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- Alaska SeaLife Center
- Alaska Raptor Center
- Alaska Zoo
- Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve - in Haines; October 1 - January 31, 2005; World's largest congregation of American Bald Eagles. Up to 4,000 eagles gather along the banks of the Chikat River to feast on
spawning salmon
- Upper Tanana Migratory Bird Festival - in Tok; May 19, 2007; witness the spring migration of waterfowl, songbirds and
raptors; a bird watching field trip, bird banding demonstration, live bird programs; at Tok Mainstreet Visitor Center and Tok Memorial Park
- Sitka WhaleFest - in Sitka; November 7 - 9, 2008; lectures, concert, marine tours
- Alaska Bald Eagle Festival - in Haines; November 5 - 9, 2008; An event celebrating the peak of the winter gathering of eagles.
Educational seminars & tours and family special events
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- Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo - in Hot Springs; since 1902
- Little Rock Zoo - in Little Rock
- National Park Aquarium - in Hot Springs
- Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary
- The Shiloh Museum's Bird Seed Day - in Springdale; October 23; an annual joint fundraiser with the local Audubon Society; the museum will sell high quality bird seed and offer free nature
programs and activities. Activities include pumpkin decorating and silhouette portraits. Activities and programs are free.
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- Beardsley Zoo - in Bridgeport
- Mystic Aquarium
- Annual Guided Fall Birdwalks - in Madison; September 18 - November 20, 2004; at Hammonasset State Park; shore and song birds, hawks, falcons, and owls can all be seen at the premier birding spot
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- Brandywine Zoo - in Wilmington; Delaware's only zoo
- Waterfowl Festival: A Celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week - in Milton; October 9, 2004; at Prime Hook National Wildlife
Refuge; Annual event featuring canoe trips, refuge tours, presentations, exhibits, bird walks, children's games, family activities, demonstrations and much more. Fun for everyone.
- Wildlife Festival - in Smyrna; October 23, 2004; at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge; Bombay Hook is brilliant with fall colors. Bring
the family and explore the refuge; boat rides, tours, games and crafts for children, bird and tree walks, and live animals will be available.
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- Big Cat Rescue - in Tampa
- Big "O" Birding Festival - in Moore Haven; January 25 - 27, 2008
- Blue Spring Manatee Festival - in Orange City; January 26 - 27, 2008; Blue Spring State Park is Florida's most significant
warm water refuge for the endangered manatee; features educational exhibits on endangered wildlife, children's rides, food, crafts, Indian dancers, craft show and free rides to see the manatees
- Brevard Zoo - in Melbourne
- Caribbean Gardens - in Naples; 52-acre botanical and zoological garden
- Everglades Birdfest - in Everglades National Park; January 17 - 19, 2004
- Fall Warbler Migration Walks - guided hikes at Saddle Creek Park
- First Coast Birding Nature Festival - in St Augustine
- Florida Aquarium
- Florida Black Bear Festival - in Umatilla; April 12, 2008; activities include a 5k Run, field trips to the Ocala
National Forest, presentations on Florida bears and other wildlife, a kid's pavilion, puppet show, food, arts & crafts, a teddy bear repair clinic, live music, and a Florida Black Bear maze
- Florida Birding Events - directory
- Florida Birding Festival & Nature Expo - in St Petersburg/Clearwater; October 9 - 12, 2003
- Florida Conservation - Festivals -
directory
- Florida Manatee Festival - in Citrus County
- Florida Oceans Day - April 18, 2007
- Gatorama Wildlife Park - in Palmdale; alligator farm
- Gatorland
- Jungle Adventures - in Christmas
- Key West Aquarium - has hands-on activities for kids
- Lion Country Safari
- Lowry Park Zoo - in Tampa
- Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - in Titusville; celebrate International Migratory Bird Day
- Miami Metrozoo
- Orlando Wetlands Park Festival - in Orlando; February 23, 2008
- Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
- Parrot Jungle
- Pelican Island Wildlife Festival - in Sebastian; March 8, 2008
- Sea World/Busch Gardens - in Orlando
- Silver Springs - in Ocala; nature theme park; home of the glass bottomed boats
- Tallahassee Natural Museum and Zoo - in Tallahassee
