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Birding Festivals - Flock to the Fun

If you're in the market for a great way to spend a day,
check out your local birding festivals. Most states have
several fairs and festivals going on during the year, and
they are an excellent way to get outside, learn
something new, make new friends and have fun.

Birding festivals last from a simple one day event to a full
month of outings, activities and lectures. The most
common are over a weekend, and can range from small
local events at a nearby park, to large-scale events that
bring visitors from all over the globe, with events spread
throughout an entire region. Depending on the specific
event, you will have the opportunity to hear
knowledgeable speakers, observe live birds up close,
take guided walks, get pointers on better wildlife
photography, sharpen your identification skills, share
experiences with like-minded folks, and even take more
exotic outings, such as birding by boat or on horseback.
Often there are artists, vendors, children's activities, and
the like.

Many birding festivals center on a specific event taking
place in the local area, migration being a particular
favorite. Another popular theme is the celebration of
specific species found only locally, or perhaps in a
particular abundance, such as warblers, shorebirds,
cranes or hawks. Many blend other interests with birding,
such as butterflies, flowers or even music.

Here is a sampling of some of the larger events that take
place each spring and summer:

Birds, Blossoms & Blues Festival, Norfolk, Virginia. Field
trips, walking tours, boat tours, plant sales, blues
concerts, family festival.

Florida's First Coast Birding and Nature Festival, St.
Augustine, Florida. Kayaking, walking tours, photography
expeditions. Learn about outdoor photography, birding,
wildlife, butterflies, and much more.

Spring Wings Bird Festival, Fallon, Nevada. Field trips,
including a birding by horseback safari, airboat tour,
ranch tour, photography contest, and much more.

Great River Birding and Nature Festival, Lake City,
Minnesota. 3 days of birding and nature events held
throughout the Mississippi River Valley of Southeast
Minnesota and Southwest Wisconsin around Lake Pepin.
Birding by motorboat, mini-railcar, hikes along shorelines,
forests, bluff tops, lectures, and more.

Horicon Marsh Bird Festival, Wisconsin. Bird banding,
birding by pontoon, hikes, talks, and the "big sit", where
participants try to observe as many species as possible
from a 17-foot observatory platform from midnight Friday
till dark on Saturday.

Festival of Birds, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Over 170
species seen last year, field trips, frog/toad outing,
workshops, exhibitors.

Cape May Spring Weekend, New Jersey. 200+ bird
species, field trips, workshops, boat trips and more at the
migration mainline capital of North America.

Mountain Lake Migratory Bird Festival, Pembroke, Virginia.
Visit the beautiful Mountain Lake Hotel, with 2600 acres
of pristine woodlands to take part in dozens of activities -
field trips, workshops, fun for the kids.

Kirtland's Warbler Festival, Roscommon, Michigan. Guided
tours to see the Kirtland's Warbler, nature presentations,
crafts, kids' activities, photography and more.

Bar Harbor Warblers & Wildflowers, Bar Harbor, Maine.
Bird walks, peregrine watches, boat rides, garden and
forest tours, art exhibits.

Potholes and Prairie Birding Festival, Jamestown, North
Dakota. Guided tours, workshop, wonderful prairie
birding.

The Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration highlights
hummingbirds in the St. Francisville area of Louisiana,
including banding and workshops on how to build a
hummingbird habitat in your garden.

Southwest Wings. Arizona's longest running birding
festival celebrates its 15th year in Bisbee. Natural history
tours, birds and butterfly tours, exhibits and programs.

You can find these birding festivals and fairs by checking
birding magazines such as "Birders World" and
"Audubon", by contacting your local Audubon chapter,
and by searching the Internet, but the quickest way to
get a comprehensive list is by scanning the Birding Event
Calendar at www.BirdingResources.com.

Join the flock at your local birding festival, or migrate to a
more distant event. Either choice promises a great day of
birding!

About the Author

Carol Miller is an internet author, entrepreneur and avid
birder. Her website
BirdingResources.com has an up-to-date list of
birding
festivals, fairs and events. Be sure to sign up for the free
Birding Event
Notifier and find out what's happening in the wild bird world!

The Pride of Virginia: tourism and hotels to its beloved

Virginia is a state famous for tourists because of its natural environment and various seasonal activities. Apart from some natural wonders, which shows the parks and historic sites. When considering a vacation in this region, which has several hotels that you and your family will love.

Virginia has been sent to Queen Elizabeth I of England, while simply because it was regarded as the virgin queen. Virginia is a U.S. State located along the U.S. South Atlantic Ocean also called Old diamonds and sometimes the Mother of Presidents, and considered the birthplace of eight Presidents of the United States.

The capital of Virginia Richmond. Virginia is composed of the Chesapeake Bay and the Blue Ridge Mountains. It houses our flora and fauna. Most of its rivers flow through the Chesapeake Bay, including York, James, Rappahannock and Potomac. Geological and geographical, the state is separated into several regions from east to west along the Cumberland Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains, Tidewater and Piedmont.

The country has an economy with many industries such as military bases in Hampton Roads, agricultural production and federal agencies like the Pentagon in northern Virginia. The history includes destinations Golden Triangle tourist Custom live music from Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown.

Virginia has many National Park Service units as Shenandoah National Park. Set at the end of 1935 and includes the Skyline Drive. About 40 percent of the region's national parks protected under the National Preservation or NWPS System and designated as wilderness. About 30 trails and parks, such as Prince William Forrest Park and Great Falls Park before the NPS or National Park System.

Virginia celebrates many festivals like the Festival of the State of Virginia, Neptune Festival, Harborfest Norfolk Virginia Lake Festival. The Virginia State Fair held every September at Richmond International Raceway. Norfolk Harborfest is held in June, with performances of air and boat races. The Virginia Lake Festival place during the third weekend in July in Clarksville. There are also two major film festivals in Virginia, as the commitment and Film Festival Virginia Film Festival held in Richmond and Charlottesville, respectively.

Virginia is also home to several hotels and which one is the Hotel Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The hotel is located approximately 20 minutes from downtown Norfolk and the Norfolk International Airport. Also at 45 minutes Busch Gardens and Colonial Williamsburg. It takes only 5 minutes from the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science.

It is only 10 seconds of the famous Virginia Beach Boardwalk and overlooking the sea The hotel has a concierge desk, a variety of restaurants and an outdoor terrace and a free shuttle service to certain destinations famous beach. Hotel rooms have a 32 inch flat screen TV with cable channels, Access premium broadband Internet, two telephones with Voice mail, coffee maker, hair dryer and iron.

Virginia Quality Inn is located one mile from downtown and approximately 20 miles from Norfolk International Airport. Some local attractions, including the promenade and the Virginia Museum of Science is only 1 mile from the hotel.

The beach access hotel has a fax machine, interior corridors, outdoor swimming pool pool, bike rentals and ample parking. All rooms have refrigerators, irons and ironing boards, telephones, television Cable, wireless internet, daily maid service, balcony and coffee maker.

The Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel is located 15 blocks from the fishing pier, a mile from the lighthouse and about 20 miles from Norfolk International Airport. It is a mile from the center of Virginia Beach Convention, four miles from the coast and 11 miles State Park FRO Verizon Amphitheatre Virginia Beach.

The hotel has direct access to the beach, gym, room service, indoor and outdoor pools with ocean view and hot tub. All rooms have refrigerators, iron, telephone and cable television, microwave, coffee maker, balcony and access to broadband Internet.

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