OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, January 13 5:00-6:30 p.m. Community Center
 Enjoy wine and cheese and meet fellow birders in the Bird Festival Bazaar area. Browse through the vendor booths featuring binoculars and scopes, books and CDs, garden art, watercolors and nature photography, wood carvings, jewelry, clothing and more! Keynote speaker Jon Dunn will be on hand to sign his books.
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EVENING PROGRAM
Saturday, January 14 7:00-8:30 P.M. Morro Bay High School
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jon Dunn "Wood Warblers of North America"
Jon will be speaking at the Saturday evening program about the diversity of the beautiful Wood Warblers of North America. He will help us understand their interesting migration routes and will also share with us some identifying and behavioral tips while looking at some of his beautiful photographs of the species.
Jon has been a full time birder since age 10 and is considered one of the primary experts on field identification in North America. He has co-authored many books that have since become benchmarks for field identification. His Field Guide to Warblers of North America, co-authored with Kimball Garrett and published in the Peterson series in 1997, is considered the definitive work on that identification topic.
EVENING PROGRAM: Stump the Experts
Sunday, January 15 7:00-8:30 P.M. Morro Bay High School
What better way to learn about the finer points of bird identification than by listening to the experts go through the process? Our illustrious panel will include Jon Dunn and local experts and will be moderated by Ed Harper. The panel will be presented with slides of difficult-to-identify bird groups such as golden plover, winter plumage loons, female goldeneye, and then each panel member will talk about what features they use to aid in clinching an identification.
"FUN FOR THE FAMILY" DAY: Birding and More
Saturday, January 14 9:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M. Various Locations
Bring the kids along and introduce them to the joy of birding. We'll have other critters on hand as well. To celebrate our 16th year we've planned a day full of field trips and hands-on activities that the whole family can enjoy ... a beginning birding field trip, kayaking, learning about birds, hands-on experience with snakes and other reptiles, a puppet show and more. Check out the family day events. There is no registration fee for Family Day this year, although some activities have small costs.