- The Zoo of Northwest Florida - in Gulf Breeze
- Santa Fe CC Teaching Zoo
- Space Coast Birding (Flyway) & Wildlife Festival - in Titusville; January 23 - 28, 2008
- Suwannee River Valley Birding Festival - March 18 - 20, 2005
- Welcome Back Songbirds & Wakulla Wildlife Festival - in Tallahassee; April 16 - 17, 2004; showcasing Florida's Big
Bend area
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- New Jersey State Aquarium - on the Delaware River waterfront
- Turtle Back Zoo - in West Orange
- Firefly Festival - in Princeton; July 13, 2008; an evening of nature, music, and outdoor fun for the
whole family; learn all about fireflies and other insects that live at Terhune Orchards
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Events
- Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Festival - April 12 - 13, 2008; at Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Songbird Festival – A Celebration of Nature - in Lago Vista; April 26 - 27, 2008
- Bird Mart - in Fort Worth; October 9, 2004;
Will Rogers Exhibit Hall
- Bird Walk - in Galveston;
September 19 & 26, 2004; tour led by local birders; 8:30 to 10:30 am at Galveston Island State Park
- Bird Watching Hikes - at Brazos Bend State Park
- Birdfest - in Balmorhea; November 4 - 7, 2004; travel the bird grasslands, montane areas and wetlands
on private ranches and in the Davis Mountains Preserve searching for Montezuma and scaled quail, mountain chickadee, burrowing owl, winter sparrows
- Birding Tours - in El Paso; September 19, October 17 & November 21, 2004; observe some of the more
than 200 species of birds that visit the park; reservations required; at Hueco Tanks State Historic Site
- Blessing of the Animals - in Wimberley; October 2, 2004; low-cost pet inoculations and mobile
spay-neuter clinic; on-site pet adoptions; at St. Mary's Church
- Bluebird Festival - in Wills Point; April 26, 2008
- Brownsville International Bird Festival - in Brownsville; 2009
- Celebration of Whooping Cranes & Other Birds - in Port Aransas; February 22 - 24, 2008
- Choke Canyon Birding Festival At Three Rivers - February 1 - 3, 2008; at Choke Canyon State Park
- Crazy Water Festival - in Mineral Wells; October 13, 2007; celebrates
100 years of crazy water mineral water on which the city was founded; petting zoo, pony rides, vendors, entertainment, children's area, carnival
- Dragonfly Days - in Weslaco; May 15 - 18, 2008
- Eagle Fest - in Emory; February 8 - 10, 2008
- East Texas Poultry Festival - in Center; October 4 - 6, 2007; a three-day carnival, poultry judging and
auction, arts & crafts, art show, live entertainment, parade, street dance; at the Historical Courthouse Square & Courtyard
- Galveston Island Featherfest - in Galveston; April 3 - 6, 2008
- Great Texas Birding Classic - in Texas Coast; April 27 - May 4, 2008
- Hummer/Bird Celebration - in Rockport; September 11 - 14, 2008
- Jones Park Nature Fest - in Houston; March 1, 2008
- Laredo Birding and Butterfly Festival - in Laredo; February 7 - 10, 2008
- Nature Day Celebration - in Lake Jackson; March 1, 2008
- McAllen International Birding Festival - in McAllen; March 29 - April 1, 2008
- Migration Celebration - in Lake Jackson; April 11 - 13, 2008
- Nature Quest 2008 - in Concan; April 22 - 27, 2008
- Rattlesnake Roundup - in Sweetwater; March 10 - 12, 2006
- Refuge Week - October 6 - 12, 2008
- Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival - in Harlingen; November 5 - 9, 2008; guided field trips to dozens of top birding locations;
seminars, workshops and lectures; nature fair; world-famous birders; at the Municipal Auditorium Complex
- South Texas Wildlife & Birding Festival - in Kingsville; November 20 - 23, 2008; celebrates nature and wildlife; includes
tours, stargazing tours, vendors and nature-related activities; at Historic High School
- Texas Butterfly Festival - in Mission; October 16 - 19, 2008
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo - in Austin; October 4 - 5, 2008
- Walking Bird Tour - in Port O'connor; October 16 & 23, 2004; Texas Parks and Wildlife naturalist guides participants on a birding tour of the north
end of the island during fall migration. Reservations required. Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area
- Wild In Willacy Bootfest - in Raymondville & Port Mansfield; October 23 - 26, 2008
- Wonders On The Wing Migratory Bird Festival - in Arlington; April 19, 2008
- Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza - in Lake Jackson; September 13, 2008
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