Morro Bay Bird Festival

2025 Morro Bay Bird Festival Trips

*Subject to change*

Full listing of the Morro Bay Bird Festival trips for 2025 listed by day. Hover over a title to reveal basic trip details. Click through to view full details.

Thursday (58)

Friday (122)

Saturday (120)

Sunday (114)

Monday (39)

101 Birding by Kayak

101 Birding with a Camera

102 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

102 Big Day

103 Birding Montana de Oro

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

104 Master Class - Plugging into Bird Song Magic - Part 1 of 2

104 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

105 Birding by Kayak

105 Shark Inlet

106 Meander Morro Bay Marina with Jon Dunn

106 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

107 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

108 Cayucos Abalone Farm Field Trip

108 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

109 Harmony Headlands

109 Kern National Wildlife Refuge

110 Hummingbirds and Friends

110 Bay Birding Cruise

111 Los Osos Hot Spots

111 Easy Birding

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

112 Bay Birding Cruise

113 Owl Box Building & Wine Tasting at Wolff Winery

113 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve - Tipton Street

114 Smart Phone Bird Recording

114 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

115 Shark Inlet with Kenn Kaufman

115 Every Small Wonder: How to Capture Your Moments and Memories on Paper

116 Birding San Simeon Creek

116 Birding Laguna Lake with David Lindo

117 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

117 Bay Birding Cruise with Jon Dunn

118 Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

119 Bay Birding Cruise

120 Birding by Kayak

121 Kern National Wildlife Refuge

122 New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

123 Young Birders On Morro Strand

124 Villa Creek Birding

125 Morro Rock Owls & Falcons - Stop & Scope

126 The Western Snowy Plover

127 Easy Birding

128 Visit the Atascadero Beavers with SLO Beaver Brigade

129 Los Osos Oaks Reserve Habitat Walk

130 How To Help The Birds Workshop

131 Exploring Otter Space

132 Bay Birding Cruise

133 Colombia: South America's Birding Mecca

134 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

135 Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

136 Songbirds in the Pines for Young Birders

137 A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy

138 Bird Banding: Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship

139 Birds of the Elfin Forest

140 Birding San Simeon Creek

141 Bay Birding Cruise with Jon Dunn & David Lindo

142 Owling Field Trip

201 Birding the Carrizo Plain

202 Careful Observation in the Field

202 Birding with a Camera

203 Master Class Field Study - Bird Song Magic in the Field - Part 2A

203 Big Day

204 Big Pelagic: Birds & Whales

204 Half Day Pelagic Trip

205 Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

205 Big Day Birding

206 A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor

206 Early Morning Marina Boardwalk Birding & Photo Stroll

207 Birding by Kayak

207 Women's Morro Bay Marina Excursion

208 Birding by Kayak

208 Birding Along the Bay

209 Shark Inlet

209 Birding by Careful Observation

210 Birding San Simeon Creek

210 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

211 Los Osos Hot Spots with Jon Dunn

211 Birding Along the Bay

212 Birding by Careful Observation

212 Villa Creek Birding

213 Birds of the North Coast

213 Birding Laguna Lake with Kenn Kaufman

214 Big Day

214 Birds of the North Coast

215 Los Osos Hot Spots with Jon Dunn & David Lindo

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

216 Condor Recovery

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

217 Meander Morro Bay Marina

217 Oceano Lagoon Bird Walk

218 Santa Margarita Lake Birding

218 Birding for Beginners Workshop

219 Back Bay Birding

219 Bird & Bike the Bob Jones Trail

220 Birding Estero Bluffs

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

221 Casual Little Big Day

221 Condor Recovery

222 Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

222 Birding for Beginners Workshop

223 Big Day at Santa Margarita Lake

223 Back Bay Birding

224 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

224 Birding Estero Bluffs

225 Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road

226 Birding by Kayak

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

