Morro Bay Bird Festival

2026 Morro Bay Bird Festival Trips

*Subject to change*

Full listing of the Morro Bay Bird Festival trips for 2026 listed by day. Hover over a title to reveal basic trip details. Click through to view full details.

Thursday (45)

Friday (62)

Saturday (64)

Sunday (62)

Monday (17)

101 Careful Observation in the Field

102 Big Day

103 Birding with a Camera

104 Birding Estero Bluffs

105 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

106 Master Class - Introduction to Bird Photography - Parts 1 & 2

107 Birding by Kayak

108 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

109 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

110 Hummingbirds and Friends

111 Los Osos Big Day

112 Pecho WIllows & Cuesta Inlet

113 Master Class - The Magic of Bird Sounds - Part 1 of 2

114 Birding for Beginners Workshop

115 Birding Laguna Lake with Greg Miller

116 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

117 Birds of San Simeon with Jon Dunn

118 Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

119 Bay Birding Cruise

120 Songbirds in the Pines

121 Birding by Kayak

122 Kern National Wildlife Refuge

123 Morro Strand Shorebirds with Scott Weidensaul

124 New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

125 San Simeon Point Birding

126 Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

127 Villa Creek Birding

128 Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope

129 Jim May Park Birding

130 The Western Snowy Plover

131 Easy Birding

132 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

133 Visit the Atascadero Beavers with SLO Beaver Brigade

134 Los Osos Oaks Reserve Habitat Walk

135 How To Help The Birds Workshop

136 Exploring Otter Space

137 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

138 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

139 Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 1

140 Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

141 A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy

142 Shark Inlet Birding

143 Bay Birding Cruise with Scott Weidensaul

144 Marina Board Walk with Greg Miller and Jon Dunn

145 Owling Field Trip

201 Birding the Carrizo Plain

202 Careful Observation in the Field

203 Half Day Pelagic Trip

204 Big Day

205 Birding with a Camera

206 Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

207 Birding Estero Bluffs

208 A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor

209 Photo Walk with Lazy Birders

210 Birding Cambria Pines

211 Birding by Kayak

212 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

213 Birding Along the Bay

214 Birds of the North Coast

215 Los Osos Hot Spots with Jon Dunn

216 Master Class - The Magic of Bird Sounds - Part 2A

217 Santa Margarita Lake Birding

218 Shark Inlet with Scott Widensaul

219 Birding Point Buchon

220 Bird & Bike the Bob Jones Trail

221 Master Class - Feathers in Focus: Ethical Bird Photography Master Class - Parts 1 & 2

222 Birding El Chorro Park with Greg Miller

223 Birding Oso Flaco Lake for Beginning Birders

224 Feathers-a wondrously complex and versatile structure - Part 1

225 Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats

226 Optics Demystified

227 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

228 Birds of Atascadero Lake

229 Prefumo Creek Adventure!

230 Sweet Springs Preserve

231 Big Sit in Elfin Forest

232 Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

233 Birding by Kayak

234 Nature Journaling at a Native Plant Nursery w/a Garden Designer

235 Pasolivo Ranch Birding and Olive Oil Tasting

236 Pecho WIllows & Cuesta Inlet

237 Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

238 Technology On The Trail

239 Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope

240 The Western Snowy Plover

241 Morro Bay Nature Cruise

242 Easy Birding

243 Visit the Atascadero Beavers with SLO Beaver Brigade

244 California Bird Atlas - xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

245 Exploring Otter Space

246 Bay Birding Cruise

247 An Identification Study of Birds of Prey

248 Basics of Bird ID in the Field

249 Gardening Like the Perfect Host

250 Better Birding with Nature Journaling

251 Feathers-a wondrously complex and versatile structure - Part 2

252 Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 2

253 Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

254 Birding Laguna Lake

255 Estero Bluffs State Park Habitat Walk

256 Sweet Springs Preserve

257 Bay Birding Cruise

258 Movie Night - The Big Year

259 Owling Field Trip

260 Friday Welcome Reception

261 The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne

262 Sweet Springs Preserve

301 Birding the Carrizo Plain

302 Careful Observation in the Field

303 Big Day in South County

304 Big Pelagic: Birds & Whales

305 Birding Estero Bluffs

306 Wildlife of Point Buchon

307 Master Class - Introduction to Bird Photography - Parts 1 & 2

308 A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor

309 Birding by Kayak

310 Peregrine Falcons of Morro Rock

311 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

312 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

313 Birds and Butterflies

