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Festival Highlights:

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San Diego Bird Festival
4891 Pacific Highway #112
San Diego, CA 92110

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2010 San Diego Bird Festival

March 4 through 7, 2010
Marina Village Conference Center in Mission Bay

Next year's Festival is currently being planned. To see a list of the 250 observed bird species at the 2009 Festival click here.

Marina Village Conference Center

Banquet Speaker -- Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson, III is the editor of Bird Watcher's Digest, the magazine founded by his parents 30 years ago, in 1978. He is the author of many books about birds and nature, including, most recently The Young Birder's Guide to Birds of Eastern North America , part of the Peterson Field Guide Series from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing. Bill has lead birding trips all across North America and has spoken or performed at more than 100 birding and nature festivals. Bill has watched birds in more than 25 countries and on five continents.

In 2008 Bill was awarded a Service Citizen Award from the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service for his contributions in making the National Wildlife Refuge system more bird and birder-friendly. He was also awarded the Robert Ridgley Award for Excellence in Ornithological Publications from the American Birding Association.

In 2009 he was nominated for a "Heart of Green" award by thedailygreen.com for his work in fighting Nature Deficit Disorder by helping introduce kids to bird watching.

Born in Pella, Iowa, Bill encountered his spark bird there at the age of 8, when a snowy owl flew into the Thompson family's front yard. His favorite bird is the red-headed woodpecker.

In addition to making the keynote address at the Saturday night banquet, Bill will lead a trip and conduct a workshop.