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| May
trips: |
| Sat. |
May
03 |
Native
Plant Garden Tour |
10:00
am - 4:00 pm |
| Sun. |
May
04 |
Santiago
Oaks monthly bird walk |
7:30
am - 11:30 am |
| Sat. |
May
10 |
Spring
Pelagic Trip
(R)
|
6:30
am - 11:00 am |
| Sat. |
May
10 |
Huntington
Central Park |
8:00
am to 12 noon |
| Sun. |
May
11 |
Monthly
Bird Walk at the SJWS |
8:00
am to 12 noon |
| Sun. |
May
11 |
Hawk
& Owl Banding Trip at Starr Ranch in the morning
(R) |
8:00
am to 1:00 pm |
| Sun. |
May
11 |
Hawk
& Owl Banding at Starr Ranch in the afternoon
(R) |
12:00
pm - 5:00 pm |
| Wed. |
May
14 |
Irvine
Regional Park |
7:30
am - 11:30 am |
| S/S |
May
17-18 |
Kern
River weekend trip
(R)
|
5:30
am (all day) |
| Wed. |
May
21 |
Upper
Newport Bay by Small Boat
(R) - full
|
8:15
am to 11:00 am |
| June
trips: |
| Sun. |
June
01 |
Butterbredt
Spring & Galileo Hill
(R)
|
tba |
| Sun. |
June
01 |
Santiago
Oaks monthly bird walk |
7:30
am - 11:30 am |
| Sun. |
June
08 |
Monthly
Bird Walk at the SJWS |
8:00
am to 12 noon |
| Wed. |
June
18 |
Upper
Newport Bay by Small Boat
(R) - full |
8:15
am to 11:00 am |
| Sat. |
June
21 |
San
Bernardino Mountains
(R)
|
8:00
am to 2:00 pm |
| July
trips: |
| Sun. |
July
06 |
Santiago
Oaks monthly bird walk |
7:30
am - 11:30 am |
| Sun. |
July
13 |
Monthly
Bird Walk at the SJWS |
8:00
am to 12 noon |
| Wed. |
July
16 |
Upper
Newport Bay by Small Boat
(R) |
8:15
am to 11:00 am |
| August
trips: |
| Sun. |
Aug.
03 |
Piute
Ponds (shorebirding in the antelope valley)
(R) |
7:00
am to 11 or 12 |
| Wed. |
Aug.
20 |
Upper
Newport Bay by Small Boat
(R) |
8:15
am to 11:00 am |
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SANTIAGO
OAKS REGIONAL PARK (monthly bird walk) |
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Sunday
mornings at 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
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May 4, June 8, July 6. |
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Join
Linette Lina for a monthly bird walk at Santiago Oaks Regional
Park on the 1st Sunday of every month at 7:30 am. The mix
of oak riparian and coastal sage scrub habitats make Santiago
Oaks one of the best places in Orange County to find a variety
of songbirds. Even though much of the park burned in a recent
fire, there are still a large number of birds in the park
and surrounding area. |
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Directions:
Take the 55 freeway to Katella Ave in Orange. Exit and drive
east on Katella 3.2 miles to Windes Dr. Turn left on Windes
Dr. and follow the signs to the park. OR, take Jamboree
towards the mountains, all the way to its intersection with
Santiago Cyn. Rd; turn left and follow Santiago to Windes
Dr. Turn right on Windes and follow it to the park. Be prepared
to pay the $5 entrance fee if you don’t own a county
parks pass. We
will meet in the upper end of the parking lot. |
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Leader
- Linette
Lina |
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SAN
JOAQUIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (Monthly Bird Walk) |
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Sunday
mornings at 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon |
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May 11, June 15, July 13. |
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Join
Chris Obaditch for a monthly bird walk around the ponds
of the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine at 8:00
am on the 2nd Sunday morning of each month. The walk, which
is open to interested birders of all ages, will meet by
the front door of Audubon House. Children under the age
of 11 must be accompanied by an adult. |
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Directions:
From the San Diego Fry. (405), exit on Jamboree south toward
Newport Beach. At the 1st signal, Michelson, turn left.
Continue on Michelson to the 3rd signal which is Riparian
View; turn right toward the Irvine Ranch Water District
plant. Follow the signs directing you to Audubon and the
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Follow the sign directing
you to turn right down a short hill into our parking lot.
The first house you see will be Audubon House; parking is
ample. Beyond Audubon House are the ponds and marsh mitigation
areas of the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary which are open
every day from dawn until dusk. |
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Leader
- Chris Obaditch |
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Birding
Upper Newport Bay by small
boat
(R)
(Monthly
Trip)
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Wednesday
mornings at 8:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
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May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20. |
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Join us for
the rare chance of birding the Upper Newport Bay from the
deck of a small boat. Spotting birds from the water offers
one a different perspective and the birds seem to view us
differently also. Trip duration is about 3 hours. Participants
may be asked to help count all birds seen or heard from
the boat. Space is very limited because the boat is small;
advance reservations are mandatory. Contact Nancy Kenyon
for trip reservations at
or 949-786-3160.
