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 (42)

Friday (69)

Saturday (67)

Sunday (62)

Monday (19)

101 Birding with a Camera

102 Big Day

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

104 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

105 Birding by Kayak

106 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

107 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

108 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

109 Harmony Headlands

110 Hummingbirds and Friends

111 Los Osos Hot Spots

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

113 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve - Tipton Street

114 Smart Phone Bird Recoding

115 Shark Inlet with Kenn Kaufman

116 Birding Laguna Lake with David Lindo

117 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

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 Birding with a Camera

203 Big Day

204 Big Pelagic: Birds & Whales

205 Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

206 A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor

207 Women's Morro Bay Marina Excursion

208 Birding by Kayak

209 Shark Inlet

210 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

211 Birding Along the Bay

212 Birding by Careful Observation

213 Birding Laguna Lake with Kenn Kaufman

214 Birds of the North Coast

215 Los Osos Hot Spots with Jon Dunn & David Lindo

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

217 Oceano Lagoon Bird Walk

218 Santa Margarita Lake Birding

219 Bird & Bike the Bob Jones Trail

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

221 Condor Recovery

222 Birding for Beginners Workshop

223 Back Bay Birding

224 Birding Estero Bluffs

225 Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road

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

227 Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats

228 Casual Little Big Day

229 Optics Demystified

230 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

231 Heron Rookery and Windy Cove

232 Shoreline Birding for Beginners

233 Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

234 Birding by Kayak

235 Birds of the Elfin Forest

236 Elfin Forest Explorations: Nature Journaling in Coastal Chaparral

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

238 Sweet Springs Preserve

239 Technology On The Trail

240 Morro Rock Owls & Falcons - Stop & Scope

241 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

242 The Western Snowy Plover

243 Morro Bay Nature Cruise

244 Easy Birding

245 Lazy Birding 101

246 Critter Cams for Monitoring Wildlife

247 Digiscoping with a Smartphone

248 Exploring Otter Space

249 Bay Birding Cruise

250 Basics of Bird ID in the Field

251 Bats - California's amazing flying mammals

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

253 Better Birding with Nature Journaling

254 Nature Journaling for Newbies: Intro to Nature Journaling

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

303 Wildlife of Point Buchon

304 Big Day in South County

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

306 Bird Montana de Oro State Park

307 Birding Estero Bluffs with Jon Dunn

308 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

309 Big Day Birding by Bicycle

310 A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor

311 Birding by Kayak

312 Birding Morro Strand with David Lindo

313 Peregrine Falcons of Morro Rock

314 Birds of Atascadero Lake

315 Birds and Butterflies

316 Point Sierra Nevada Beach birding

317 Wintering Birds at Cal Poly Pier

318 Advanced Bird Photography

319 Songbirds in the Pines

320 Meander Morro Bay Marina

321 A Snipe Hunt For Rails?

322 Birding Laguna Lake for Beginners

323 Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

324 Shark Inlet

325 Birding Elfin Forest & Sweet Springs

326 Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road

327 Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats

328 Los Osos Hot Spots by Bike

329 Big Day at Santa Margarita Lake

330 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

332 Birding by Kayak

333 Pasolivo Ranch Birding and Olive Oil Tasting

334 Riparian Rhythms: Streamside Nature Journaling Adventures

335 Watercolor Windowscapes

336 Morro Rock Owls & Falcons - Stop & Scope

337 How to shoot high quality and engaging wildlife videos

338 Long-billed Curlew and Shorebird Search on Morro Strand

339 Young Birders & the Marina Boardwalk

340 Avian Respiratory System Adaptations

341 The Western Snowy Plover

342 Exploring Otter Space

343 Listening and Calling Birds as an Art

344 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

345 Gardening Like the Perfect Host

346 Marina Boardwalk & Trail Habitat Walk

347 Principles and Pitfalls of Bird Identification by Kenn Kaufman

348 Better Birding with Nature Journaling

349 Birding By Ear Workshop

351 Nature Journaling with the Monarch Butterflies

352 Montana de Oro Nature Walk

353 Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 1

354 Shorebird Carving Class

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

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

403 Piedras Blanca Light Station - Pelagic Birding for Landlubbers

404 Wildlife of Point Buchon

405 Big Day

406 Big Pelagic: Birds & Whales

407 Oak Woodland and Wetland Birds

408 Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

409 Birding Laguna Lake

410 Birding Montana de Oro State Park

411 Birding by Kayak

412 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

413 Explore the Mushroom World

414 Harmony Headlands

415 Hummingbirds and Friends

416 Oceano Lagoon Bird Walk

417 Villa Creek Birding

418 Wings Over Wine

419 Searching for Raptors on the Central Coast

420 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

425 Birding Morro Bay State Park

426 Birds of San Simeon with Jon Dunn

427 Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road

428 Santa Margarita Trail Stroll

429 Casual Little Big Day with David Lindo

430 Birding Hot Spots for Beginners

431 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

432 California Condors - Back from the Brink

434 Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

435 Birding by Kayak

436 Nature Journaling with the Monarch Butterflies

437 New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

438 Shorebirds Made Easy

439 The Topography of Bird Sounds

440 Shorebird Carving Class

441 Morro Rock Owls & Falcons - Stop & Scope

442 Intro to Nature Journaling: Focus on Birds!

443 Long-billed Curlew and Shorebird Search on Morro Strand

444 Bay Birding Cruise with Kenn Kaufman & Rebecca Heisman

445 A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy

446 Easy Birding

447 Grebes walk on Water to find a Mate

448 Exploring Otter Space

449 From Anatomy to Function/Flight

450 Young Birders Bay Birding Cruise

451 Technology On The Trail

452 The Elfin Forest Wonderland

453 Drawn into Bird Song

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 Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

502 Half Day Big Day on Final Day

503 Birding by Kayak

504 Birding by Careful Observation

505 Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

506 Harmony Headlands

507 Birds and Plants at Coon Creek

508 Birding Oso Flaco Lake

509 Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

510 Birding Hot Spots for Beginners

511 Bay Birding Photo Cruise

512 Birds of Atascadero Lake

514 Sweet Springs Preserve

515 Birding by Kayak

516 Kern National Wildlife Refuge

517 Let's Make Maps!

518 Nature Journaling in the Marsh: Uncovering Wetland Wonders

519 New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

520 Bay Birding Cruise