Morro Bay Bird Festival

Morro Bay Bird Festival The Morro Bay Bird Festival is a yearly eco-tourism event promoting awareness of the environment

Morro Bay and the surrounding area is an idea spot for avid birders. Located on the Pacific Flyway, Morro Bay is a Globally Important Bird Area and a designated State and National Estuary. Morro Coast Audubon Society always ranks in the top five for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. A total of 206 different species were spotted during the 2011 Festival, with 126 on Sunday's Big Day alone! Check ou

t the list of birds seen during this past and previous Festivals. The 2012 Festival features a record number of individual events -- 117 (15 of which are new) -- including pelagic cruises, boat rides and kayaking in the Bay, van trips throughout the county, as well as many informative workshops. All-day and half-day tours take participants to a wide variety of habitats, including deep water pelagic, oak woodland and riparian, wetland and estuary, and the unique grassland habitat of the Carrizo Plain. Workshops will cover a vast array of topics ranging from beginner birding classes to gull identification and a new workshop on feathers. Our keynote speaker, Jon Dunn, will lead a workshop and field trip on sparrows. "Fun for the Family Day" is being repeated with additional activities.

Big wins for the Central Coast! 🌊🦅 Two San Luis Obispo County photographers have taken top honors in the 2025 California...
01/23/2026

Big wins for the Central Coast! 🌊🦅 Two San Luis Obispo County photographers have taken top honors in the 2025 California Wildlife Photo of the Year contest.

🥇 2025 Photo of the Year: Alice Cahill Subject: Bald Eagle hunting American Coot Location: Atascadero Lake The Story: After tracking the eagle's movements and waiting for hours, Alice captured the exact moment the eagle secured its catch in mid-air. Judges called the timing and clarity "perfect."

🥈 California Watchable Wildlife Award: Jacqueline Deely Subject: Long-billed Curlew with Sand Crab Location: Morro Bay State Park The Story: A renowned conservation photographer, Jacqueline captured the largest North American shorebird perfectly probing for its dinner.

A huge round of applause for capturing the wild magic of SLO County! 👏

01/20/2026

That’s a wrap on the final day of the festival! 🦅

Our featured trip to Harmony Headlands did not disappoint. The sky was alive with raptors today—we spotted everything from Golden Eagles, Kestrals and White-tailed Kites to Northern Harriers and Red-shouldered (and Red-tailed) Hawks. To top it off, we were privileged to see two Loggerhead Shrikes and a Lawrence’s Goldfinch! What an absolutely incredible way to close out the experience.

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01/19/2026

Another beautiful day at the Morro Bay Bird Festival!

Today's Highlights include:
Rock Walk and Stop & Scope at Morro Rock
Pecho Willows and Cuesta Inlet in Los Osos
Grebes Walk on Water at Morro Bay Vet's Hall by KS Nature Photography
Pacific Wildlife Care Animal Ambassadors at the Morro Bay COmmunity Center

01/17/2026

Morning on the bay = Pure magic. ✨

Today’s highlights: 🦅 2 Bald Eagles 🦅 2 Osprey 🪁 1 White-tailed Kite 🦆 Endless ducks, grebes, and shorebirds

The perfect start to the weekend. Who else is out in the field today? 👇

01/17/2026

That’s a wrap on Friday! 🎬 Today featured our fully accessible Easy Birding walk at Cloisers Park, a visit to the Marketplace with a perfect end to the day at the Bay Theatre for The Big Year. Huge thanks to Greg Miller - the real-life inspiration for the book and movie - for joining us and sharing his story about how the book and movie came to be during our post-screening Q&A! 🦅✨

01/16/2026

Thursday afternoon highlights! 🥾 We explored Sweet Springs Nature Preserve with Mustang News along for the story and hit the Marina Peninsula Trail with SLO Tribune taking notes and snapping pics! Huge thanks to VIPs Jon Dunn and Greg Miller for leading the way in Morro Bay!

01/15/2026

First morning highlights! 🎥 From an interview with KSBY and field trip at Estero Bluffs to a bay cruise with Morro Bay Whale Watching, the festival is off to an incredible start. Stay tuned for more!

Keep your eyes on the birds and your lunch plans on lock! 🔭🥪Bear City Social is now accepting pre-orders for the festiva...
01/15/2026

Keep your eyes on the birds and your lunch plans on lock! 🔭🥪

Bear City Social is now accepting pre-orders for the festival! Head to the link in our bio to snag your order early and save time is now accepting pre-orders for the festival! Head to the link in our bio to snag your order early and save time!

📍 Location: Morro Bay Community Center ✅ Walk-ups welcome ✅ GF Wraps & Keto options available

01/14/2026

Early check-in kicks off today from 3-6pm! A massive thank you to our incredible team of volunteers for transforming the Morro Bay Community Center into our official Bird Festival Headquarters. We can’t wait to see you there!

📍 Find us at: 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay, CA


SLO CAL Morro Bay CA

01/14/2026

It truly takes a village and we are so grateful to be part of an incredible one! Huge thanks to a few of our local heroes - Carlos and JR from City of Morro Bay Public Works and Ryan from ASAP Reprographics - for moving mountains in record time to help get us festival-ready.

We’re so excited to welcome our guests tomorrow and share the very best of Morro Bay’s small-town hospitality. Let the festivities begin!

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1001 Kennedy Way
Morro Bay, CA
93442

Website

https://linktr.ee/MorroBayBirdFestival

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