Field
Trip Schedule
This
Month's Field Trips
Field
Trip Reports 08-09
Field
Trip Reports 09-10
Field
Trip Waiver Forms
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Field Trip Schedule
2009 - 2010
| The field trips
listed below have been scheduled for the coming year. Please
use this schedule as a guide to our upcoming trips. You will
notice there is no detailed trip information listed below. For
trip details including directions, meeting location and birds
or habitat to be seen, please visit the page entitled The
Month's Field Trips. Some of the trips require advance reservations
and are marked with an (R). Directions
for making the reservations are listed. below the schedule.
For additional questions about the field trips, contact Nancy
Kenyon, Field Trip Chairman, at
. For
information about other pelagic trips besides those sponsored
by Sea & Sage, visit http://www.socalbirding.com/
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| For those who like
to see trips listed on a calendar, here is the Field
Trip Calendar. |
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| Trip
Reservations: |
| (R)
This symbol means advance reservations are necessary.
If there is no symbol by the trip name, reservations are unnecessary.
(Trips marked with tba are still tentative; watch for more information
on them.) Any trip listed on this page
may be signed up for in advance; in fact, it is preferable not
to wait until the last minute to sign up for the trips. Use
the directions at the bottom of this page to make trip reservations. |
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| August
2009 |
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| Sun,
Aug. 02 |
Santiago
Oaks monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sun, Aug.
09 |
Antelope
Valley Shorebird Trip
(R1) |
Jon Feenstra |
7:00
am - 1:00 pm |
| Sun, Aug.
09 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, Aug.
19 |
Upper
Newport Bay by small boat (R1) |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
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| September
2009 |
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| Sun, Sept.
06 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sun, Sept.
13 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, Sept.
16 |
Upper
Newport Bay by small boat (R1) |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| Sat, Sept.
19 |
Fall Pelagic
Trip (R2) |
Terry Hunefeld |
6:30 am -
1:00 pm |
| Sat, Sept.
26 |
Fall Migration
at Huntington Central Park |
Pat &
Dick Cabe |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
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| October
2009 |
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| Sun, Oct.
04 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Bruce Aird |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Thurs, Oct.
08 |
Wilderness
Interpretive Hike - Starr Ranch
(R1) |
Dick Newell |
8:30 am -
1:00 pm |
| Sat, Oct.
10 |
Bolsa Chica |
The Cabes |
9:00 am -
1:00 pm |
| Sun, Oct.
11 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, Oct.
21 |
Upper
Newport Bay by small boat (R1)
|
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| F/S, Oct.
30 -31 |
Animal
Behavior & Tracking class
(R3) |
Dick Newell |
8:00 am -
2:00 pm |
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| November
2009 |
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| Sun, Nov.
01 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sun, Nov.
08 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, Nov.
18 |
Upper
Newport Bay by small boat
(R1) |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| Sat, Nov.
21 |
Donna O'Neill
Land Conservancy (R7) |
Joel Weintraub |
8:15 - 11:30
am |
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| December
2009 |
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| Sat, Dec.
05 |
Seal
Beach NWR
(R1) |
Kirk Gilligan |
7:30 am -
12 noon |
| Sun, Dec.
06 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sun, Dec.
13 |
Owl
Prowl (cancelled
due to rain)
(R6)
|
Pete DeSimone |
6:30 pm -
9:00 pm |
| Sun, Dec.
13 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, Dec.
16 |
Upper
Newport Bay by small boat (R1)
|
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| Sat, Dec.
19 |
San Juan Capistrano
Christmas Bird Count |
Jessica Griffiths |
early start |
| Sun, Dec.
20 |
Northeastern
(Inland) Christmas Bird Count |
Steve Alter |
early start |
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| January
2010 |
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| Sun, Jan.
03 |
Coastal Christmas
Bird Count |
Steve Alter |
early start |
| Sun, Jan.
03 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sat, Jan.
09 |
Christmas
Count Specialties List |
Vic &
Bettina |
8:00 am -
4:00 pm |
| Sun, Jan.
10 |
Antelope Valley
Hawk Banding Trip (trip
photos) |
Pete Bloom |
7:00 am -
2:00 pm |
| Sun, Jan.
10 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Sat, Jan.
16 |
Bird Walk,
Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy (R7) |
Joel Weintraub |
8:15 - 11:30
am |
| Wed, Jan.
