The Big "O" Birding Festival is a Hendry County event organized to showcase the migratory and resident birds located in South Central Florida near the Southwest shores of Lake Okeechobee, the state's largest lake and rural inland Florida.

This area is a Mecca for bird watching. We're home to more than 250 species of birds, including Limpkins and migratory Swallow-tailed Kites plus Painted Buntings which pass through during October and April.