Event Calendar

102 - Big Day

7:00 am - 4:00 pm

103 - Birding with a Camera

7:30 am - 9:30 am

104 - Villa Creek Birding

7:30 am - 11:30 am

105 - Birding Estero Bluffs

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

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

7:30 am - 4:00 pm

107 - Birding by Kayak

8:00 am - 11:00 am

108 - Bird Montana de Oro State Park

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

109 - Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve with Dorian Anderson

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fiscalini Ranch

110 - Community Garden and the Edge of Town

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

111 - Los Osos Big Day Half Day

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

112 - Pecho Willows & Cuesta Inlet

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

114 - Birding for Beginners Workshop

8:30 am - 11:30 am

Morro Coast Audubon

115 - Birding Laguna Lake with Greg Miller

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

116 - Birding Oso Flaco Lake

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

117 - Birds of San Simeon with Jon Dunn

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

118 - Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Las Cruzitas Ranch

119 - Bay Birding Cruise

9:00 am - 10:45 am

120 - Songbirds in the Pines

9:00 am - 11:30 am

Black Hill La Loma

121 - Sweet Springs Preserve

9:00 am - 11:30 am

122 - Birding by Kayak

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

123 - Kern National Wildlife Refuge

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Kern National Wildlife Refuge

124 - Morro Strand Shorebirds with Scott Weidensaul

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

125 - New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

126 - San Simeon Point Birding

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

San Simeon Point

127 - Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina for Women

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

128 - Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

129 - Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

130 - Jim May Park Birding

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Jim May Park

131 - The Snowy Plover & Fellow Shorebirds

10:00 am - 11:30 am

132 - Easy Birding

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

133 - Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

134 - Visit the Atascadero Beavers with SLO Beaver Brigade

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Beaver Brigade Meeting Location

135 - Ventura Settling Ponds Bird Adventure

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Ventura Settling Ponds

136 - Los Osos Oaks Reserve Habitat Walk

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Los Osos Oaks State Preserve

137 - Make Your Home Bird-Friendly

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

138 - Exploring Otter Space

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

139 - Bay Birding Photo Cruise

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

140 - Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

141 - Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 1

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

142 - Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

143 - Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

144 - A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

145 - A close look at Sandhill Cranes

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Hampton Inn Conference Room

146 - Sweet Springs Preserve

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

147 - Shark Inlet Birding

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

148 - Bay Birding Cruise with Scott Weidensaul

3:00 pm - 4:45 pm

149 - Marina Board Walk with Greg Miller and Jon Dunn

3:00 pm - 4:45 pm

150 - Owling Field Trip

3:30 pm - 9:30 pm

201 - Birding the Carrizo Plain

Friday, January 16, 2026

6:15 am - 5:00 pm

Carrizo Plains

202 - Careful Observation in the Field

7:00 am - 11:30 am

203 - Half Day Pelagic Trip

7:00 am - 12:00 pm

204 - Big Day

7:00 am - 4:00 pm

205 - Birding with a Camera

7:30 am - 9:30 am

206 - Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Halter Ranch

207 - Birding Estero Bluffs

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

208 - A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor

8:00 am - 10:00 am

209 - Photo Walk with Lazy Birders

8:00 am - 10:00 am

210 - Birding Cambria Pines

8:00 am - 11:00 am

211 - Birding by Kayak

8:00 am - 11:00 am

212 - Santa Rosa Creek Birds - From The Forest To The Sea

8:00 am - 11:00 am

Shamel Park

213 - Bird Montana de Oro State Park

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

214 - Birding Along the Bay

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

215 - Birding Point Buchon

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Point Buchon

216 - Birds of the North Coast

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

217 - Los Osos Hot Spots with Jon Dunn

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

219 - Oceano Lagoon Bird Walk

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Oceano Lagoon

220 - Shark Inlet with Scott Weidensaul

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

221 - Bird & Bike the Bob Jones Trail

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

222 - Master Class -Feathers in Focus: Mastering Bird Photography - Parts 1 & 2

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

223 - Birding El Chorro Park with Greg Miller

8:30 am - 11:00 am

224 - Birding Oso Flaco Lake for Beginning Birders

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

226 - Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Santa Rita Ranch

227 - Optics Demystified

9:00 am - 10:30 am

228 - Bay Birding Photo Cruise

9:00 am - 10:45 am

229 - Birds of Atascadero Lake

9:00 am - 11:30 am

230 - Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock

9:00 am - 11:30 am

231 - Prefumo Creek Nature Journaling Adventure!

