In partnership with environmental, cultural, and community leaders and organizations, the Boston Birding Festival seeks to create transformative experiences of collective awe that strengthen public understanding and appreciation of the natural world and contribute to increased environmental justice, conservation, and sustainability.
We do this through the lens of birding.
Do you know your grackles from your grosbeaks and your crowns from your napes? Can you spot a tanager from 100 paces? Or are you more bird-curious? Either way, join us for a high-flying, bino-tingling Bird Trivia Night at Tilde in Cambridge, emceed by science journalist Cara Giaimo! THURS. NOV 6, 2025
October morning ramble in Greeways Conservation Land in Wayland, MA. We’ll look for lingering migrants and more. SAT. OCT 18.
Beloved by locals, and often a good place for surprises during fall migration. It’s been especially good for sparrows and woodpeckers. SATURDAY OCT 11 8:00 AM
Almost 90 % of the coffee Americans drink harms bird habitat and contributes to climate change. We want to show you that if birders switched their brew, even just a few days a week, we could make a big difference. Join us for a cup.
In the past 50 years, the total North American bird population has fallen by almost 3 billion or 29 percent. Rising temperatures also threaten two-thirds of North American bird species with extinction.
We have about a decade to preserve the habitats and species we know today, stem the effects of climate change and reduce risks to birds and other wildlife. And you can help.
We invite you to join us online and in person for bird and birding experiences. The Festival’s programming is designed to celebrate the work of leaders comitted to environmental justice and to help all of us learn from the heroes working to save birds and their habitat and restore green and wild places—especially in urban areas.
LINK: State of the Birds, 2022
The latest news from the Festival (along with assorted ramblings, observations, discoveries, celebrations, gripes, and personal opinions on birds, environmental justice, climate, sustainability, and related topics). Email us if you’d like to be a guest author.
