In the Media

San Diego Bird Festival has been featured in local and national news, podcasts, and television segments celebrating birding, conservation, and community. Explore highlights from recent coverage below!

📰 News & Articles

• San Diego Union-Tribune – “Lederer on Language at the San Diego Bird Festival: The Bird Is the Word” (Mar 1, 2025) A commentary exploring how bird-watching culture and language intersect at the festival.
• San Diego Union-Tribune – “Annual San Diego Bird Festival Lands Feb. 21–25” (Feb 17, 2024) Festival announcement article outlining dates, key sessions, and special guests.
• San Diego Union-Tribune – “Super Bowl of Birding: 7 Birds to Watch for as Millions Fly Through San Diego This Spring” (Feb 28, 2024) Feature story tying into the festival, sharing highlight bird species and migration context.

🎙 Podcasts

• Talkin’ Birds – Episode #1,020 – Preview of the 2025 Festival Host Ray Brown previews the upcoming festival with interviews from organizers and participants.
• Out There With the Birds – “Jen Hajj and the San Diego Bird Festival” A conversation with Jen Hajj about festival programming, birding culture, and connecting people to nature.
• Hannah and Erik Go Birding – “Birds, Food, and Fun in San Diego” The hosts share their firsthand experience attending the festival and birding across San Diego County.
• Looking at Birds – Episode 43 – San Diego Bird Festival 2023 Interviews with participants about the variety of field trips and the community that makes the event special.
• KPBS – The Finest Podcast – “Chasing 100 Birds in 1 Day in America’s Birdiest County: Inside the Birding Boom” (2025) An episode of KPBS’s The Finest podcast featuring the San Diego Bird Festival, exploring birding’s growing popularity in the region.

📺 TV & Video

• CBS 8 San Diego – “San Diego Bird Festival Takes Flight This Week” (Morning Extra) A morning-show feature introducing the festival and showcasing local birding attractions.
• NBC 7 San Diego – “Things to Do This Weekend in San Diego” Included the Bird Festival in its weekend round-up of top local happenings.
• KPBS – “Video Diary: The Finest Podcast Chases 100 Birds in 1 Day in San Diego” (2025) A video companion to the KPBS podcast episode, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the birding challenge and the festival’s connection to it.
• Orange Audubon Society – Bird Chat: The San Diego Bird Festival (Rick Grove & Jen Hajj) A casual video discussion about the festival’s history and its role in inspiring new birders.

🌎 Event Listings & Partners

• San Diego Reader – “Outdoors – Bird Festival” (Feb 24, 2025) Feature story highlighting the festival’s activities at Mission Bay and its impact on local ecotourism.
• Times of San Diego – “Weekend Guide: Feb 28–March 2” (Feb 28, 2025) Included as one of the top cultural events in the city’s weekend guide.
• OB Rag – “The 2024 San Diego Bird Festival Begins at Marina Village” (Feb 20, 2024) Community coverage announcing the festival’s kickoff and highlighting guest speakers and field trips.
• Palomar Audubon – “Flight School — 2024 San Diego Bird Festival Lands Feb. 21–25” Summary of a San Diego Union-Tribune feature on the festival’s programs and conservation mission.
• KPBS – 2025 Festival Listing Official community events calendar listing on KPBS.org.
• CNPS San Diego – Chapter Event Post Promotes the festival’s connection to native plant conservation.
• SanDiego.org – Tourism Listing (2026) Tourism Authority event feature emphasizing eco-tourism opportunities.
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology – All About Birds – National Event Listing Showcases the festival to a national birding audience.