Stories in Flight —
Connecting people through the global paths of migration and meaning.
Birding That Brightens Your Day
Gain a clearer understanding of what your birding is already giving you —
and how to let that meaning enrich your everyday experience.
When birds hint there's something more, this private conversation helps you make sense of what's being offered.
A private, one-on-one conversation that helps everyday birding feel richer, more connected, and more worth showing up for.
45 minutes · Zoom · $200 · Come as you are
When moments with birds ask for more
Many people have moments with birds that feel quietly significant —
a pause on a familiar walk, a flash of attention outside the window,
a sense that something meaningful just passed through.
Without a place for those moments to land, they often remain just that:
moments — meaningful, but unable to change how birding lives in your day.
Birding That Brightens Your Day exists so those moments don’t have to pass through unnoticed.
This conversation offers a place to slow down, listen carefully, and understand how the birds you’re already encountering are shaping your attention, your days, and your sense of connection to the living world.
A larger story you're already part of
Follow the Birds is rooted in the understanding that birding is never only local.
Every bird you notice is part of a wider movement — across landscapes, cultures, and seasons — whether you’re aware of it yet or not.
Birding That Brightens Your Day is a quiet first step into that larger story.
It helps you recognize how your everyday encounters connect to something broader — preparing you, gently and naturally, for deeper global conversations and shared explorations ahead.
Next in Flight: Bird Migration Gathering 2026
March 13-15, 2026
Three days of global stories, live connections, and meaningful exploration.
You’ll hear from voices across continents: migration researchers, community leaders, artists, storytellers, conservationists — all united by the desire to understand how birds connect our world.
Speakers and experiences are currently coming together to shape a distinctive global gathering.
You're welcome to receive updates as the program takes form.
For Partners, Presenters, & Sponsors
Connect your work with a global audience of bird lovers seeking depth, curiosity, and meaning.
Follow the Birds begins with individual moments of attention — and grows into global gatherings that connect people, cultures, and care across flyways.
Follow the Birds brings together:
Highly engaged bird enthusiasts
Voices from all over the world
A values-driven community centered on connection, care, and global belonging
Whether you’re a presenter, sponsor, collaborator, or affiliate partner, your story can meet an audience ready to receive it.
Ways to Join the 2026 Journey
Partners: Co-create meaningful experiences
Sponsors: Engage a global audience
Speakers: Share your voice, research, or artistry
Partners: Delight your audience
Share stories and experiences your audience will remember.
Sponsors: Engage birders globally
Align your brand with a global movement of curiosity and connection.
Speakers: Spread your message
Share your research or artistry with a highly engaged worldwide community.
About Follow the Birds
Follow the Birds exists to help you step into a deeper, more connected birding life.
We do this by gathering global stories — migration, culture, art, science, and human experience — and offering them in a way that invites reflection, belonging, and meaning.
Founded by Kelly Miller, Follow the Birds is a place where:
Your curiosity becomes care
Your stories meet other stories
Your birding life expands into a global community
Birds move through the world by rhythm, instinct, and connection.
Here, you’re invited to follow that path — and find your place along the flyways.
Together, we’ll create a space where voices, like flyways, cross hemispheres.
Turn Birding Into a Shared Global Experience
Here, you’ll join stories of migration from scientists, artists, storytellers, and bird lovers worldwide.
What you'll experience at the Bird Migration Gathering:
Stories that inspire — culture, place, and meaning in every flight path.
Global voices sharing migration journeys across continents.
Guidance from artists + scientists to expand how you see birds (and yourself).
A movement of belonging — birding as shared joy, not just a solo pursuit.
This Is Where Birding Becomes Community
Your joy in birding becomes a shared celebration — every story expanding your world, every voice reminding you that you belong.
Meet the guides who will inspire and connect you with a worldwide circle of bird lovers.
“Scott Weidensaul ranks among an elite group of writer-naturalists.”
Los Angeles Times
Scott Weidensaul
New Hampshire, USA
Following Migration Across Hemispheres
Craig Foster
Cape Town, South Africa
Intimacy With the Wild
Dan Puplett
Scotland, UK
Reading Nature’s Hidden Stories
Julie Zickefoose
Ohio, USA
Personal Habitats, Avian Individuals
VIP Live Q&A on Thursday, 10/23 @ 2 pm MDT
Jon Young
California, USA
Bird Language and Ancient Wisdom
VIP Live Q&A on Friday, 10/24 @ 10 am MDT
George Bumann
Montana, USA
Sculpting Stories of the Wild
Lynn Wickersham
Colorado, USA
Mindful Science in the Field
VIP Live Q&A on Friday, 10/24 @ 2 pm MDT
John Muir Laws
California, USA
Drawing Birds for Nature Journaling
Richard Fuller
Queensland, Australia
Migration Without Borders
Elizabeth Mills
England, UK
Connecting Seas and Skies
Want more? Go VIP: Extended Access with keynote Q&As + Game Night Sessions live October 23-25.
Explore the Daily Lineup – See Where Your Journey Can Lead
Your place in the Gathering awaits
Join live kickoffs, intimate gatherings, and presentations you can revisit anytime.
Imagine hearing a migration story from halfway across the world — and realizing it echoes your own.
This is how you join the Gathering:
Claim your spot today
Connect early — Get instant access to The Gathering Place community forum.
Belong everywhere — Join live sessions and on-demand presentations during the 3-day event, October 23-25.
“Jon Young is one of the heroes of the new nature movement.”
Richard Louv, author of The Nature Principle
Left to right: Kelly Miller (Host), Jon Young (Bird Language & Ancient Wisdom), and
Craig Foster (Intimacy With the Wild)
Choose Your Ticket
Event Access – $50
7 days of connection and discovery — access to each session (through November 1, 2025)
Daily live gatherings — kickoffs and interactive sessions
Flexible pace — stream new talks each day when it fits your schedule
VIP Extended Access – $100
365 days of inspiration — revisit every presentation all year long (through Oct 26, 2026)
Exclusive live Q&As — connect directly with select keynote speakers
Community fun — Thursday & Friday Game Night Sessions included
Return anytime — rekindle your sense of wonder and belonging whenever you need it
Don’t Bird Alone. Join the Flock.
Birds don’t see borders. Why should we?
From mountains to mangroves, deserts to deltas — their migrations remind us of our shared humanity.
Imagine swapping bird stories with someone from halfway across the world — and realizing you’re part of something bigger. Join bird lovers across continents in one shared Gathering.
A Gift For You
7 Practices for a More Meaningful Birding Life
A free guide drawn from seven keynote speakers.
A quiet way to begin deepening your birding life today.
PO Box 3152
Durango, Colorado, 81303
United States
Contact Us
kelly@followthebirds.com
+1 (602) 291-7319
Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−07:00)
Follow the Birds is based in the southernmost part of the Rocky Mountains in Durango, Colorado, USA. My favorite migrating bird is the Black Swift, which travels from sheer cliffs in Colorado to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. What's yours? ~ Founder, Kelly Miller
© 2025 Follow the Birds™️. All rights reserved. Follow the Birds is a registered business entity in the United States.
Durango, CO 81302
United States
