Birdfest is organized by Urban Bird Project along with friends and collaborators UTSA Libraries and Museums, Masauki Zepeda, Mark MenjÃvar, and Last Chance Forever. Birdfest is held each October during the peak of Fall migration as a way to celebrate the art, culture, and science of local and migratory birds. See the highlights from Birdfest below:
Birdfest w/ Urban Bird Project & Guests.
October 23, 2025 9am – 1pm
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Set Up around the Sombrilla
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Campus Birdwalk #1 – with Mariel Ortega, Eres Gomez, and more.
9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
BIRDFEST STATIONS on the SOMBRILLA
Table 1: UBP: Birdfest Home Station (Raffle, etc).
Location: Front of MH
Carolina Hinojosa, Kenny Walker & UBP Scholars
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Table 2: UBP: Re-storying Rowdy & Bird Naming
Location: At Rowdy Statue
Kenny Walker, Olarotimi Ogungbemi, Aamir Zulfiquar & UBP Scholars
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Table 3: UBP:Â Citizen and Community Science –Â 
Bioacoustics, Microplastics and Window Collisions
Location: Front of Flawn
Amelia King-Kostelac, Mariel Ortega & UBP Scholars
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Table 4: Indigenous Feather Keeping & Prayer Fans
Location: Sombrilla/Art Building
Masauki Zepeda, Bernard Barcena + Indigenous Student Organization
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Table 5: Live Bird of Prey Show w/ Last Chance Forever
Location: Field Behind the Art Building
Live shows at 10:30am & 12pm
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Table 6: UTSA Libraries and Museums
Location: Second Floor, JPL
Ammi Bui and Diane Lopez
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Table 7: Bird Song Installation Location: East side of MH
Mark MenjÃvar & UTSA Arts Crew
12:30 p.m. – 1p.m. Birdwalk #2 – Amelia and Kenny lead (Apiary area)