Calling birders of all ages and skill levels!
When the Georgia Mountain BirdFest kicks off this spring, it will be northern Georgia’s only major birding festival. The festival includes more than 20 guided field trips to locations such as Ivy Log Gap Road, Brasstown Bald, Smithgall Woods, Anna Ruby Falls, Sosebee Cove and the normally restricted Buck Shoals. Ornithologist Marshall Iliff of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Giff Beaton, author of Birding Georgia, will be among the many guest speakers. You’ll also find more than 60 seminar topics covering bats, butterflies and birds.
Thursday, April 28 – Sunday, May 1
Unicoi State Park & Lodge, Helen, Georgia
Cost:
Four-day conference – $110 per adult, children under 4 are free
Most of the events on Saturday, April 30 are open to the public and FREE!
Click here for a guide that lists all the events and programs for the festival.
Click here for a list of events open to the public on Saturday, April 30.
Registration Information:
Click here for secure online registration. Follow the easy fill-in-the-blank instructions and then print your confirmation. Use your registration/confirmation # and follow instructions to replace and/or add activities online. The form included in this packet is a worksheet to assist participants in viewing their schedule and establishing a total cost, but is not to be mailed in to secure registration for the BirdFest.
Lodging Information:
Unicoi State Park and Lodge has a 100-room lodge, 30 cottages, and 82 campsites. To ensure your reservation is with the BirdFest group, and to get special lodge rates, call Unicoi Lodge at 1-800-573-9659, speak with Registration and ask for the Georgia Mountain BirdFest.
You can find all of the information listed above and more by visiting http://georgiastateparks.org/GaMountainBirdFest or by calling 706-878-2201 ext. 305
