2026 Morro Bay Bird Festival Trips
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Full listing of the Morro Bay Bird Festival trips for 2026 listed by day. Hover over a title to reveal basic trip details. Click through to view full details.
101
Thu 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Careful Observation in the Field
102
Thu 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Big Day
103
Thu 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Birding with a Camera
104
Thu 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Villa Creek Birding
105
Thu 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Estero Bluffs
106
Thu 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Master Class - Introduction to Bird Photography - Parts 1 & 2
107
Thu 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding by Kayak
108
Thu 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bird Montana de Oro State Park
109
Thu 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve with Dorian Anderson
110
Thu 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Community Garden and the Edge of Town
111
Thu 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Los Osos Big Day
112
Thu 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pecho Willows & Cuesta Inlet
113
Thu 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Master Class - The Magic of Bird Sounds - Part 1 of 2
114
Thu 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Birding for Beginners Workshop
115
Thu 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Laguna Lake with Greg Miller
116
Thu 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Oso Flaco Lake
117
Thu 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birds of San Simeon with Jon Dunn
118
Thu 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch
119
Thu 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Bay Birding Cruise
120
Thu 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Songbirds in the Pines
121
Thu 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sweet Springs Preserve
122
Thu 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding by Kayak
123
Thu 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kern National Wildlife Refuge
124
Thu 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Morro Strand Shorebirds with Scott Weidensaul
125
Thu 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah
126
Thu 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
San Simeon Point Birding
127
Thu 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina for Women
128
Thu 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding
129
Thu 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope
130
Thu 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Jim May Park Birding
131
Thu 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The Snowy Plover & Fellow Shorebirds
132
Thu 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Easy Birding
133
Thu 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock
134
Thu 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Visit the Atascadero Beavers with SLO Beaver Brigade
135
Thu 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Ventura Settling Ponds Bird Adventure
136
Thu 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Los Osos Oaks Reserve Habitat Walk
137
Thu 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Make Your Home Bird-Friendly
138
Thu 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Exploring Otter Space
139
Thu 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Bay Birding Photo Cruise
140
Thu 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock
141
Thu 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 1
142
Thu 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas
143
Thu 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina
144
Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy
145
Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A close look at Sandhill Cranes
146
Thu 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sweet Springs Preserve
147
Thu 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Shark Inlet Birding
148
Thu 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Bay Birding Cruise with Scott Weidensaul
149
Thu 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Marina Board Walk with Greg Miller and Jon Dunn
150
Thu 3:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Owling Field Trip
201
Fri 6:15 AM - 5:00 PM
Birding the Carrizo Plain
202
Fri 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Careful Observation in the Field
203
Fri 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Half Day Pelagic Trip
204
Fri 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Big Day
205
Fri 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Birding with a Camera
206
Fri 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch
207
Fri 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Estero Bluffs
208
Fri 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor
209
Fri 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Photo Walk with Lazy Birders
210
Fri 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding Cambria Pines
211
Fri 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding by Kayak
212
Fri 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Santa Rosa Creek Birds - From The Forest To The Sea
213
Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bird Montana de Oro State Park
214
Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Along the Bay
215
Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Point Buchon
216
Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birds of the North Coast
217
Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Los Osos Hot Spots with Jon Dunn
218
Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Master Class - The Magic of Bird Sounds - Part 2A
219
Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oceano Lagoon Bird Walk
220
Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shark Inlet with Scott Weidensaul
221
Fri 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Bird & Bike the Bob Jones Trail
222
Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Master Class -Feathers in Focus: Mastering Bird Photography - Parts 1 & 2
223
Fri 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding El Chorro Park with Greg Miller
224
Fri 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Oso Flaco Lake for Beginning Birders
225
Fri 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Feathers-a wondrously complex and versatile structure - Part 1
226
Fri 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats
227
Fri 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Optics Demystified
228
Fri 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Bay Birding Photo Cruise
229
Fri 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Birds of Atascadero Lake
230
Fri 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Land and Sea Birds at Morro Rock
231
Fri 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Prefumo Creek Nature Journaling Adventure!