9:00 am - 11:30 am

City Farm SLO

232 - Sweet Springs Preserve for Beginners

9:00 am - 11:30 am

233 - Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

234 - Birding by Kayak

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

235 - Cerro Alto Campground Birding with Dorian Anderson

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cerro Alto Campground

236 - Light, Land & Legends: A Tour of Piedras Blancas Light Station

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Piedras Blancas Light Station

237 - Pasolivo Ranch Birding and Olive Oil Tasting

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Pasolivo Ranch

238 - Pecho Willows & Cuesta Inlet

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

239 - Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

240 - eBird and Merlin on the Trail

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

241 - Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

242 - Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

243 - Morro Bay Nature Cruise

10:00 am - 11:45 am

244 - Easy Birding

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

245 - The Snowy Plover & Fellow Shorebirds

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

246 - Visit the Atascadero Beavers with SLO Beaver Brigade

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Beaver Brigade Meeting Location

247 - Building California's First Statewide Breeding Bird Atlas

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

248 - Exploring Otter Space

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

249 - Bay Birding Cruise

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

250 - An Identification Study of Birds of Prey - Part 1

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Hampton Inn Conference Room

251 - Basics of Bird ID in the Field

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

252 - Gardening Like the Perfect Host

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

253 - Marina Boardwalk & Trail Habitat Walk

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

255 - Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 2

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

256 - Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

257 - Birding Laguna Lake

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

258 - Sweet Springs Preserve with Scott Weidensaul

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

259 - Bay Birding Cruise

3:00 pm - 4:45 pm

260 - Movie Matinee - The Big Year

3:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Morro Bay Theater

261 - Owling Field Trip

3:30 pm - 9:30 pm

262 - Friday Welcome Reception

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

263 - The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

264 - Cayucos Abalone Farm Birding

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cayucos Abalone Farm

Saturday, January 17, 2026

301 - Birding the Carrizo Plain

6:15 am - 5:00 pm

Carrizo Plains

302 - Careful Observation in the Field

7:00 am - 11:30 am

303 - Big Day in South County

7:00 am - 4:00 pm

304 - Big Pelagic: Birds & Whales

7:00 am - 4:00 pm

305 - Birding Estero Bluffs

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

306 - Wildlife of Point Buchon

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Point Buchon

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

7:30 am - 4:00 pm

308 - A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor

8:00 am - 10:00 am

309 - Birding by Kayak

8:00 am - 11:00 am

310 - Peregrine Falcons of Morro Rock

8:00 am - 11:00 am

St Timothys

311 - Bird Montana de Oro State Park

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

312 - Birds and Butterflies

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

313 - Oceano Lagoon Bird Walk with Greg Miller

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Oceano Lagoon

314 - Wintering Birds at Cal Poly Pier

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cal Poly Pier

315 - Walking Birding Tour of Los Osos

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

316 - Advanced Bird Photography

8:15 am - 12:00 pm

317 - Songbirds in the Pines

8:15 am - 12:00 pm

Black Hill La Loma

318 - Birding El Chorro Park

8:30 am - 11:00 am

319 - Birding Laguna Lake for Beginners

8:30 am - 11:30 am

320 - Birding Oso Flaco Lake

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

321 - Birds of San Simeon

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

322 - Master Class - Learn to shoot wildlife video from start to finish - Part 1

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

323 - Santa Rita Ranch with Scott Weidensaul & Jon Dunn

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Santa Rita Ranch

324 - Big Day at Santa Margarita Lake

8:30 am - 3:15 pm

Santa Margarita Lake

325 - Big Day - San Simeon Creek Road

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

San Simeon Creek Road

326 - Bay Birding Photo Cruise

9:00 am - 10:45 am

327 - White Point Fog Lichens

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Museum - MB State Park

328 - Birds of Atascadero Lake

9:00 am - 11:30 am

329 - Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

330 - Birding by Kayak

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

331 - Pasolivo Ranch Birding and Olive Oil Tasting

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Pasolivo Ranch

332 - Pecho Willows & Cuesta Inlet

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

333 - San Simeon Point Birding

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

San Simeon Point

334 - Shorebirds Made Easy

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

335 - Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

336 - Sweet Springs Preserve for Beginners

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

337 - Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

338 - Villa Creek Birding

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

339 - Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

340 - Whale Watching Tour

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Lost Isle Adventures

341 - The Snowy Plover & Fellow Shorebirds

10:00 am - 11:30 am

342 - A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

343 - Lazy Birding 101

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

345 - Exploring Otter Space

344 - Condor Recovery

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

St Timothys

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

346 - Listening and Calling Birds as an Art

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Del Mar Park

347 - Bay Birding Cruise with Dorian Anderson

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

348 - Morro Bay Nature Cruise

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

349 - Better Birding with Nature Journaling

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

350 - Birding By Ear Workshop

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

351 - Bird Carving Class

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

353 - Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

354 - Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

355 - Birding Laguna Lake

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

356 - Master Class - Learn to shoot wildlife video from start to finish - Part 2

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

357 - Gardening for the Birds

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Los Osos First Baptist Church

358 - The Elfin Forest Wonderland

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Elfin Forest

359 - Windy Cove Mud Habitat Walk

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Museum - MB State Park

360 - Cerro Alto Campground Birding

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Cerro Alto Campground

361 - Critter Cams for Monitoring Wildlife

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

St Timothys

362 - Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

363 - Bay Birding Cruise

3:00 pm - 4:45 pm

364 - Owling Field Trip

3:30 pm - 9:30 pm

365 - Saturday Welcome Reception

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

366 - Keynote Address with Dorian Anderson - A Biking Big Year

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cuesta College Performing Arts Center

