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Sea
& Sage Audubon |
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Summer
Nature Day Camps 2008 |
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the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine |
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Sea
and Sage Audubon day camps provide children and adults with
first-hand experiences with nature through outdoor activities
in the beautiful setting of the freshwater ponds and trails
at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. |
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The
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary |
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| Fledgling
Camp
7
- 8 year olds
June 23 - 27
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Fee: $165/$180 per camper
(The lower price is for current Audubon
members)
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| Youngsters
will learn how to keep a journal and how to observe birds
on daily nature walks, have fun playing games, learning
songs and doing crafts. |
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day's program activites: |
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Morning
bird walk & journal entries |
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Sharing
favorite birds seen during the walk |
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Snack |
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Song |
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Lunch |
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Art
project such as working on a book, that is later published,
of everyone's favorite birds |
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Game,
for example, the Bird Race |
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Story |
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Ending
songs, sharing, prizes |
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Marsh
Bird Camp
9 -
12 year olds
Session 1: July 7 - 11
Session 2: July 14 - 18
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $185/$200 per camper
(The lower price is for current Audubon
members) |
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Campers will explore
all aspects of marsh bird life such as feathers, nests and feeding
behavior. They will also enjoy daily nature walks, see live
hawks & owls from a rehabilitator, build a birdbath, keep
a nature journal, do crafts, and much, much more. |
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Typical
day's program activites: |
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Speaker
from the Orange County Bird of Prey Center with live owls and
hawks |
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Campers
dissect owl pellets |
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Play
hula hoop migration game |
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Get
to touch owl and hawk wings and talons |
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Story |
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Bird
Trivia game |
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Advanced
Bird Camp
11
years & older;
prior marsh camp experience required.
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Week
1: July 21 - 25
Week 2: July 28 - Aug. 2*
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Week 2 will not be the same as week
1.
Week 2 has a Friday night sleepover.*
Fee: $185/$200 per camper
for week 1.
Fee: $200/$220 per camper for week 2.
(The lower price is for current Audubon
members) |
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Campers will have
the excitement of exploring more advanced bird topics and their
relationships with various habitats. These unique activities
will include daily nature walks, off site field trips, sketching,
painting a hand-carved wooden decoy, identifying mystery birds,
taking part in a birdathon, and much more. The highlight of
the 2nd week will be the sleepover with a delicious dinner on
Friday night, night activities, and a wonderful pancake breakfast
in the morning. |
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Typical
camp day: |
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Lesson on migration
and endangered species, specializing on the LETE, SNPL, BRPE,
and CAGN. Finish painting LETE decoys that we started on Tuesday.
Try to win t-shirts by IDing flying birds on a poster. Watch
video. |
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Desert
Habitat to be focus of one camp week (2008) |
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Study birds, plants
and animals in the deserts of CA, AZ, NM, and NV. Special craft
project will be a garden stepping stone using a stained glass
bird found in the desert. |
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Read
what parents say about our camp programs: |
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"He
came home every day sharing specific information about the local
birds he saw and learned about. An appreciation for the beauty
of nature and birds themselves is so valuable, and this program
helped to do that." |
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"I
would tell other parents that the program is unique, educational,
interactive, and engaging." |
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"The
idea that you have an adult and student age volunteer for every
three to four participants is a great tribute to the attention
paid by the program. Thank you." |
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