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Schedule:

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Julia Zarankin
Ms. Zarankin is a Toronto-based award-winning writer, cultural tour guide and lecturer. Her memoir, Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder, is a Canadian bestseller and her writing has been featured in Audubon, Birding Magazine, Canadian Geographic, The Walrus, and The Globe and Mail. When not hanging out with a spotting scope at sewage lagoons in hopes of getting a better handle on shorebirds, Julia lectures to lifelong learners in and around Toronto.

The practice of birding isn't just about seeing as many birds as possible. In fact, birding has a great deal to teach us about how to live a good life and how to be a better human being. Not only did birding help Julia feel more present, but it also taught her how to see the world with more nuance and empathy.

Thursday February 22, 2024

Tiana Williams-Claussen
Tiana Williams-Claussen is a member of the Yurok Tribe and was raised in Klamath, CA on the Yurok Reservation. She received her BA in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University and returned to serve her tribe. She is currently pursuing a Master of Sciences in Natural Resources from California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt, and serves as the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department Director. Her team’s work includes the reintroduction of California Condors to Yurok country, integrating traditional knowledge from the Yurok community into government wildlife management practices. Her native upbringing and formal education allow her to bridge the gap between traditional understandings of the world, and those rooted in Western-science, supporting a cohesive, well-informed approach to ecosystem management.

Friday, February 23, 2024

Christian Cooper
Christian Cooper is a NY Times best-selling author, with his debut memoir, Better Living Through Birding. He is also the Host and a Consulting Producer for National Geographic's hit series: Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper. Practically born with a pair of binoculars in his hands, he served as president of the Harvard Ornithological Club in his college days; currently as a vice president of New York City Audubon he advocates for greater, safer access to green spaces for all, with a focus on outreach to youth in underserved communities. A longtime activist on issues of racial justice and LGBTQ equality, Christian combined his passions in the BLM graphic short story "It’s a Bird” from DC Comics, and he continues to seek synergy at the intersections of storytelling, progressivism, and environmentalism.

Choose from daily Birding the Border, 100 or More, Mountain Foothill trips. We'll also have trips to North County Hot Spots, Rancho Jamul, a trip to Camp Pendleton, and a Grebes and Wine trip. These trips include transportation and lunch.

These field trips do not include transportation. Meet us in the field for a great birding experience! We'll have daily Dances with Grebes trips to see the courtship behavior of Western and Clark's Grebes, hands-on Digiscoping walks with Swarovski Optik, explore our coastline in Rocky Shores and San Elijo Lagoon, or try Birding by Bike. Finish your birding day with a daily walk by the San Diego River Mouth.

We are scheduling daily kayak trips in South Bay, two Mission Bay kayak trips, and three Pelagic Trips.  All boat trips are subject to changing weather conditions. Alternative activities, exchanges and refunds are available if weather conditions prompt cancellation.

Uncommon Saloon, sponsored by Vortex Optics, is open from 3-6 in the Exhibit hall Weds-Saturday. Saturday night, join us for trivia and drinks at a local pub. Or do a bird puzzle with us in the dockside room.

Sunday, February 25, 2024

8:00 am - 2:00 pm
The fair will feature local organizations and businesses that can help you help birds.

Program Schedule:
8:30 a.m - 9:30 a.m: Digiscoping with Phonescope
9:00 a.m - 9:45 a.m: Family music program
9:15 a.m - 10:00 a.m: Native Seed Libraries and Rail Conservation programs at SDAS
10:00 a.m - 10:45 a.m: Project Wildlife- What to do if you find an injured or baby bird
10:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m: Family Birding and Photography Walk with Faith Barton
10:15 a.m - 11:15 a.m: Light Pollution Impact on Migrating Birds with DarkSky San Diego County
10:30 a.m: Interpretive dance in the courtyard
11:15 a.m - 12:15 p.m: Free Flight Bird Sanctuary live bird program
11:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Bird Conservation through Coffee with Cafe Ibis
11:30 a.m: Interpretive dance in the courtyard
12:15 p.m - 1:15 p.m: Our friends from American Bird Conservancy will talk about threats to birds and what we can do to help them
12:30 p.m: Interpretive dance in the courtyard
1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m: Live Birds of Prey program
2:15 p.m: Cake in the courtyard

Date: February 21 - 25, 2024

Location:

Marina Village Conference Center
1936 Quivira Way
San Diego, CA 92109

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