MAY 2022 Birding Events
Find a bird watching festival in May near you

May is the busiest month of the year when birding groups hold their annual migration celebrations. Use this list of birding organizations to find a bird watching events in May, 2022 in the U.S.
May 2-7 New River Birding and Nature Festival
Opossum Creek Retreat WV https://birding-wv.com
May 4-7 Southwest Wings Spring Fling
Chochise College, Sierra Vista AZ https://swwings.org
May 4-8 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, Homer AK https://kachemakshorebird.org
May 5-8 Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival
Cordova AK http://coppershorebird.com
May 6-8 Birds in the Hills Festival
Camp Oty’Okwa, South Bloomingville OH https://ruralaction.org/birds
May 7 Arrow River Birds & Bees
Missouri River Bird Observatory, Arrow Rock MO https://mrbo.org/festival
May 11-15 Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival
Cortez Cultural Center, Cortez CO http://cortezculturalcenter.org/birding-festival/
May 12-15 Indiana Dunes Birding Festival
Indiana Dunes National Park Chesterton IN www.indunesbirdingfestival.com
May 12-15 Great Salt Lake Bird Festival
Eccles Education Center, Farmington UT http://www.greatsaltlakebirdfest.com
May 13-15 Festival of the Birds at Presque Isle
Presque Isle State Park, Erie PA http://www.presqueisleaudubon.org/festival.html
May 13-15 Tawas Point Migration
Tawas Point State Park MI, www.AuSableValleyAudubon.org
May 13-15 Taking Flight: Birding in the Catskills
Winter Cove Inn, Round Top NY http://catskillcenter.org/takingflight
May 13-15 Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Festival
Fountain Creek Nature Center, Fountain CO https://pikespeakbirdingandnaturefestival.org
May 14 Annual Ladd Marsh Bird Festival
Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, LaGrange OR http://friendsofladdmarsh.org/bird-festival-2
May 19-21 Annual Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds
Detroit Lakes MN https://visitdetroitlakes.com
May 19-22 Leavenworth Spring BirdFest
Wenatchee River Institute, Leavenworth WA https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
May 19-22 Cape May Spring Festival
Cape May Convention Hall, Cape May NJ www.NJAudubon.org
May 20-22 Virtual MD Ornithological Society Convention
Solomons MD www.mosconvention.org
May 20-22 Wings, Waves & Woods
Island Heritage Trust, Deer Isle ME https://www.islandheritagetrust.org/wings-waves-woods
May 27-May 30 Down East Spring Birding Festival
Trescott ME Cobscook Community Learning Center https://cobscookinstitute.org/birdfest
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