232
Fri 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sweet Springs Preserve for Beginners
233
Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand
234
Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding by Kayak
235
Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cerro Alto Campground Birding with Dorian Anderson
236
Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Light, Land & Legends: A Tour of Piedras Blancas Light Station
237
Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pasolivo Ranch Birding and Olive Oil Tasting
238
Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pecho Willows & Cuesta Inlet
239
Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina
240
Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
eBird and Merlin on the Trail
241
Fri 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding
242
Fri 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope
243
Fri 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morro Bay Nature Cruise
244
Fri 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Easy Birding
245
Fri 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Snowy Plover & Fellow Shorebirds
246
Fri 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Visit the Atascadero Beavers with SLO Beaver Brigade
247
Fri 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Building California's First Statewide Breeding Bird Atlas
248
Fri 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Exploring Otter Space
249
Fri 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Bay Birding Cruise
250
Fri 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
An Identification Study of Birds of Prey - Part 1
251
Fri 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Basics of Bird ID in the Field
252
Fri 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Gardening Like the Perfect Host
253
Fri 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Marina Boardwalk & Trail Habitat Walk
254
Fri 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Feathers-a wondrously complex and versatile structure - Part 2
255
Fri 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Master Class - Bird Biology Basics Part 2
256
Fri 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas
257
Fri 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Birding Laguna Lake
258
Fri 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sweet Springs Preserve with Scott Weidensaul
259
Fri 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Bay Birding Cruise
260
Fri 3:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Movie Matinee - The Big Year
261
Fri 3:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Owling Field Trip
262
Fri 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Friday Welcome Reception
263
Fri 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne
301
Sat 6:15 AM - 5:00 PM
Birding the Carrizo Plain
302
Sat 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Careful Observation in the Field
303
Sat 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Big Day in South County
304
Sat 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Big Pelagic: Birds & Whales
305
Sat 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Estero Bluffs
306
Sat 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Wildlife of Point Buchon
307
Sat 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Master Class - Introduction to Bird Photography - Parts 1 & 2
308
Sat 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
A Splash of Color: Expressive Bird Art in Watercolor
309
Sat 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding by Kayak
310
Sat 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Peregrine Falcons of Morro Rock
311
Sat 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bird Montana de Oro State Park
312
Sat 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birds and Butterflies
313
Sat 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oceano Lagoon Bird Walk with Greg Miller
314
Sat 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wintering Birds at Cal Poly Pier
315
Sat 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Walking Birding Tour of Los Osos
316
Sat 8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Advanced Bird Photography
317
Sat 8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Songbirds in the Pines
318
Sat 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding El Chorro Park
319
Sat 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Birding Laguna Lake for Beginners
320
Sat 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Oso Flaco Lake
321
Sat 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birds of San Simeon
322
Sat 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Master Class - Learn to shoot wildlife video from start to finish - Part 1
323
Sat 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Santa Rita Ranch with Scott Weidensaul & Jon Dunn
324
Sat 8:30 AM - 3:15 PM
Big Day at Santa Margarita Lake
325
Sat 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Big Day - San Simeon Creek Road
326
Sat 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Bay Birding Photo Cruise
327
Sat 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
White Point Fog Lichens
328
Sat 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Birds of Atascadero Lake
329
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand
330
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding by Kayak
331
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pasolivo Ranch Birding and Olive Oil Tasting
332
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pecho Willows & Cuesta Inlet
333
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
San Simeon Point Birding
334
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shorebirds Made Easy
335
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina
336
Sat 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sweet Springs Preserve for Beginners
337
Sat 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding
338
Sat 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Villa Creek Birding
339
Sat 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope
340
Sat 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Whale Watching Tour
341
Sat 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The Snowy Plover & Fellow Shorebirds
342
Sat 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A Naturalist's Journal with Sharon Lovejoy
343
Sat 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lazy Birding 101
344
Sat 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Condor Recovery
345
Sat 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Exploring Otter Space
346
Sat 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Listening and Calling Birds as an Art
347
Sat 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Bay Birding Cruise with Dorian Anderson
348
Sat 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Morro Bay Nature Cruise
349
Sat 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Better Birding with Nature Journaling
350
Sat 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Birding By Ear Workshop
351
Sat 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bird Carving Class
352
Sat 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Master Class - Ducks & Geese of the Morro Bay Region Part 1
353
Sat 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care
354
Sat 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas
355
Sat 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Birding Laguna Lake
356
Sat 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Master Class - Learn to shoot wildlife video from start to finish - Part 2
357
Sat 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Gardening for the Birds
358
Sat 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Elfin Forest Wonderland
359
Sat 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Windy Cove Mud Habitat Walk
360
Sat 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Cerro Alto Campground Birding
