Returning
& New Cactus Wren and
Coastal Sage Scrub Pilot Survey Volunteers
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Cactus
Wren photos by James Gallagher |
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| SCHEDULE: |
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Sat, February 11 - Coastal
Sage Scrub Pilot Survey Vounteer Training -
9:00 am - 3:00 pm at Starr
Ranch Sanctuary. (It may end earlier than 3:00.) |
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Sat.,
February 25 – Cactus Wren
Vounteer Training - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at Starr
Ranch Sanctuary. While many of you may already have more
than all the skills needed to identify Cactus Wrnes, the training
will be necessary to help you work with a protocol and procedures
expecially for this project. |
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| Bring:
Snacks & lunch.
Also bring your binoculars and be prepared for a short uphill
walk during the field portion of the training. We are going
to ask that volunteers work on their sites in teams of at least
two people who can schedule surveys together (two people in
the field). Teams can consist of more than two people if you
want to split the survey days up to lessen the work load. |
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| Habitat
and Survey Site Assessments:
We need to get everyone started in their survey area in March
to examine cactus resources and habitat features. We will meet
everyone at least once in their area to go over what we all
have learned in training and work out any bugs. |
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| Surveys:
Plan for surveys twice a month through June, starting in March.
The first time out in March will be simple cactus scrub mapping
(for wren volunteers). |
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| Planned
Survey Locations: Audubon’s Starr Ranch
Sanctuary (CSS WatchList birds pilot survey), Caspers Park,
and possibly O’Neill Park. Please let Sandy know if you
have a preference when you RSVP for training. Please RSVP as
soon as possible to Sandy at
or 949-838-0309 for one of the following: |
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Saturday February 25 Cactus Wren survey training and/or
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Saturday February 11 CSS pilot survey training
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Site preference:
Caspers Park, O’Neill Park (possible), Starr Ranch (experienced
birders)
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| Thanks
for volunteering with our project! |
| Trish Smith, Donna
Krucki, and Sandy DeSimone |
| The Nature Conservancy,
OC Parks, and Audubon’s Starr Ranch Sanctuary |
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| Directions
to Starr Ranch |
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