There are few birds that capture our attention more than hawks and owls. Come see a variety of raptors found here in Southeast Arizona at the festival’s Nature Expo thanks to our friends, Arizona Game & Fish.
Our favorite zoo will be in the Nature Expo area with live animals! Bring the family by to check out a mix of wildlife up close thanks to the Reid Park Zoo.
Explore the festival’s Nature Expo after a morning (or day!) of birding. Check the “Big Boards” (birds and wildlife checklists) to see if you can mark off any new birds, snakes, or butterflies seen that day on your field trip and engage with our exhibitors and volunteers who are happy to share their expertise and hospitality with you.
Drop by the Nature Expo for a chance to win some special door prizes and get an update on festival bird sightings. A cash bar will be on-site along with free appetizers.
Meet Kenn and have your copy of Kingbird Highway, or one of Kenn’s other great titles, personally signed!
Walk through the back of the Nature Expo and enjoy the local artwork from the Sonoran Plein Air Painters. You’ll recognize many of the landscapes as our favorite birding hotspots and some of the art will be for sale.
Explore the festival’s Nature Expo after a morning (or day!) of birding. Check the “Big Boards” (birds and wildlife checklists) to see if you can mark off any new birds, snakes, or butterflies seen that day on your field trip and engage with our exhibitors and volunteers who are happy to share their expertise and hospitality with you.
Spend an evening at Brother Johns Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ and enjoy some food and drink with your birding friends. Share your stories from recent bird trips and learn about new places to explore while drinking and eating–what could be better? Sponsored by Beaumont & Port Arthur CVB. Information on location to be given closer to event. Limited to 75 participants.
The “happy hour” of the festival is something you don’t want to miss. We’ll have special opportunities for you to win some awesome door prizes, and stop by the “Big Board” to see where we are at with festival bird sightings. This evening BWD will be on hand with copies of their newest magazine! A cash bar will be on-site along with free appetizers.
Explore the festival’s Nature Expo after a morning (or day!) of birding. Check the “Big Boards” (birds and wildlife checklists) to see if you can mark off any new birds, snakes, or butterflies seen that day on your field trip and engage with our exhibitors and volunteers who are happy to share their expertise and hospitality with you.