227 Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats

227 Intro to Nature Journaling for Birders

228 The Diverse Birds of Morro Bay

228 Casual Little Big Day

229 Optics Demystified

229 Cachuma Lake Pontoon Boat Cruise

230 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

230 Morro Bay Nature Cruise

231 Heron Rookery and Windy Cove

231 Bats - California's amazing flying mammals

232 Shoreline Birding for Beginners

232 Lazy Birding 101

233 Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

233 Marina Boardwalk Birding Stroll

234 Birding by Kayak

234 The Bird Way with Jennifer Ackerman

235 Snowy Plovers in the Field

235 Birds of the Elfin Forest

236 Rookery Wonders in Windy Cove

236 Elfin Forest Explorations: Nature Journaling in Coastal Chaparral

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

237 A Birder's Brain on Paper: How keeping a nature journaling enriches our birding experiences

238 Basics of Bird ID in the Field

238 Sweet Springs Preserve

239 Technology On The Trail

240 Gardening to Attract Birds

240 Morro Rock Owls & Falcons - Stop & Scope

241 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

241 Birding Laguna Lake

242 The Western Snowy Plover

242 Morro Bay Marina with Jennifer Ackerman

243 Morro Bay Nature Cruise

243 Shoreline Birding for Beginners

244 Easy Birding

244 Morro Bay Hot Spots with Jon Dunn

245 Finding those Elusive Owls

245 Lazy Birding 101

246 Bay Birding Cruise

246 Critter Cams for Monitoring Wildlife

247 Birding Morro Rock

247 Digiscoping with a Smartphone

248 Exploring Otter Space

248 Birds, Bats, and Beyond: Motus Wildlife Tracking in Coastal California

249 Bay Birding Cruise

249 From Sea to Summit: The Marvelous Hummingbird

250 Basics of Bird ID in the Field

250 An Identification Study of Birds of Prey

251 Bay Birding Cruise

251 Bats - California's amazing flying mammals

252 Owling Field Trip

252 The Long-billed Curlew: Tracking a Species of Conservation Need

253 Friday Opening Reception

253 Better Birding with Nature Journaling

254 Nature Journaling for Newbies: Intro to Nature Journaling

254 Bats - A field study of California's amazing flying mammals

255 Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

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

256 Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

257 Shoreline Birding for Beginners

258 Morro Bay Hot Spots with Jon Dunn

259 Bay Birding Cruise

260 An Identification Study of Birds of Prey

261 Birding Morro Rock

262 Estero Bluffs State Park Habitat Walk

263 Rookery Wonders in Windy Cove

264 Bay Birding Cruise

265 Ducks & Geese of the Morro Bay Region

266 Owling Field Trip

267 Friday Welcome Reception

268 Bats - A field study of California's amazing flying mammals

269 Movie Night - Condor Canyon

301 Photo Walk with Lazy Birders

302 Half Day Pelagic Trip

302 Careful Observation in the Field

303 Wildlife of Point Buchon

304 Big Pelagic: Birds & Whales

304 Big Day in South County

305 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

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

306 Birding Estero Bluffs with Jon Dunn

306 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

307 Birding Estero Bluffs with Jon Dunn

307 Birding by Kayak

308 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

308 Ranchland Birding

309 Birding by Careful Observation

309 Big Day Birding by Bicycle

310 Birding Morro Strand

310 A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor

311 Birding by Kayak

311 Birds and Butterflies

312 Wintering Birds at Cal Poly Pier

312 Birding Morro Strand with David Lindo

313 Birds of the North Coast

313 Peregrine Falcons of Morro Rock

314 Birds of Atascadero Lake

314 Big Day

315 Birds and Butterflies

315 Master Class - Avian Biology for Bird Photographers Parts 1 & 2

316 Point Sierra Nevada Beach birding

316 Smart Phone Bird Recoding

317 Songbirds in the Pines

317 Wintering Birds at Cal Poly Pier

318 Advanced Bird Photography

318 Meander Morro Bay Marina

319 A Snipe Hunt For Rails?

319 Songbirds in the Pines

320 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

320 Meander Morro Bay Marina

321 Birding Elfin Forest & Sweet Springs

321 A Snipe Hunt For Rails?

322 Birding Laguna Lake for Beginners

322 Los Osos Hot Spots by Bike

323 Casual Little Big Day

323 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

324 Shark Inlet

324 Big Day at Santa Margarita Lake