361
Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Critter Cams for Monitoring Wildlife
362
Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Meet the Raptors - Pacific Wildlife Care
363
Sat 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Bay Birding Cruise
364
Sat 3:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Owling Field Trip
365
Sat 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday Welcome Reception
366
Sat 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote Address with Dorian Anderson - A Biking Big Year
401
Sun 6:15 AM - 5:00 PM
Birding the Carrizo Plain
402
Sun 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Careful Observation in the Field
403
Sun 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Half Day Pelagic Trip
404
Sun 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Big Day
405
Sun 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Bird Montana de Oro State Park
406
Sun 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Wildlife of Point Buchon
407
Sun 7:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Laguna Lake
408
Sun 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding by Kayak
409
Sun 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Piedras Blanca Light Station - Pelagic Birding for Landlubbers
410
Sun 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Master Class - The Magic of Bird Sounds - Part 2B
411
Sun 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Fiscalini Ranch Preserve
412
Sun 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Botanical Garden and the ridge trail
413
Sun 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Explore the Mushroom World
414
Sun 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Harmony Headlands
415
Sun 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Oak Woodland and Wetland Birds
416
Sun 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Point Sierra Nevada Beach birding
417
Sun 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Wings Over Wine
418
Sun 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Big Day Birding by Bicycle with Dorian Anderson
419
Sun 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Master Class: Soar to a new level: Wildlife Photography tips and tricks
420
Sun 8:15 AM - 2:30 PM
Searching for Raptors on the Central Coast
421
Sun 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding for Beginners at El Chorro Park
422
Sun 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Montana de Oro Habitat Walk
423
Sun 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Birding By Ear Field Trip
424
Sun 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Back Bay Birding
425
Sun 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Estero Bluffs
426
Sun 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Oso Flaco Lake
427
Sun 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birds of San Simeon
428
Sun 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Santa Rita Ranch Diverse Habitats
429
Sun 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Rock Walk, Bay Cruise & Lunch with Scott Weidensaul
430
Sun 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Casual Little Big Day with Jon Dunn
431
Sun 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Hot Spots for Beginners
432
Sun 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Bay Birding Cruise
433
Sun 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Birds of Atascadero Lake
434
Sun 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Prefumo Creek Nature Journaling Adventure!
435
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding Azure Street & Morro Strand
436
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding and Wine Tasting at La Lomita Ranch
437
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding by Kayak
438
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah
439
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pecho Willows & Cuesta Inlet
440
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
San Simeon Point Birding
441
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Santa Margarita Trail Stroll
442
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shorebirds of the Morro Bay Marina
443
Sun 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sweet Springs Preserve
444
Sun 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Bird Carving Class
445
Sun 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Santa Margarita Lake Pontoon Boat Birding
446
Sun 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Villa Creek Birding with Greg Miller
447
Sun 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons - Stop & Scope
448
Sun 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Whale Watching Tour
449
Sun 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Easy Birding
450
Sun 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Snowy Plover & Fellow Shorebirds
451
Sun 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Exploring Otter Space
452
Sun 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Bay Birding Cruise
453
Sun 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Grebes Walk on Water to find a Mate
454
Sun 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
eBird and Merlin on the Trail
455
Sun 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Drawn into Bird Song
456
Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Master Class - Ducks & Geese of the Morro Bay Region Part 2
457
Sun 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas
458
Sun 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Gardening for the Birds
459
Sun 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
An Identification Study of Birds of Prey - Part 2
460
Sun 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Flight Lessons - Peregrine Falcons Folk Opera
461
Sun 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Elfin Forest Wonderland
462
Sun 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
A Photographic Journey around Costa Rica, a birder's paradise
463
Sun 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Bay Birding Cruise
464
Sun 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Gulls of SLO Identified
465
Sun 3:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Owling Field Trip
466
Sun 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote Address with Scott Weidensaul - A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds
501
Mon 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding & Wine at Halter Ranch
502
Mon 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Half Day Big Day on Final Day
503
Mon 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Birding by Kayak
504
Mon 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding El Chorro by Careful Observation
505
Mon 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Harmony Headlands
506
Mon 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Los Osos Hot Spots with Jon Dunn
507
Mon 8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Birds and Plants at Coon Creek
508
Mon 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Birding Oso Flaco Lake
509
Mon 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Condors, Eagles and Hawks of San Simeon Creek Road with Dorian Anderson
510
Mon 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Birding Las Cruzitas Ranch
511
Mon 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Bay Birding Photo Cruise
512
Mon 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Birds of Atascadero Lake
513
Mon 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sweet Springs Preserve
514
Mon 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding by Kayak
515
Mon 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kern National Wildlife Refuge
516
Mon 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
New Birders Go Birding With Erik & Hannah
517
Mon 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Jim May Park Birding
518
Mon 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Birding Adventure