Headlands Birding Festival
Headlands Birding Festival
Brought to you by
Friends of Headlands Beach State Park
Relive the 2025 Headlands Birding Festival!
Explore the highlights, photos, and favorite moments from this year’s celebration of migration along Lake Erie.
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Headlands Birding Festival
September 18 – 20, 2026
Bird of the Month – December
The Purple Sandpiper is a hardy coastal visitor often admired for its ability to thrive where waves crash and winter winds bite. These shorebirds stand out with their dusky gray plumage washed in subtle violet tones and their bright orange bill. They’re restless foragers, picking among rocks for tiny invertebrates along rugged coastlines and breakwalls.
Thanks to our 2025 Sponsors
- Verdantas
- HZW Environmental Consultants
- Wild Birds Unlimited
- Electrical Innovations
- Eric C. Ziegler @ Edward Jones
- Greater Akron Audubon Society
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- Ohio Backwoods
- Meadow City Native Plant Nursery
- Avonlea Gardens & Inn
- Burroughs Nature Club
Be Part of the Festival Community
Sponsor, donate, or volunteer to help us make the 2026 Headlands Birding Festival the best one yet!
The festival is presented by Blackbrook Audubon Society, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Friends of Headlands Beach State Park, City of Mentor Natural Resources, Lake Metroparks, and Tour Lake County.
Here’s what attendees had to say about last year’s festival:
You have knowledgeable and committed staff and volunteers. It showed how much the community cares about this “special” place.
Thank you for such a great event. I’ve been there 2 years in a row and plan to continue attending future years.
The volunteers did a great job! Everyone was helpful and so kind to share their knowledge.
Awesome festival! Everyone was so nice and helpful! Can’t wait til next year!
So much fun. Everyone was so friendly and helpful! We met people that we hope to connect with next year.
The best part was being around fellow birders. The [keynote] speaker was good and the sound system much improved since last year. The wine tastings and the snacks made for an enjoyable evening.
Headlands Birding Festival
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