Birding Travel
Just as birds travel through their range or migrate with the seasons, birders who travel can find more species and enjoy their hobby in any location. Here you will find details about the best travel spots for birds, including annual birding festivals, aviaries and where to find rare species and state birds to add to your life list.
What to Expect at Birding Festivals
If you've never attended a bird or birding festival and aren't sure what to expect, this overview can give you a heads up about what festivals typically offer.
Hummingbird Festivals
Learn about hummingbirds at these specialized hummingbird festivals, including hummingbird banding, adoptions, presentations and more. Directory includes dates, locations and additional information.
Birding Festivals in May
May is a hot month for migration, and this directory of birding festivals in May lists a wide range of events that celebrate migration with field trips, speakers, presentations and other activities. Includes updated dates for each festival.
Birding Festivals in June
Birding festivals in June take advantage of late migrants and amazing resident birds to offer bird walks, informational presentations, keynote speakers and more. This directory includes details, dates and more about a wide range of June bird festivals.
Types of Birding Tour Companies
Descriptions of different types of birding tour companies with multiple examples of current worldwide, regional and bird-specific companies.
Choose a Birding Tour
Tips for how to choose the best birding tour for your preferences, including how to determine your bird tour goals and what tours will fit.
How to Find Birds Far From Home
Tips for how to find good birding locations on vacation or otherwise while traveling. Includes online resources for researching birding travel.
Bird Watching on Vacation
Tips for finding new birds during a vacation, even if the travel isn't planned specifically for birding.
Making the Most of a Birding Trip
Any trip can become a birding trip if you know how to make the most of your travels, from finding local birding hotspots to learning local birds and packing for a bit of birding on the side, no matter what your getaway plans.
Why Travel for Birding?
Travel can be a hassle, but it's well worth it to birders for many reasons. Learn about the benefits of birding travel, including how it helps the birds you hope to see.
Where to See Flamingos
Though there are only a few species of flamingos in the world, see these wading birds can be seen on several continents. These tips offer the best viewing spots for wild flamingos and ideas for up close views of flamingos in captivity.
Where to See Penguins
Where in the world would you go to see wild penguins? These popular birds can be found on four continents and in many remote areas.
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Tips for birders visiting Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York.
Quinta Mazatlan
A popular urban birding hotspot in McAllen, Texas, Quinta Mazatlan can be the perfect orientation to south Texas birds as well as a great location to learn about local ecology, history and culture.