27 |
Upper
Newport Bay by small boat
(R1) |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| Sat, Jan.
23 |
Winter Pelagic
Trip - weather cancellation
(R2) |
Jerry Tolman |
7:30 am -
1:00 pm |
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| February
2010 |
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| Mon, Feb.01 |
Seal
Beach NWR
(R1) |
Kirk Gilligan |
7:30 am -
12 noon |
| Thurs, Feb.
04 |
Natural History
Hike - Laurel Loop Trail (R1) |
Dick Newell |
8:30 am -
1:00 pm |
| S/S, Feb.
6-7 |
Salton
Sea weekend trip (R5)
- full |
Vic Leipzig |
t9:30 am |
| Sun, Feb.
07 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sun, Feb.
14 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, Feb.
17 |
Upper
Newport Bay by small boat
(R1) - full |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| Sat, Feb.
20 |
Prado
Basin (R1) - full |
John McKeever |
8:00 am -
1:00 pm |
| Sat, Feb.
27 |
Owl
Prowl at Starr Ranch Sanctuary (R6)
- full |
Pete DeSimone |
6:30 pm -
9:00 pm |
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| March
2010 |
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| F/S, Mar.
5/6 |
Animal Behavior
& Tracking class (R3) |
Dick Newell |
8:00 am -
2:00 pm |
| Sat, Mar,
06 |
Owl
Prowl at Starr Ranch Sanctuary (R6)
- full |
Pete DeSimone |
6:30 pm -
9:00 pm |
| Sun, Mar.
07 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sat, Mar.
13 |
Owl
Prowl at Starr Ranch Sanctuary (R6)
- full |
Pete DeSimone |
6:30 pm -
9:00 pm |
| Sun, Mar.
14 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, Mar.17 |
Upper
Newport Bay by small boat
(R1) - full |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| Sat, Mar.
20 |
Workshop presented
by Jon Dunn (R9) |
Jon Dunn |
9:00 am -
11:00 am |
| Sat, Mar.
27 |
Limestone
Canyon (R1) |
Bruce Aird |
7:00 am -
12 noon |
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| April
2010 |
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| Sat, April
03 |
Villa Park
Flood Basin |
Doug Willick |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Sun, Apr.
04 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sa/Su, Apr
10/11 |
East Mojave
Preserve weekend campout (R5) |
Steve Sosensky |
to be announced |
| Sun, Apr.
11 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| S/S, Apr.
17-18 |
Eastern Sierra
weekend trip (R4) |
Roy Poucher |
7:00 am (all
day) |
| Wed, Apr.
21 |
Upper Newport
Bay by small boat (R1) |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| Sat, April
24 |
Birdathon |
tba |
time is up
to you |
| Sun, April
25 |
Great Marsh
Bird Count |
tba |
time is up
to you |
| Fri, April
30 |
Huntington
Central Park |
Pat &
Dick Cabe |
9:00 am -
1:00 pm |
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| May
2010 |
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| Sat, May 01 |
Peters Canyon |
L. Oberholtzer |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sun, May 02 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sat, May 08 |
Big Morongo
Preserve |
Bruce Aird |
7:00 am -
1 or 2 pm |
| Sun, May 09 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| F-M, May 14-17 |
Kern River
Trip (R8) |
Bob Barnes |
dawn (probably) |
| Wed, May 19 |
Upper Newport
Bay by small boat (R1) |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
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| June
2010 |
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| Sun, June
06 |
Santiago Oaks
monthly bird walk |
Linette Lina |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Fri, June
11 |
Yorba Regional
Park |
Dori Myers |
7:30 am -
11:30 am |
| Sun, June
13 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, June
16 |
Upper Newport
Bay by small boat (R1) |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
| Sat, June
26 |
San Bernardino
Mountains (R1) |
Doug Willick |
8:00 am -
2:00 pm |
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| July
2010 |
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| Sun, July
11 |
San Joaquin
Wildlife Sanctuary monthly bird walk |
Chris Obaditch |
8:00 am -
12 noon |
| Wed, July
21 |
Upper Newport
Bay by small boat (R1) |
Nancy Kenyon |
8:15 am -
10:30 am |
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| How
to Make Trip Reservations: |
| (R)
This symbol means advance reservations are necessary.
