Join us in celebrating our 20th Annual Festival of Birds with bird-themed activities and workshops all month long!

Enjoy a watercolor painting class, take guided field trips to wildlife hotspots around Southwest Florida, and view a nature film series coordinated by the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival with keynote address by actress and combs

Festival of Birds field trips run Jan, 12-21 and include birding walks, bike rides, a swamp walk, a swamp buggy tour, and boat cruises and more.

Locations include Big Cypress National Preserve, Bunche Beach Preserve, Clam Pass Park, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Donna Fiala Eagle Lakes Community Park, Harns Marsh, Rookery Bay Research Reserve, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and Tigertail Beach.

Take field trips to see wildlife.

Watch films about wildlife.

Meet actress Holly Marie Combs.

It's all part of Rookery Bay's 20th annual Festival of Birds, which this year includes the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival.

Schedule:
Friday, January 12th 2024  8:15am – 10:30am
Donna Fiala Eagle Lakes Community Park
Birding for Beginners
Tickets: Ages12+ $20

Friday, January 12th 2024  8:30am – 11:30am
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
BYO Bicycle Backcountry Bike Tour
Tickets: Ages12+  $65

Friday, January 12th 2024 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Rookery Bay Research Reserve
Sunset Roost Cruise by Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Tickets: Ages12+ $40

Saturday, January 13th 2024 5:30am – 7:30am
Rookery Bay Research Reserve
Sunrise Flyoff Boat Tour by Rising Tide Explorers
Tickets: Ages12+ $130

Saturday, January 13th 2024 8:30am – 12:30pm
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Marsh Trail Birding
Tickets: Ages12+ $10

Saturday, January 13th 2024 4pm – 6pm
Rookery Bay Research Reserve
Sunset Roost Cruise by Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Tickets: Ages12+ $40

Sunday, January 14th 2024 8.00am – 9:30am
Tigertail Beach
Lagoon Birding
Tickets:Ages12+ $10

Sunday, January 14th 2024 8.00am – 10.00am
Bunche Beach Preserve - Birding Walk
Tickets:Ages12+ $10

Monday, January 15th 2024 8.00am – 9:30am
Tigertail Beach
Lagoon Birding
Tickets:Ages12+ $10

Monday, January 15th 2024 8.00am – 10.00am
Harns Marsh
Lehigh Specialties Birding Walk
Tickets:Ages12+ $10

Tuesday, January 16th 2024 8:30am – 2.00pm
Big Cypress National Preserve
Kayak Trip
Tickets:Ages12+ $10

Wednesday, January 17th and 19th 2024 8.00am – 11.00am
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Backcountry Swamp Buggy Trip (Morning)
Tickets: Ages12+ $190

Wednesday, January 17th and 19th 2024 9.00am – 1.00pm
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Swamp Tromp
Tickets: Ages12+ $10

Wednesday, January 17th 2024 12.00pm – 3.00pm
Film Series
Series 1: South/Central America
Tickets: Ages12+ $15

Wednesday, January 17th 2024 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Film Series
Series 2: Africa
Tickets: Ages12+ $15

ON Friday January19th,2024
Friday, January 19th 2024 12.00pm – 3.00pm
Film Series
Series 5: Ocean
Tickets: Ages12+ $15

Friday, January 19th 2024 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Film Series
Series 6: Australia
Tickets: Ages12+ $15

Thursday, January 18th 2024 7:30am – 10:30am
Marco Island
Burrowing Owl Tour
Tickets: Ages12+ $10

Thursday, January 18th 2024 8.00am – 11.00am
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Boardwalk Birding Tour
Tickets: Ages12+ $35

Thursday, January 18th 2024 12.00pm – 3.00pm
Film Series
Series 3: Europe & Australia
Tickets: Ages12+ $15

Thursday, January 18th 2024 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Film Series
Series 4: Asia & Keynote Welcome and Awards
Tickets: Ages12+ $15

Saturday, January 20th 2024 5:30am – 7:30am
Rookery Bay Research Reserve
Sunrise Flyoff Boat Tour by Rising Tide Explorers
Tickets: Ages12+ $130

Saturday, January 20th 2024 7.00am – 1.00pm
Big Cypress National Preserve
Birding Car Caravan and Boardwalk
Tickets: Ages12+ $10

Saturday, January 20th 2024 8:30am – 11:30am
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Beginner Swamp Walk
Tickets: Ages12+ $110

Saturday, January 20th 2024 @ 9:30am – 12:30pm
Essentials of Digital Photography Workshop
Tickets: Ages12+ $15

Saturday, January 20th 2024 12.00pm – 3.00pm

Film Series
Series 7: Polar and other regions
Tickets: Ages12+ $15

Saturday, January 20th 2024 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Film Series
Series 8: North America
Tickets: Ages12+ $10

Sunday, January 21st 2024 8:30am – 12:30pm
Clam Pass Park
Tickets: Ages12+ $10

Sunday, January 21st 2024 8:30am – 2.00pm
Big Cypress National Preserve
Bear Island Panther Bike Ride
Tickets: Ages12+ $10

Sunday, January 21st 2024 9.00am – 10.00am
Naples Botanical Garden
Tickets: Ages12+ $40

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Date: January12 - January21,2024

Location: Various Towns in FL

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