The Laredo Birding Festival provides a chance to see many south Texas birds, including the potential of a Vermillion Flycatcher (photo by Carlos Escamilla). Burrowing Owls are the focus of one Florida festival, and they can be seen at a number of other festival locations during February (photo by Paul Konrad).

By February birding festivals are going strong, and there are a variety of exciting festival locations to consider – 16 total – each featuring a variety of birding activities emphasizing a mix of wintering birds and resident species. Some birding festivals are day-long events, some offer a weekend of activities, and some even continue over 2 weekends and the weekdays between. You can join the fun of guided field trips, programs, workshops, speakers, product expos, social opportunities, children’s activities, food vendors, banquets, and more as part of the activities planned.

You will want to check individual birding festival links to learn more about each exciting event listed below:

February 1 and 2 – California – Winged Migration Expo, Mare Island, Vallejo, California; see Winged Migration Expo / Feb 1 & 2 / Mare Island, Vallejo

February 1 to 8 – Ohio – Fernald Preserve Winter Bird Fest, Fernald Preserve, Hamilton, Ohio (near Cincinnati); see Fernald Winter Bird Fest 2025 | Department of Energy

February 1 – New Jersey – Winter Eagle Festival, Cumberland County, Mauricetown, New Jersey; see Home - Explore Cumberland County (explorecumberlandnj.com)

February 1 – California – Galt Winter Bird Festival, Galt, California; see 18TH ANNUAL WINTER BIRD FESTIVAL | Galt, CA (cityofgalt.org)

February 1 to 2 – New York – Teatown Hudson River Eagle Fest, Croton Point Park, Croton on the Hudson, New York; see Teatown Hudson River EagleFest

February 5 to 8 – Texas – Laredo Birding Festival, Laredo, Texas; see Home - Laredo Birding Festival

February 6 to 9 – Colorado – High Plains Snow Goose Festival, Lamar, Colorado; see High Plains Snow Goose Festival

February 6 to 9 – South Carolina – Hammock Coast Birding Festival, Pawleys Island, South Carolina; see Hammock Coast Birding Festival: Events, Places To Stay (hammockcoastsc.com)

February 14 to 17 – New York – Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival, Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls, New York; see 2025 Birds on the Niagara Binational Birding Festival – Birds on the Niagara (bird-niagara.org)

February 14 to 15 – Indiana – Marsh Madness, Goose Pond Wildlife Area, Linton, Indiana; see Friends of Goose Pond | Marsh Madness

February 15 – California – For the Birds Event, The Wildlands Conservancy, Wind Wolves Preserve, near Bakersfield, California; see For the Birds! Family Event - Wind Wolves Preserve Registration, Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

February 20 to 23 – Texas – Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival, Port Aransas, Texas; see Whooping Crane Festival | Port Aransas

February 20 to 22 – Louisiana – Eagle Expo, the Cajun Coast, Patterson and Morgan City, Louisiana; see BonTempsTix | 20th Annual Eagle Expo and More

February 22 – Florida – Burrowing Owl Festival, Cape Coral, Florida; see 23rd Annual Burrowing Owl Festival | Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (ccfriendsofwildlife.org)

February 22 – Washington – Snow Goose & Birding Festival, Camano Island, Stanwood, Washington; see Stanwood Camano Snow Goose & Birding Festival | Stanwood WA | Facebook

February 26 to March 2 – California – San Diego Bird Festival, San Diego, California; see San Diego Bird Festival 2025 | A 5-Day Bird-Friendly Celebration