Birds on the Niagara 2023
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BON23 has been sponsored in part by a generous grant from the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
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BIRDS on the Niagara (BON23), North America's only international bird festival, is proud to announce that 2023 will be our 6th consecutive year of this wonderful event. Our Mission is both educational and designed to promote outdoor experiences for families, birders of all levels, and individuals and visitors to our region. We host a wide variety of walks, tours, presentations and exhibits at a number of sites throughout the international Niagara River Corridor.
Our topics include:
BIRDS - We celebrate Niagara's winter bird populations with our Annual February Festival, and we explore and promote year round birding, birding issues, and birding places.
CONSERVATION - We explore and examine a variety of conservation issues and strategies that impact our bi-national region, birds, and the many biodiverse forms of wildlife and habitats in our area
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION: It is a fundamental value of BON to include multi-cultural and gender oriented discussions, strategies and perspectives. BON23 is proud to announce that as a part of our inclusion context, most of our events, walks, presentations are free, open to the public and welcoming to the diverse people of our region.
BON23 has a particular focus on the FUTURE. Given the many cultural, climate, and development oriented issues, it is important that we frame BON23 in a context that is looking forward and helps to plan for a planet and a region that promotes a positive quality of life for us, and for coming generations.
Our topics include:
BIRDS - We celebrate Niagara's winter bird populations with our Annual February Festival, and we explore and promote year round birding, birding issues, and birding places.
CONSERVATION - We explore and examine a variety of conservation issues and strategies that impact our bi-national region, birds, and the many biodiverse forms of wildlife and habitats in our area
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION: It is a fundamental value of BON to include multi-cultural and gender oriented discussions, strategies and perspectives. BON23 is proud to announce that as a part of our inclusion context, most of our events, walks, presentations are free, open to the public and welcoming to the diverse people of our region.
BON23 has a particular focus on the FUTURE. Given the many cultural, climate, and development oriented issues, it is important that we frame BON23 in a context that is looking forward and helps to plan for a planet and a region that promotes a positive quality of life for us, and for coming generations.
BON23 VENUES, LOCATIONS, and PROGRAMS
We are hosting programs, walks and tours, and informational displays at many locations.
WALKS and TOURS (OUTDOORS)
Over 40 Walks and Tours throughout the Festival at locations on both sides of the international border!
U.S PROGRAM GUIDE
CANADA PROGRAM GUIDE
INDOOR VENUES
WESTERN NEW YORK WELCOME CENTER- Grand Island New York -Information and Warming Station
Exhibits, Rest Rooms, Food
10 am-5pm Saturday, Sunday, Monday
BURCHFIELD PENNEY ART CENTER, at SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo New York
Saturday February 18, 2023
Talks, Programs and Presentations 10am-5 pm. Complete Program Guide CLICK HERE
BLACK ROCK HARBOR CENTER, Black Rock Riverside Alliance-52 Amherst Street, Buffalo, New York
Warming Center with Exhibits and Displays, Programs, Curated video exhibit. FULL SCHEDULE CLICK HERE
Monday February 20, 2023
Friday February 17 6-8 PM U.S. MEET AND GREET U.S. BUFFALO Location: Twin Petrels Seltzer Co.
Join us on the US side of the border for a Meet & Greet hosted by the Feminist Bird Club of Buffalo and Buffalo Women of Environmental Learning and Leadership- BWELL to kick of the weekend! If you haven't been to Twin Petrels Seltzer Co. yet, it's a beautiful space with a fun food and drink menu! Can't wait!
Meet BON23 Sponsors, Have Fun!
Friday February 17 6-9 PM CANADA Birds and Beers
Location : Blackburn Brew House in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada
This is a great chance to meet with the Canadian organizers and have a fun social evening. RSVP required. Justin Peter of Quest Nature Tours will be on hand to talk about Niagara's birds. Please order food 1 week ahead of time. Menu is on this page https://www.facebook.com/BlackburnBrewhouse/about
RSVP on Facebook Event Page CLICK HERE
Monday February 20 12:45 PM SPEAKERS’ ROSTER & NATURE CLUB DISPLAYS – School of Horticulture CANADA
Find out about the activities available through local nature clubs, view optics on display by Swarovski, and listen to inspiring presentations by Owen Bjorgan (12 noon) Jocelyn Baker (1:30 pm) and Ankur Khurana (3 pm). Paid parking (or use Niagara Parks Annual Pass).
Pre-registration recommended for all programs to guarantee space. REGISTRATION REQUIRED CLICK HERE
COMPLETE PROGRAM GUIDE
U.S PROGRAM GUIDE
CANADA PROGRAM GUIDE