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October 7-9, 2005
based on Jekyll Island, Georgia
at the Convention Center's Atlantic and Beachside Halls

Coastal Georgia offers a wide variety of habitats and wildlife. Shorelines, salt marshes, old rice fields, woodlands, tidal rivers, freshwater wetlands and more all host their own fascinating bird communities. Georgia's Colonial Coast Birding Trail showcases these habitats. So whether you want to see a bald eagle soaring over a coastal river, an endangered wood stork fishing a tidal pool, an American oystercatcher with other shorebirds gathered on a sandy beach, or a black skimmer skimming the waters of a coastal inlet, Georgia's magnificient coast has something for everyone. We would like to show you our wild and wonderful Georgia Coast through our birds and nature.

Planned Festival events:

  • Friday - Bird Conservation Summit
  • Friday - "Toasting and Boasting on the Coast"
  • Saturday Dinner Banquet - Keynote Speaker Dr. Scott Robinson will present "Paving the way for Ecotourism & Birding in the Neotropics What has Science taught us?"
  • Coastwide Field Trips showcasing sites along Georgia's Colonial Coast Birding Trail and some of our most beautiful and remote barrier islands like Blackbeard, Sapelo and Little St. Simon's.
  • Seminars covering all kinds of topics from identifying birds and butterflies to creating ideal backyard birders.
  • "The Rookery" - a large indoor exhibition area featuring vendors like Swarovski, as well as conservation groups, nature photographers, artists and much more! Including Live raptor shows, kids' activities and nature walks.
  • Sunday Family Fun Day - beach walk, raptor show, beginning birding, owl prowl

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