Connecting People to Bird Conservation

Celebrating 20 Years of IMBD

As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations, the annual bird conservation theme
will focus on 20 ways people may help preserve birds every day. 

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Look for a National Wildlife Refuge IMBD event near you!

Find an International Migratory Bird Day Festival! Use the interactive maps to find festivals, bird observatories, raptor centers,  birding trails or bird camps. IMBD events map

For questions about this page contact Alicia King @ Alicia_f_king@fws.gov

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Revised February 24, 2012

While International Migratory Bird day is typically held on the second Saturday in May (May 12 in 2012), any day can be a day of celebration.  Celebrate  whenever migratory bird arrival happens in your own community or whenever you feel like celebrating birds!

Links to Bird Conservation Plans:

• U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
• North American Waterbird Conservation Plan
• Partners in Flight
• North American Bird Conservation Initiative

More Bird Festival Programs!

• World Migratory Bird Day
• Birdlife's World Bird Festival
  
• Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival