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  • Home
  • FESTIVAL INFO
    • 2025 Festival Recap
    • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
    • FESTIVAL eNEWS & SOCIAL MEDIA
    • VISITORS' GUIDE MAGAZINE
    • 2025 Sponsors
    • About Our Guides
    • FESTIVAL LOCATIONS
    • MEDIA COVERAGE
    • CONTACT US
  • Get Involved
    • VOLUNTEER
    • Vendor APPLICATION
    • BECOME A SPONSOR
  • Registration
    • Important Dates
    • PREMIER REGISTRATION
  • Festival Schedule
    • KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
    • Presentations and Workshops >
      • Spotlight Presentations
      • Workshops
      • Photography Workshops
      • Field-based Workshops
    • Field Trips >
      • All Field Trips
      • eBIRD CHECKLISTS
      • Inclusive Field Trips
      • SITE GUIDES
    • Special Events >
      • Listers Premiere
      • BIRD TRIVIA NIGHT
      • BIRD TATTOO CONTEST
    • BIRDER'S MARKETPLACE
    • OPTICS ALLEY
    • EVENING SOCIALS
    • Morning Flight Count
  • Birding Info
    • INFO FOR NEW BIRDERS >
      • HOW TO GET STARTED IN BIRDING
      • BINOCULARS FOR BEGINNERS
    • BIRDING LOCATIONS
    • BSBO's Bird Migration Profiles
    • Timing of Migration >
      • Spring Migration
      • Fall Migration
  • Area Info
    • LODGING
    • DINING & SPIRITS
    • SHOPPING AND SERVICES
    • HOSPITALS AND PHARMACIES
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Premier Registration is Now Available for Purchase!

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As a PREMIER Registrant, you'll be given access to online registration for the 2026 Biggest Week in American Birding on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Noon (EST). At that time, you will receive an email with a link and a password to access the registration portal. General public registration won't open until Friday, February 20, at Noon (EST), so you will have TWO days to register for your most-wanted field trips, workshops, and special events!

Here are the important dates to remember:​
  • Premier Registration opens: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
  • General Registration opens: Friday, February 20, 2026
  • Festival Dates: May 8–17, 2026
Purchase Premier Registration Here Button

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Official Premiere of Listers

Black Swamp Bird Observatory is super stoked to announce that The Biggest Week in American Birding will host the premiere screening of Listers, the hilarious birding documentary that’s taking the birding world by storm! The movie has already been viewed on YouTube more than 1.5 million times, and we'll offer a special opportunity to watch the movie with filmmakers themselves!
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Keynote Speakers Announced

Join us in welcoming these inspiring voices from across the birding world!
  • Laura Erickson
  • Kenn Kaufman
  • Rosemary Mosco
  • Virginia Rose
  • Coralie Rossbach
  • Day Scott
  • Scott Weidensaul
  • Joanna Wu
  • Julie Zickefoose
Each of these remarkable individuals brings a unique perspective, from art and advocacy to science and storytelling, promising a week filled with insight, inspiration, and passion for birds. 
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Field Trip Site Guides!

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Read the Biggest Week in American Birding Field Trip Site Guides! This library of resources helps share information about one of the most popular aspects of the festival. In these site guides, you will find information about the locations the trips visit, accessibility information, meeting locations, target species, and how to get your eBird checklists following the trip.
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Thank you to our 2026 sponsors!

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Visit our Sponsorship Page to learn more!

Blackburnian Warbler Level - $15,000+

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Magnolia Warbler Level - $10,000+

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Hooded Warbler Level $5,000+

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