The Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology Birding Festival website and this year’s logo for the Detroit Lakes Birding Festival feature images of a Golden-winged Warbler.

Just as birds are headed north during May, birding festivals have also shifted to northern states and Canadian provinces. Herein we provide “May - part two” of the many, many birding festivals being held across the continent – an amazing tribute to our interest and devotion to birds, and to the popularity of birding! Enjoy gathering with others to enjoy birds and birding firsthand in the company of beginners, new birders, families, seasoned birders, and professionals who provide a wonderful mix of experience and friendships to share in the midst of field trips and a wealth of learning experiences. Join the fun nearby, or travel to one of the exciting birding locations offering festival activities.

For information about each event, you can refer to the links provided below:

Throughout May – Ontario – Toronto Bird Celebration, Toronto, Ontario; see Home - Toronto Bird Celebration

May 17 to 21 – Colorado – Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival, Cortez, Colorado; see 2023 Birding Festival – Cortez Cultural Center

May 18 to 20 – Washington – Wings Over Whidbey Festival, Whidbey Island, Coupeville, Washington; see Whidbey Audubon Society

May 18 to 20 – Minnesota – Detroit Lakes Birding Festival, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota; see Detroit Lakes Festival Of Birds May 18-20 - Visit Detroit Lakes

May 18 to 20 – Washington – Leavenworth Spring BirdFest, Wenatchee River Institute, Leavenworth, Washington; see Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest | Wenatchee River Institute

May 18 to 21 – New Jersey – Cape May Spring Festival, New Jersey Audubon, Cape May, New Jersey; see Cape May Spring Festival | New Jersey Audubon (njaudubon.org)

May 18 to 21 – Colorado – Pikes Peak Birding & Nature Festival, Fountain, Colorado; see Pikes Peak Birding & Nature Festival – … prairie to peak (pikespeakbirdingandnaturefestival.org)

May 18 to 21 – Utah – Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, Farmington, Utah; see Home (daviscountyutah.gov)

May 18 to 21 – Michigan – Leelanau BirdFest, Habitat Discovery Education Center, Omena, Michigan; see Leelanau BirdFest | Saving Birds Thru Habitat

May 19 and 21 – Maryland – 75th Maryland Ornithological Society Annual Meeting with field trips, McHenry, Maryland; see MOS Convention

May 19 to 21 – Oregon – Ladd Marsh Bird Festival, La Grande, Oregon; see Bird Fest | Friends of Ladd Marsh

May 19 to 21 – Maine – Wings, Waves, & Woods Festival, Deer Isle & Stonington, Maine; see Wings, Waves & Woods 2023 - Island Heritage Trust

May 20 to 21 – Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology Birding Festival, State College, Pennsylvania; see PSO Birding Festival (pabirds.org)

May 20 to 21 – Michigan – Warbler Wonderland, Manistique, Michigan; see Warbler Wonderland (schoolcraftcd.org)

May 20 to 21 – Ontario – Presqu’ile Warblers & Whimbrels Weekend, Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Brighton, Ontario; see Warblers and Whimbrels Weekend (friendsofpresquile.on.ca)

May 26 to 28 – Michigan – Warblers on the Water, Beaver Island Birding Trail, Beaver Island, Michigan; see Events | Beaver Island Trails (beaverislandbirdingtrail.org)

May 26 to 29 – Maine – Down East Spring Birding Festival, Cobscook Institute, Lubec, Maine; see Down East Spring Birding Festival — Cobscook Institute

May 26 to June 4 – Ontario – Huron Fringe Birding Festival, MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Port Elgin, Ontario; see Huron Fringe Birding Festival - Huron Fringe Birding Festival

May 27 to 28 – Alberta – Songbird Festival, Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory, Slave Lake, Alberta; see 26th Annual Songbird Festival - May 27 & 28, 2023 | Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory (lslbo.org)

May 27 – Ontario – Colonel Samuel Smith Spring Bird Festival, Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto, Ontario; see Spring Bird Festival – City of Toronto

To review birding festivals taking place the first half of May, you can easily refer to our Birding News article in last week’s issue of The Birding Wire that lists festivals taking place from May 1st to May 15th at May Birding Festivals | Birding Wire