Virtual Option Available. Included in Paid Festival Registration.
Dr. Eduardo Palacios is the Shorebird Research Biologist for the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE). Eduardo completed his PhD in 2001 from UC Davis. He has spent the last 25 years working as a researcher in Conservation Biology with CICESE. He implements bird monitoring and conservation projects with different NGOs across the US and Mexico, including Pro Esteros, Pronatura Noroeste, and Terra Peninsular. Eduardo also works with the Manomet Center for Conservation Science as the Shorebird Recovery Project Coordinator for Northwest Mexico, and wrote the Recovery Plan for shorebirds for the region. He recently helped secure the legal protection of four shorebird species and currently is coordinating the Point Blue Conservation Science’s Migratory Shorebird Project in Mexico.
Schedule
Below is the initial Schedule for the 2024 Shorebird Festival to help with your travel plans. We are recommending festival travelers fly in on May 2nd and leave on May 6th. If festival goers would like to stay an extra couple of days to view peak migration time we suggest an itinerary of May 2nd-8th to enjoy the full scope of the migration. Keep an eye out for the official schedule with detailed events to be posted as we get closer to the festival.