Headlands Birding Festival 2025

Name: Headlands Birding Festival 2025
Start: 2025-09-19T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-21T15:30:00-04:00
Location: 9601 Headlands Rd., Mentor, OH, United States, Ohio 44060

Schedule

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 at 03:30 pm to Sun, 21 Sep, 2025 at 03:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

9601 Headlands Rd., Mentor, OH, United States, Ohio 44060 | Mentor, OH

Brought to you by Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Headlands Beach State Park.
Registration is open!
Visit http://headlandsbirdingfestival.com for a schedule and to register.
Year two of the Headlands Birding Festival will take place this fall from September 19th—21st.
The event celebrates fall migration as birds travel thousands of miles to their wintering grounds, as far away as South America. The Headlands/Mentor Marsh region hosts some of the highest diversity and volume of migratory birds in the state, with 352 species documented in Lake
County. This event is for birders and nature enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels.
Julie Zickefoose, a talented naturalist, writer, and artist from the Appalachian foothills of Ohio will give the keynote address at Springbrook Gardenhouse on Friday night (https://www.juliezickefoose.com/index.php)
Before the keynote, wineries from Northeast Ohio will have
wine samples and wine for purchase.
On Saturday, there will be a birding boat trip along the Lake Erie coast, guided bird walks at Headlands, Lake Erie Bluffs, Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve, Mentor Lagoons, Chagrin River Park and more! Afternoon expert presentations will include topics on bird identification, habitat restoration, and using technology in birding. Nature-themed vendors, non-profits, and food trucks will be on site at Headlands from 12-4pm.
Sunday morning, the event will conclude with a bird banding demonstration, a flight watch at Lake Erie Bluffs, and more!

Brought to you by: Headlands Beach State Park, Tour Lake County, Lake Metroparks, City of Mentor, Blackbrook Audubon Society, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Friends of Headlands Beach
State Park, and Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves.
Sponsored by: Verdantas, Ken Ganley Subaru of Wickliffe, HZW Environmental Consultants, Wild Birds Unlimited, Meadow City Nursery, Avonlea Gardens and Inn, Electrical Innovations LLC, Akron Audubon Society, Eric C. Ziegler Financial Advisor at Edward Jones, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Burroughs Nature Club.
Friday Keynote: Julie Zickefoose at Springbrook Gardenhouse 7-8pm with Happy Hour beginning at 5:30pm.
Saturday events: The party continues with morning bird ventures across the area and a Lake Erie boat trip (registration required) as well as a “Big Sit” near parking lot 1 with Blackbrook Audubon. Food trucks, vendors, and sponsors will have tables from 12-4pm at Headlands Beach State Park. Expert talks from 1pm-4pm will also be held onsite at HBSP. Additional birding experiences are scheduled for the evening hours.
Sunday events: Sign up for a local bird walk, a banding demonstration, a Lake Erie flight-watch, or access to the pipeline at the Mentor Marsh.
(see festival website for full details)
If interested in volunteering, please click the Volunteer button the the festival homepage and fill out the form or send an email to [email protected].