325 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

325 Birding Elfin Forest & Sweet Springs

326 Young Birders & the Marina Boardwalk

326 Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road

327 Birding by Kayak

327 Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats

328 Los Osos Hot Spots by Bike

328 Gulls of SLO Identified

329 Big Day at Santa Margarita Lake

329 Nature Journaling-Creating Sacred Moments in Your Own Garden

330 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

330 Peregrine Falcons of Morro Rock

331 Master Class - Falconry Experience

332 Birding by Kayak

332 Master Class - Pro Gull ID

333 Pasolivo Ranch Birding and Olive Oil Tasting

333 Master Class - Nature Journaling

334 Riparian Rhythms: Streamside Nature Journaling Adventures

334 Lazy Birding 101

335 Listening and Calling Birds as an Art

335 Watercolor Windowscapes

336 Morro Rock Owls & Falcons - Stop & Scope

336 Bay Birding Cruise

337 How to shoot high quality and engaging wildlife videos

338 Long-billed Curlew and Shorebird Search on Morro Strand

338 How To Look At Shorebirds And Why Fewer Is Better

339 The Otter Truth of Morro Bay

339 Young Birders & the Marina Boardwalk

340 Avian Respiratory System Adaptations

340 Nature Journaling-Creating Sacred Moments in Your Own Garden

341 The Western Snowy Plover

341 Feathers-a wondrously complex and versatile structure

342 Exploring Otter Space

342 Montana de Oro Nature Walk

343 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

343 Listening and Calling Birds as an Art

344 El Choro Birding Stroll

344 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

345 Birding Estero Bluffs

345 Gardening Like the Perfect Host

346 Marina Boardwalk & Trail Habitat Walk

346 Birding Laguna Lake

347 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

347 Principles and Pitfalls of Bird Identification by Kenn Kaufman

348 Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

348 Better Birding with Nature Journaling

349 Birding By Ear Workshop

349 The Elfin Forest Wonderland

350 Optics Demystified

351 Birding By Ear Workshop

351 Nature Journaling with the Monarch Butterflies

352 Bay Birding Cruise

352 Montana de Oro Nature Walk

353 Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care

353 Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 1

354 Owling Field Trip

354 Shorebird Carving Class

355 Keynote with Jennifer Ackerman - What an Owl Knows

355 Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care

356 Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

357 Sister Species: A Conservation Story

358 Birding Estero Bluffs

359 Birding Laguna Lake

360 Bay Birding Cruise

361 El Choro Birding Stroll

362 Long-billed Curlew and Shorebird Search on Morro Strand

363 The Elfin Forest Wonderland

364 Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care

365 Bay Birding Cruise

366 Wild Stories from the History of Bird Migration Research

367 Owling Field Trip

368 Saturday Welcome Reception

369 Keynote Address with David Lindo - A World of Urban Birds

401 Birding the Carrizo Plain

401 Careful Observation in the Field

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

402 Half Day Pelagic Trip

403 Piedras Blanca Light Station - Pelagic Birding for Landlubbers

403 Wildlife of Point Buchon

404 Big Day

404 Wildlife of Point Buchon

405 Big Day

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

406 Big Pelagic: Birds & Whales

406 Oak Woodland and Wetland Birds

407 Big Day Birding by Bicycle

407 Oak Woodland and Wetland Birds

408 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

408 Birding Laguna Lake

409 Birding Montana de Oro State Park

409 Birding Laguna Lake

410 Birding Montana de Oro State Park

410 Master Class - Pro Gull ID Field Study

411 Birding by Kayak

412 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

412 Shorebirds Made Easy

413 Explore the Mushroom World

413 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

414 Birds of San Simeon with Jon Dunn

414 Harmony Headlands

415 Explore the Mushroom World

415 Hummingbirds and Friends

416 Harmony Headlands

416 Oceano Lagoon Bird Walk

417 Morro Strand Scrub/Shore Birding

417 Villa Creek Birding

418 Wings Over Wine

419 Advanced Bird Photography

419 Searching for Raptors on the Central Coast

420 Raptors Searching on the Central Coast

420 Birding for Beginners at El Chorro Park

421 Birding for Beginners at El Chorro Park

