Border Trip #1 with Guy McCaskie
T3: Baja California Trip #1
T4: Lake Hodges and Kit Carson Park Trip
T5: Whales, Dolphins, and Birds Trip
T6: Coastal National Wildlife Refuges Trip #1
T7: Gulls and Coastal Waterbirds Trip
T8: Birding By Bike Trip
T9: Avian Collection at Natural History Museum Trip
T10: Spring Wildflowers Workshop
T11: Pelagic Birding Workshop
T12: Beginning Digiscoping Workshop #1
T13: Birding by Sound Workshop
T14: Beer, Pizza, and Birds Mixer

Friday March 5

F1: Birds of the Anza-Borrego Desert Trip #1
F2: Palomar Mountain and Lake Henshaw Trip
F3: Birding Along the Border Trip #2 with Bill Thompson
F4: Baja California Trip #2
F5: Wild Animal Park Trip
F6: North County Lagoons Trip
F7: San Diego's Pacific Rocky Shores Trip
F8: Local Favorites Trip
F9: Digiscoping in Depth Workshop and Trip
F10: Better Birding Workshop
F11: Intro to Birding Oprtics Workshop
F12: Winter Shorebird ID Workshop
F13: Backyard Habitats Workshop
F14: eBird: Birding Records Online Workshop
F15: Raptor ID Workshop
F16: birdJam Workshop
F17: Basic Bird ID Workshop
F18: San Diego River Estuary Walk
F19: Mixer and Optics Mixer, Optics Fair and Mini Film Festival

Saturday March 6

Sa1: Birds of the Anza-Borrego Desert Trip #2
Sa2: Hawk Alley: Dos Picos Park and Santa Maria Valley Trip
Sa3: Birding at Camp Pendleton Trip
Sa4: Islas Coronados Pelagic Trip #1
Sa5: Birding at Rancho La Puerta Trip
Sa6: Coastal National Wildlife Refuges Trip #2
Sa7: Birding by Kayak on South San Diego Bay #1
Sa8: Birding by Camera Workshop
Sa9: Japanese Brush Painting Workshop
Sa10: Drawing Birds Workshop
Sa11: Raptor Rap Workshop
Sa12: Owl Pellet Dissection Workshop
Sa13: Beginning Digiscoping Workshop #2
Sa14: Bird Calling Workshop
Sa15: Perils and Pitfalls Workshop with Bill Thompson
Sa16: San Diego River Estuary Walk
Sa17: Banquet and Keynote Speaker with Bill Thompson

Sunday March 7

Su1: Birding 100 Trip #2
Su2: Torrey Pines Trip
Su3: Islas Coronados Pelagic Trip #2
Su4: Coastal National Wildlife Refuges Trip #3
Su5: Native Habitats Trip
Su6: Birding by Kayak on South San Diego Bay #2

Birding & Optics Expo--Thursday throught Saturday

Optics representatives included:
Kowa Optimed, Inc.
Eagle Optics
Nikon Sports Optics
Scope City
Swarovski Optik N.A.
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics
in addition to art exhibitors and non-profit groups