Metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

Georgia Bird Fest continues through May 21

Georgia Bird Fest is ongoing through May 21 under the sponsorship of Georgia Audubon in Atlanta and other organizations at varying sites. (Courtesy of Dottie Head/Georgia Audubon)

Credit: Dottie Head/Georgia Audubon

Credit: Dottie Head/Georgia Audubon

Georgia Bird Fest is ongoing through May 21 under the sponsorship of Georgia Audubon in Atlanta and other organizations at varying sites. (Courtesy of Dottie Head/Georgia Audubon)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
May 13, 2023

Georgia Bird Fest is continuing through May 21, with an array of events in Georgia’s largest bird and nature festival sponsored by Georgia Audubon based in Atlanta.

A webinar titled “Beginning Birder 101″ is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. May 11, with a cost of $12 per device for online viewing and registration due by 5 p.m. May 11.

The closing keynote will be given by “The Urban Birder” David Lindo from 3-6 p.m. May 21 at Round Trip Brewing Company, 1279 Seaboard Industrial Blvd. NW, Atlanta at $35 each.

Register at GeorgiaAudubon.org/birdfestevents.html.

About the Author

Carolyn Cunningham
More Stories

Keep Reading

The bizarre turn of events unfolded Sunday inside Ace Liquors in the 580 block of Franklin Gateway, Marietta police said. (Courtesy of Channel 2 Action News)

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Marietta store manager reported a shoplifter. An hour later, he was in custody.

A liquor store manager was arrested, just an hour after he called Marietta police to report a shoplifter.

Quintessential summer day on tap for Peachtree Road Race

We’ll get to enjoy Fourth of July festivities under mostly sunny skies across North Georgia — optimal conditions for backyard cookouts and games.

All but two Lake Lanier parks will reopen for holiday weekend

The parks are reopening this week under agreements with Forsyth and Hall counties, which will provide county employees as rangers in exchange for fee revenue.

The Latest

Children cool off in a splash fountain in Atlanta's historic Fourth Ward Park. The forecast for the Fourth of July and the holiday weekend calls for hot days with drier air. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Quintessential summer day on tap for Peachtree Road Race

Marietta store manager reported a shoplifter. An hour later, he was in custody.

Day care horror: Man guilty of killing woman while she held their child

Featured

UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

Credit: TNS

Amid UPS struggles, shipper makes first-ever plans to offer buyouts to drivers

UPS said in a written statement it is navigating “an unprecedented business landscape.”

Kneeling man impaled by giant straw? Towering mural leaves public mystified.

A towering mural on the side of the Connally Hotel has mystified Atlanta since 2011. Who is the kneeling man, and what's piercing him? Is it a beam of light? A drinking straw?

OPINION

I just graduated college. Will I be able to buy a house like my parents did?

A recent college grad asks: Am I going to be able to buy a home like my parents did less than 30 years ago?