421 Montana de Oro Habitat Walk

422 Birding By Ear Field Trip

423 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

424 Back Bay Birding

424 Morro Strand Beginner Beach Stroll

425 Back Bay Birding

425 Birding Morro Bay State Park

426 Birding Morro Bay State Park

426 Birds of San Simeon with Jon Dunn

427 Raptors of Sunshine Ranch

427 Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road

428 Santa Margarita Trail Stroll

428 Casual Little Big Day

429 Birding Hot Spots for Beginners

429 Casual Little Big Day with David Lindo

430 Bay Birding Cruise

430 Birding Hot Spots for Beginners

431 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

431 Bay Birding Cruise

432 California Condors - Back from the Brink

432 Search for Owls & Falcons at Morro Rock

433 Birding and Sketching with John Muir Laws

434 Birding by Kayak

434 Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

435 Birding by Kayak

435 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

436 Nature Journaling with the Monarch Butterflies

436 Transitioning from birding to ornithology: college, research, and next steps

437 Easy Birding

437 New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

438 Shorebirds Made Easy

438 Every Small Wonder: How to Capture Your Moments and Memories on Paper

439 The Topography of Bird Sounds

439 Lazy Birding 101

440 From Anatomy to Function/Flight

440 Shorebird Carving Class

441 Morro Rock Owls & Falcons - Stop & Scope

441 Young Birders Bay Birding Cruise

442 The Elfin Forest Wonderland

442 Intro to Nature Journaling: Focus on Birds!

443 Long-billed Curlew and Shorebird Search on Morro Strand

443 The Otter Truth of Morro Bay

444 Bay Birding Cruise with Kenn Kaufman & Rebecca Heisman

444 The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman

445 A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy

445 Taken Under Their Wings, "How Mentors Can Support Young Birders": A conversation with John Muir Laws and Fiona Gillogly

446 Easy Birding

446 Bay Birding Cruise

447 An Identification Study of Birds of Prey

448 Exploring Otter Space

448 Birds of Morro Rock with Jon Dunn

449 From Anatomy to Function/Flight

449 Build a Blue Bird Box

450 The Topography of Bird Sounds

451 Technology On The Trail

451 Feathers and Flight: A Journey to the New World Tropics

452 Bay Birding Cruise

452 The Elfin Forest Wonderland

453 Owling Field Trip

453 Drawn into Bird Song

454 Banquet with John Muir Laws

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

456 Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 2

457 Bay Birding Cruise

458 An Identification Study of Birds of Prey

459 Birds of Morro Rock

460 Gulls of SLO Identified

461 Surprising Secrets of Bird Biology

462 Bay Birding Cruise

463 Owling Field Trip

464 Keynote Address with Kenn Kaufman - The Hidden History of American Shorebirds

501 On the Prowl for Rare Birds

501 Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

502 Half Day Big Day on Final Day

503 Birding by Kayak

503 Young Birders at Sweet Springs Preserve

504 Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

504 Birding by Careful Observation

505 Birding by Careful Observation

505 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

506 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

506 Harmony Headlands

507 Harmony Headlands

507 Birds and Plants at Coon Creek

508 Master Class Field Study - Bird Song Magic in the Field - Part 2B

508 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

509 Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

509 Birds and Plants at Coon Creek

510 Birding Hot Spots for Beginners

510 Bird Sweet Springs & Cuesta Inlet

511 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

511 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

512 Shoreline Birding in Los Osos

512 Birds of Atascadero Lake

513 Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

514 Sweet Springs Preserve

514 Birding Hot Spots for Beginners

515 Birding by Kayak

515 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

516 Kern National Wildlife Refuge

516 Shorebird Habitats

517 Birds of Atascadero Lake

517 Let's Make Maps!

518 Birding by Kayak

518 Nature Journaling in the Marsh: Uncovering Wetland Wonders

519 New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

519 Kern National Wildlife Refuge

520 Bay Birding Cruise

520 Cachuma Lake Pontoon Boat Cruise

521 Morro Bay Up Close