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Welcome Louisiana is home to numerous organized festivals and events that promote Louisiana as a year-long bird-watching destination. Our website is dedicated to providing current information on Louisiana's birding festivals, birding trails and maps, contact information, clubs, organizations and calendar of events.
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Louisiana Birding Trails From costal wetlands to prairies to the rolling hills, Louisiana Birding Trails and Maps - will help make your bird watching trip an enjoyable.  The America’s Wetland Birding Trail consists of 115 bird watching sites crossing through 22 Louisiana parishes. For online maps, click here.   Read the Full Story
L.O.S.   Organized in 1947 to gather and disseminate accurate information concerning the bird life of the western hemisphere and of Louisiana; to promote interest in and appreciation of the value of birds, both aesthetic and economic, which will ensure wiser conservation of our bird life; Read the Full Story
Attending Festivals There are many benefits to attending Birding Festivals. Louisiana birding festivals are for all ages and levels of birders for locals and visitors. For the beginners, a festival is a great starting point in learning basic birding identification, learning habitats, using equipment, etc. More experienced birder will learn the area, hot spots and make new friends of all birding levels. Read the Full Story

Birding Festivals


BIRDING FESTIVALS

Year-Round

Spring
Bayou Teche Black Bear and Birding Festival
Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration
Great Louisiana Bird Fest
Neotropical Songbird Tour

Summer
Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration
Wood Stock Day

Fall
Experience Atchafalaya Days
Folsom Butterfly & Hummingbird Festival
Lafayette Hummingbird Day
Yellow Rail & Rice Festival

Winter
Eagle Expo

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Birding Organizations

 

Birding Organizations

Louisiana Ornithological Society - Statewide

Florida Parishes
Baton Rouge Audubon Society – Baton Rouge
Kids Who Bird –             Baton Rouge
Felliciana Nature Society – St. Francisville

Northwest
Bird Study Group - Shreveport

Southeast
Northshore Bird Club – Covington 
Terrebonne Bird Club - Houma
Orleans Audubon Society – Greater New Orleans
Crescent Bird Club – Greater New Orleans

Southwest
LABA - Louisiana Birders Anonymous - Lafayette
Gulf Coast Bird Club –    Lake Charles