Cranes, hummingbirds, and raptors are featured in a number of September birding festivals (Sandhill Cranes and first-fall Swainson’s Hawk photos by Paul Konrad).

There is a full schedule of birding festivals across the United States during September, from Washington to North Carolina, in addition to a huge online event – the Virtual Migration Celebration – September 14-22, online from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. With Covid still a nationwide concern, at least one September birding festival, Wings Over Willapa, has temporarily suspended registration until further notice, while others emphasize multiple precautions for in-person events. September birding festivals feature cranes, raptors, hummingbirds, and bird migration.

Yampa Valley Crane Festival, September 2-5, Steamboat Springs, Hayden, and Craig, Colorado; for more information and the schedule of events, see

https://coloradocranes.org/2021-festival-schedule/

Hummingbird Festival, September 9-11, George Owens Nature Park, Independence, Missouri; visit https://www.facebook.com/events/george-owens-nature-park/hummingbird-festival/833896400883409/

Puget Sound Bird Fest, September 11-12, Edmonds, Washington; see the schedule of events at http://www.pugetsoundbirdfest.org/index.php/schedule-for-event

Virtual Migration Celebration, September 14-22, online from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; refer to https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/visit/migration-celebration/

Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Celebration, September 16-19, Rockport & Fulton, Texas; see https://www.rockport-fulton.org/Hummer_About_the_Celebration

Hawk Watch Weekend, September 17-19, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve, Duluth, Minnesota; visit https://www.hawkridge.org/event/hawk-weekend-festival-2021/

Houston Bird Week, September 18-25, Houston Audubon, Houston, Texas; refer to https://houstonaudubon.org/programs/birdweek.html

Extreme Hummingbird Extravaganza, September 18 and 25, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, Lake Jackson, Texas; see https://www.gcbo.org/connect/xtreme-hummingbird-xtravaganza/

Wings Over Willapa Festival, September 24-26, Long Beach, Washington; for updated information, refer to https://wingsoverwillapa.org/

Carolina Bird Club Fall Birding Weekend, September 24-26, Havelock, North Carolina; see https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/event/carolina-bird-club-fall-birding-weekend/