Welcome to the Saint Bernard Bird Festival, a celebration of Southeastern Louisiana’s vibrant wildlife and natural beauty! 

Established in 2014, we are committed to showcasing avian beauty up close, educating the public, and preserving our local and migratory birds.

Friday, May 3rd, 2024                                                              

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

*Bird festival opens with arrival of students from St. Bernard schools                                                                                       

*Bird capture and banding – Eric Johnson, Ph.D., Director of Conservation Science, Audubon Delta; activity in outdoor pavilion

*Woodcarving exhibits inside the Frank M. Fernandez Jr. Isleño Center

*St. Bernard Art Guild exhibit inside the Fernandez Isleño Center

*Purple Martin Exhibit – Krista Adams in outdoor pavilion

*Common Ground Relief Wetlands, LLC, presentation by Josh 

Benítez inside the Fernández Isleño Center

*Airboat tours of Waterbird Rookery, Big Mar, beginning at 8:00 a.m. three tours daily, three passengers per tour, outdoor pavilion for sign-in sheet

10:00 a.m.

Guided birding tour begins directed by Glen Ousset, outdoor pavilion

1:00 p.m.

Presentation by Chole St. Germain – Vermillion, Coastal Field Technician, Audubon Delta, entitled “New Orleans Rooftop Nesting Birds Program – Monitoring Our Urban Seabirds” in the Fernandez Isleño Center

1:30 p.m.

Guided native plant walking tour led by Linda van Aman, including discussion of the 2,000-year-old log along the trail.

4:00 p.m.

Festival closes

Saturday, May 4th, 2024  

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

*Festival opens with bird capture and banding by Eric Johnson Ph.D. – outdoor pavilion

* Wood carving exhibit in Fernandez Isleño Center

* St. Bernard Art Guild – Fernandez Isleño Center

* Purple Martin Exhibit – Krista Adams, outdoor pavilion

* Common Ground Relief Wetlands, LLC – Josh Benitez, Fernandez Isleño Center

* Airboat tours of waterbird rookery, Big Mar, three tours daily,

 three passengers per tour, outdoor pavilion for sign-in sheet; tours begin at 8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Guided birding tours led by Glenn Ousset, outdoor pavilion  

1:00 p.m.

Presentation by Eric Johnson, Ph.D.: “Urban Native Greens – Nest Monitoring by Community Scientists will Enhance Conservation” in Fernandez Isleño Center   

1:30 p.m.

1) Guided birding tour begins led by Glenn Ousset – outdoor pavilion

2) Guided native plant walking tour led by Linda van Aman, outdoor pavilion, including discussion of the 2,000-year-old log along the trail 4:00p.m