Sunday, January 18, 2026

401 - Birding the Carrizo Plain

6:15 am - 5:00 pm

Carrizo Plains

402 - Careful Observation in the Field

7:00 am - 11:30 am

403 - Half Day Pelagic Trip

7:00 am - 12:00 pm

404 - Big Day

7:00 am - 4:00 pm

405 - Bird Montana de Oro State Park

7:30 am - 11:30 am

406 - Wildlife of Point Buchon

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Point Buchon

407 - Birding Laguna Lake

7:45 am - 12:00 pm

408 - Birding by Kayak

8:00 am - 11:00 am

409 - Piedras Blanca Light Station - Pelagic Birding for Landlubbers

8:00 am - 11:00 am

Piedras Blancas Light Station

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

8:00 am - 11:30 am

Cerro Alto Campground

411 - Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fiscalini Ranch

412 - Botanical Garden and the ridge trail

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

SLO Botanical Garden

413 - Explore the Mushroom World

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

415 - Oak Woodland and Wetland Birds

414 - Harmony Headlands

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Harmony Headlands

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

416 - Point Sierra Nevada Beach birding

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Point Sierra Nevada Dunes Beach

417 - Wings Over Wine

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Wolff Vineyards

418 - Big Day Birding by Bicycle with Dorian Anderson

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

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

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

420 - Searching for Raptors on the Central Coast

8:15 am - 2:30 pm

421 - Birding for Beginners at El Chorro Park

8:30 am - 11:00 am

422 - Montana de Oro Habitat Walk

8:30 am - 11:00 am

423 - Birding By Ear Field Trip

8:30 am - 11:30 am

424 - Back Bay Birding

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

425 - Birding Estero Bluffs

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

426 - Birding Oso Flaco Lake

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

427 - Birds of San Simeon

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

428 - Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Santa Rita Ranch

429 - Rock Walk, Bay Cruise & Lunch with Scott Weidensaul

8:30 am - 1:00 pm

430 - Casual Little Big Day with Jon Dunn

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

431 - Birding Hot Spots for Beginners

8:45 am - 12:00 pm

432 - Bay Birding Cruise

9:00 am - 10:45 am

433 - Birds of Atascadero Lake

9:00 am - 11:30 am

434 - Prefumo Creek Nature Journaling Adventure!

9:00 am - 11:30 am

City Farm SLO

435 - Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

436 - Birding and Wine Tasting at La Lomita Ranch

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

La Lomita Ranch

437 - Birding by Kayak

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

438 - New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

439 - Pecho Willows & Cuesta Inlet

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

440 - San Simeon Point Birding

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

San Simeon Point

441 - Santa Margarita Trail Stroll

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Santa Margarita Lake

442 - Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

443 - Sweet Springs Preserve

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

444 - Bird Carving Class

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

445 - Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

446 - Villa Creek Birding with Greg Miller

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

447 - Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

448 - Whale Watching Tour

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Lost Isle Adventures

449 - Easy Birding

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

450 - The Snowy Plover & Fellow Shorebirds

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

451 - Exploring Otter Space

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

452 - Bay Birding Cruise

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

453 - Grebes Walk on Water to find a Mate

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm

454 - eBird and Merlin on the Trail

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

455 - Drawn into Bird Song

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

457 - Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

458 - Gardening for the Birds

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Los Osos First Baptist Church

459 - An Identification Study of Birds of Prey - Part 2

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

461 - The Elfin Forest Wonderland

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Elfin Forest

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

3:00 pm - 4:45 pm

463 - Bay Birding Cruise

3:00 pm - 4:45 pm

464 - Gulls of SLO Identified

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

465 - Owling Field Trip

3:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cuesta College Performing Arts Center

Monday, January 19, 2026

501 - Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Halter Ranch

502 - Half Day Big Day on Final Day

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

503 - Birding by Kayak

8:00 am - 11:00 am

504 - Birding El Chorro by Careful Observation

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

506 - Los Osos Hot Spots with Jon Dunn

505 - Harmony Headlands

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Harmony Headlands

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

507 - Birds and Plants at Coon Creek

8:15 am - 12:00 pm

Coon Creek Parking Lot

508 - Birding Oso Flaco Lake

8:30 am - 11:30 am

509 - Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road with Dorian Anderson

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

510 - Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch

8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Las Cruzitas Ranch

511 - Bay Birding Photo Cruise

9:00 am - 10:45 am

512 - Birds of Atascadero Lake

9:00 am - 11:30 am

513 - Sweet Springs Preserve

9:00 am - 11:30 am

514 - Birding by Kayak

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

515 - Kern National Wildlife Refuge

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Kern National Wildlife Refuge

516 - New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

517 - Jim May Park Birding

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Jim May Park

518 - Carpinteria Salt Marsh Birding Adventure

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park

519 - Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding

9:00 am - 1:00 pm