If there is no symbol by the trip name, reservations are
unnecessary. (Trips marked with tba are still tentative;
watch for more information on them.) Any
trip listed on this page may be signed up for in advance;
in fact, it is preferable not to wait until the
last minute to sign up for the trips. |
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| To
make trip reservations,
use the directions listed at the bottom of the page. If
there is a trip fee, make check payable to: SEA &
SAGE AUDUBON, and mail all trip reservations &
trip fees to: Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree
Ln, Irvine CA 92612. Be sure to indicate the name
& date of the trip; PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER
for last minute trip updates as well as your e-mail
address so that trip information & confirmation can
be sent back to you. (Be sure your email address
is legible!) |
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| All
trip participants will be required to sign a trip waiver
(releasing Sea & Sage from liability) before the trip.
A copy of the waiver can be found by clicking here. |
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| (R1)
No trip
fee; space is limited.
Call or email Nancy Kenyon at (949) 786-3160 or
. Your telephone number must be provided for all trip
reservations in case we need to contact you quickly about
last minute trip updates. |
| Trip
reservations are needed for these trips
because space is limited. All of them fill up
quickly so reservations are needed well in advance of
the trips. The UNB small boat trips are restricted to
only 6 people. The Seal Beach NWR and the San Bernardino
Mts.trips are limited to 20 people. The Prado Basin &
the Limstone Canyon trips are limited to 15 people. The
Piute Ponds trip is limited to 12 people. Dick Newell's
natural history hikes are limited to 10 people. |
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| (R2)
Trip reservations
are needed for each of the pelagic trips. Trip
fee: $50 per
person. Make check payable to SEA & SAGE AUDUBON and
mail to: Pelagic Trip, c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree
Ln, Irvine CA 92612. Be sure to include your phone number
and your email address so that trip information &
confirmation can be sent back to you. Winter
Pelagic Trip cancelled due to unsettled weather. |
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| (R3)
Reservations
needed for the Animal Behavior & Tracking Class. Class
fee:
$50
per
person. Make check payable to SEA & SAGE AUDUBON and
mail to: Tracking Class, c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree
Ln, Irvine CA 92612. Be sure to include your phone number
and your email address so that class information &
confirmation can be sent back AND be sure to specify which
date your are signing up for. More information about these
special classes is posted on the Classes
page. |
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| (R4)
Trip reservations
are needed for the Eastern Sierra weekend trip. Trip fee:
$30 per
person.
Make
check payable to SEA & SAGE AUDUBON and mail to: Eastern
Sierra Trip, c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine
CA 92612. Be sure to include your phone number and your
email address so that trip information & confirmation
can be sent back to you.
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| (R5)
Trip reservations
are needed for the Salton Sea weekend trip & the East
Mojave campout weekend trip. Trip
fee: $25
per person. Make
check payable to SEA & SAGE AUDUBON and mail to: (name
of trip), c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine
CA 92612. Be sure to include your phone number and your
email address so that trip information & confirmation
can be sent back to you. |
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| (R6)
Trip reservations
are needed for the Owl Prowl at Starr Ranch. Trip fee:
$10 per person.
Make
check payable to SEA & SAGE AUDUBON and mail to: Owl
Prowl, c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine CA
92612. Be sure to include your phone number and your email
address so that trip information & confirmation can
be sent back to you. All 3 Owl Prowl
Trips are full & there is a waiting list for them. |
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| (R7)
Trip reservations are needed for
the Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy outings.
(Trip
fee:
$10 per adult,
$5 per child, free to Conservancy members & walk leaders.)
To make a reservation, please send an email with your
first and last name, telephone number, and number of adults
and children in your party to:
. Alternatively, you may phone in a reservation by calling
949-489-9778. Directions to the meeting place will be
provided with the reservation. |
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| (R8)
Trip reservations are needed for
the Kern River trip: $15
per person per day. Make
check payable to SEA & SAGE AUDUBON and mail to: Kern
River Trip, c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine
CA 92612. Be sure to include your phone number and your
email address so that trip information & confirmation
can be sent back to you. |
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| (R9)
Reservations are needed for the
Warbler Workshop with Jon Dunn: $25
per
person.
Make
check payable to SEA & SAGE AUDUBON and mail to: Workshop,
c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine CA 92612.
Be sure to include your email address & a stamped
self-addressed long envelope so that your ticket for admittance
to the workshop can be mailed back to you. See the page
on the Warbler
Workshop for more information about this special presentation
by Jon Dunn. |
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