ay
Kenyon |
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Leader
- Nancy Kenyonc |
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Hawk
& Owl Banding Trips at Starr Ranch
(R) |
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Sunday
morning, May 11
(morning)
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
- HAWK & OWL banding |
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Sunday
afternoon, May 11
(afternoon)
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- HAWK & OWL banding |
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For
trip information, see the Hawk
& Owl Banding Trips page on this website. |
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SPRING
PELAGIC TRIP from Dana Point
(R) |
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Saturday
morning, May 10th at 6:30 a.m. |
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This spring
pelagic trip takes the place of our winter trip that was
cancelled due to a conflict with the annual maintenance
schedule for the boat. We have scheduled the trip at this
time in order to catch the spring migration of pelagic birds
flying north. Our leader, Jerry Tolman, is an experienced
pelagic birder and trip leader. We will be using the Sea
Explorer, a 70 ft. research vessel belonging to the Ocean
Institute of Dana Point. Advance reservations are necessary.
Trip fee is $35 per person, (payable to Sea & Sage Audubon).
Mail to: Pelagic trip, c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree
Ln, Irvine CA 92612. Include your phone number & your
email address for trip confirmation and additional information.
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Leader
- Jerry Tolman |
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Nancy
Kenyon, Trip Coordinator
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HUNTINGTON
CENTRAL PARK |
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Saturday
morning, May 10th at 8:00 a.m. |
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Huntington Central
Park is considered by many birders to be one of the best
places in Orange County to find migratory birds. We hope
you will join Lew & Claudia Bird for this morning trip
to look for park residents and spring migrants; the trip
will end at 12 noon. |
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Directions:
We will meet in the Slater Street parking lot of
Huntington Central Park which is just east of the intersection
of Slater and Golden West in Huntington Beach. From the
#405 Fwy, take Golden West south to Slater and turn left;
the park entrance will be on your right. |
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Leaders
- Lew & Claudia Bird |
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IRVINE
REGIONAL PARK |
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Wednesday
morning, May 14th at 7:30 a.m. |
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Join us for
a weekday walk into this regional park which supports an
interesting array of birds, both resident and migratory.
Birds you may expect to see include Red-tailed and Red-shouldered
Hawks, White-tailed Kites, nuthatches, woodpeckers, wrens,
titmice, etc. |
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Directions:
Take Jamboree NE (toward the mts.) & follow
it across Santiago Cyn Rd. into the park. Or, from the #55
fwy, exit on Katella & drive east. Katella turns into
Villa Park Rd. & then Santiago Cyn. Rd which you will
stay on until it intersects with Jamboree. Turn left on
Jamboree. Turn left on Jamboree & follow it into the
park. Be prepared to pay the $5 entrance fee at the gate
if you don't have a county parks' pass. We will meet in
the first parking lot on the right, after you enter the
park. |
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Leader
-
Beverly Hargrove |
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KERN
RIVER VALLEY weekend trip
(R) |
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Saturday
& Sunday, May 17 & 18 at 5:30 a.m. (to catch the
dawn chorus) |
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This special
trip is one you won’t want to miss! It is also one
you need to plan ahead for because finding accommodations
in the Kernville area in the spring can be tricky if done
at the last minute. The trip will cover a variety of habitats:
high desert, Great Basin, cottonwood/willow riparian, forest,
redwood meadows, and mountains. The trip will focus on late
spring migration, nesting season species, and possible eastern
vagrants in the Kern River Valley (Kern River Preserve,
Canebrake Ecological Reserve), southern Sierra Nevada (accessible
mountains), and at east Kern County desert oases. Each day
will begin early in order to catch the “dawn chorus.”
Our leader, Bob Barnes, will diligently work with the group
to learn and practice both sight and sound identification
of the bird species we see, as well as pointing out behavioral
traits. He will also cover status and distribution for several
species. |
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For
more info on the Kern River Preserve, visit these 2 websites:
http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/kernriver/krp.htm
http://valleywild.org/birding.htm |
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Trip
Fee:
is $45 or 2 days or $35 for those who can only be there
for 1 day. To make trip reservations, make your check payable
to SEA & SAGE AUDUBON & mail it to: Kern River FT,
c/o Nancy Kenyon, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine CA 92612. Be
sure to include your phone number in case we need to contact
you about last minute trip details and your email address
for trip confirmation & information. The trip will be
limited to 15 people. DEADLINE FOR
RESERVATIONS - May 3rd. |
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Leader
- Bob Barnes |
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Nancy
Kenyon, Trip Coordinator
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BUTTERBREDT
SPRING & GALILEO HILL
(R) |
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Sunday,
June 1st - meeting time to be announced |
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Butterbredt
Spring & Galileo Hill are both great places to search
for western migrants and eastern vagrants. The cottonwoods
and willows and spring at Butterbredt form a small oasis
in the midst of a very dry canyon and all sorts of interesting
birds show up there in late spring. Butterbredt is located
in a remote area north of Mojave, not a place you want to
go by yourself, but a great trip to go on when led by someone
like Steve Sosensky who knows the area well. (more trip
information will be available in a few days) |
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Leader
- Steve Sosensky |
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Nancy
Kenyon, Trip Coordinator
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Contact
Nancy Kenyon, field trip chair, if you have any questions
about these field trips.
Some
trips require advance reservations; these are marked
(R).
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