314 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

315 Walking Birding Tour of Los Osos

316 Wintering Birds at Cal Poly Pier

317 Advanced Bird Photography

318 Songbirds in the Pines

319 Birding El Chorro Park

320 Birding Laguna Lake for Beginners

321 Shooting quality and engaging wildlife videos - Master Class Part 1

322 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

323 Santa Rita Ranch with Scott Weidensaul & Jon Dunn

324 Big Day at Santa Margarita Lake

325 Big Day - San Simeon Creek Road

326 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

327 White Point Fog Lichens

328 Birds of Atascadero Lake

329 Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

330 Birding by Kayak

331 Pasolivo Ranch Birding and Olive Oil Tasting

332 Pecho WIllows & Cuesta Inlet

333 San Simeon Point Birding

334 Shorebirds Made Easy

335 Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

336 Sweet Springs Preserve for Beginners

337 Villa Creek Birding

338 Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope

339 The Western Snowy Plover

340 A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy

341 Lazy Birding 101

342 Condor Recovery

343 Exploring Otter Space

344 Listening and Calling Birds as an Art

345 Bay Birding Cruise with Dorian Anderson

346 Marina Boardwalk & Trail Habitat Walk

347 Better Birding with Nature Journaling

348 Birding By Ear Workshop

349 Nature Journaling with the Monarch Butterflies

350 Montana de Oro Nature Walk

351 Master Class - Ducks & Geese of the Morro Bay Region Part 1

352 Shorebird Carving Class

353 Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care

354 Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

355 Birding Laguna Lake

356 Shooting quality and engaging wildlife videos - Master Class Part 2

357 A Photographic Journey around Costa Rica, a birder's paradise

358 The Elfin Forest Wonderland

359 Critter Cams for Monitoring Wildlife

360 Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care

361 Bay Birding Cruise

362 Owling Field Trip

363 Saturday Welcome Reception

364 Keynote Address with Dorian Anderson - xxxxxxx

401 Birding the Carrizo Plain

402 Careful Observation in the Field

403 Master Class - The Magic of Bird Sounds - Part 2B

404 Half Day Pelagic Trip

405 Piedras Blanca Light Station - Pelagic Birding for Landlubbers

406 Big Day

407 Birding Estero Bluffs

408 Oak Woodland and Wetland Birds

409 Wildlife of Point Buchon

410 Birding Laguna Lake

411 Birding by Kayak

412 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

413 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

414 Explore the Mushroom World

415 Harmony Headlands

416 Hummingbirds and Friends

417 Point Sierra Nevada Beach birding

418 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

419 Wings Over Wine

420 Big Day Birding by Bicycle with Dorian Anderson

421 Master Class: Soar to a new level: Wildlife Photography tips and tricks Master Class

422 Searching for Raptors on the Central Coast

423 Birding for Beginners at El Chorro Park

424 Montana de Oro Habitat Walk

425 Birding By Ear Field Trip

426 Back Bay Birding

427 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

428 Birds of San Simeon

429 Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats

430 Birding & Bay Cruising with with Scott Weidensaul

431 Casual Little Big Day with Jon Dunn

432 Birding Hot Spots for Beginners

433 Bay Birding Cruise

434 Birds of Atascadero Lake

435 Prefumo Creek Adventure!

436 Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

437 Birding by Kayak

438 Nature Journaling with the Monarch Butterflies

439 New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

440 Pecho WIllows & Cuesta Inlet

441 San Simeon Point Birding

442 Santa Margarita Trail Stroll

443 Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

444 Sweet Springs Preserve

445 Shorebird Carving Class

446 Villa Creek Birding with Greg Miller

447 Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope

448 Easy Birding

449 Exploring Otter Space

450 From Anatomy to Function/Flight

451 Bay Birding Cruise

452 Technology On The Trail

453 Drawn into Bird Song

454 Master Class - Ducks & Geese of the Morro Bay Region Part 2

455 Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

456 Grebes walk on Water to find a Mate

457 An Identification Study of Birds of Prey

458 Gulls of SLO Identified

459 The Elfin Forest Wonderland

460 Bay Birding Cruise

461 Owling Field Trip

462 Keynote Address with Scott Weidensaul - A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

501 Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

502 Half Day Big Day on Final Day

503 Birding by Kayak

504 El Chorro Birding

505 Harmony Headlands

506 Los Osos Hot Spots

507 Birds and Plants at Coon Creek

508 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

509 Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road

510 Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

511 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

512 Birds of Atascadero Lake

513 Sweet Springs Preserve

514 Birding by Kayak

515 Kern National Wildlife Refuge

516 New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

517 Jim May Park Birding