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| SANTIAGO
OAKS REGIONAL PARK (monthly bird walk) |
| Sunday
mornings at 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
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Aug. 3, Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Jan. 4, Feb. 1,
Mar. 1, Apr. 5, May 3, June 7. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Leader
- Linette
Lina |
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| SAN
JOAQUIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (Monthly Bird Walk) |
| Sunday
mornings at 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon |
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July 13. July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec.
14, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, Mar. 8, Apr. 12, May 10 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Leader
- Chris Obaditch |
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Birding
Upper Newport Bay by small boat
(R)
(Monthly
Boat Trip)
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| Wednesday
mornings at 8:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
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July 16, Aug. 20 (full), Sept.
17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, Mar. 18,
Apr. 15, May 20, Jun. 17. |
| 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 |
| Leader
- Nancy Kenyon |
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| PIUTE
PONDS - Summer Shorebird Search in the Antelope Valley (R) |
| Sunday,
August 3rd at 7:00 a.m. |
| The main focus
of this trip will be to observe shorebirds at the Piute
Ponds and other west Mojave “hot spots” (literally
and figuratively) in the Antelope Valley of northern Los
Angeles County. Thousands of sandpipers and plovers stage
at these isolated wetlands during their southerly migration
and we will be there to meet them. Baird’s Sandpiper
is nearly guaranteed to be present and Semipalmated Sandpiper
is possible. In addition to a variety of shorebirds, some
still in breeding plumage, (if this weren’t enough),
the surrounding desert can produce Prairie Falcon, LeConte’s
Thrasher, and lots of Horned Larks and Sage Sparrows. The
Piute Ponds are located on Edwards Air Force Base which
has restricted entry. Our leader, Jon Feenstra, has a permit
to take our group into the area. He will be leading a similar
trip for Pasadena Audubon the previous day, so he’ll
have a good idea of where to find the most interesting birds.
Directions to the meeting place will be provided to those
with reservations. |
I
found these 2 websites of interest:
Good general information about Piute
Ponds with text & pictures
http://www.birdingamerica.com/California/piuteponds.htm
Bird
checklist for Edwards AFB
http://www.dodpif.org/checklists/edwards.htm
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| Leader
- Jon Feenstra |
| Nancy
Kenyon, Trip Coordinator
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| FALL
PELAGIC TRIP out
of Dana Point (R) |
| Saturday,
Sept. 20th at 6:30 a.m. |
| Target
Birds: Black-vented, Sooty & Pink-footed Shearwaters;
Black & Least Storm-Petrels; Cassin’s & Rhinoceros
Auklets; Parasitic & Pomarine Jaegers, a variety of
shorebirds, terns, gulls, and possibly some whales &
dolphins. Our trip leader, Jerry Tolman, is an experienced
pelagic birder and field trip leader. We will be using the
Sea Explorer, a 70 ft. research vessel belonging to the
Ocean Institute of Dana Point. The boat offers ample deck
space & seating for great viewing of the ocean, use
of a microphone for the leader, good restroom facilities
(heads), deck stability, and more power for quickly covering
the distances not occupied by birds. Unlike our usual pelagic
trips, this one will be 6 hours long instead of the regular
4 hour trip. The purpose of having a longer trip is to make
sure we have enough time to reach the 14 mile bank where
the fall migrating pelagic birds can be found. |
| Advance
reservations are necessary. Trip
fee is $50 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. |
| Leader
- Jerry Tolman |
| 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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