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| Birding at Roeding Park 8:00 am Birding at Roeding Park @ Roeding Park (meet in parking in front of zoo) Apr 2 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Birding at Roeding Park Registration is required for this event. Registration link All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can also be found here Join trip leader Maureen Walsh for birding at Roeding Park. We will start... | ||||||
| Wednesday Bird Walk at Lost Lake April 2025 8:00 am Wednesday Bird Walk at Lost Lake April 2025 @ Lost Lake Apr 9 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am  Lost Lake Audubon Field Trip Wednesday April 9th Registration is required for this event. Registration closes 24 hours before the event or when full. All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can be found here... | ||||||
| Saturday Bird Walk at Sumner Peck Ranch 8:30 am Saturday Bird Walk at Sumner Peck Ranch @ Sumner-Peck Ranch Apr 19 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Saturday Bird Walk at Sumner Peck Ranch All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can be found here Registration is required for this event. Register Here Join trip leader Geroge Folsom for birding along the San... | ||||||
| Wednesday Walk- Black Mountain April 2025 8:00 am Wednesday Walk- Black Mountain April 2025 @ Black Mountain Apr 23 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm  Wednesday Bird Walk Black Mountain Registration is required for this event. All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. Use the QR code below or the form can also be found here Register for the walk here. . Join Fresno... | Saturday Bird Walk at Lost Lake April 2025 8:00 am Saturday Bird Walk at Lost Lake April 2025 @ Lost Lake Apr 26 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am  Lost Lake Audubon Field Trip April 26, 2025 Registration is required for this event. All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. Use the QR code below or the form can also be found here Registration closes 24 hours before... | |||||
Butterbredt Springs and Kern River Area
Dates: May 12, 13, 14
Daily Details Sent to Each Registrant!
For multiple reasons this trip will be limited to 14 people including leaders.
Kern County Spring Migration – America’s late April/early May Birdiest Inland County contest winner 7 years in a row!
This small spring is a preserve, in the desert north of Mohave. It is well known to birders as a migrant trap.
This trip will involve some uneven ground, but not too strenuous. We will be making a loop and not returning., so we will not be able to carpool once there.
Bring water, hat, sunscreen, layers of clothing (can be extremely cold in AM, and very warm in afternoon), breakfasts, snacks, and lunches. You may want insect repellent. Have plenty of water in your car in case of an emergency. Please make sure you have a way to carry water on you while walking.
Some recommended hotels:
Cal City: Best Western (760) 376-1369
Kernville: Whispering Pines (760) 3763733, Kernville Inn (760) 376-2206, Corral Creek (760) 376-3701
Leader: Penny Stewart
Phone: (559) 978-7182
E-mail: flamulatedowl@g-mail.com
You may find it fun to listen to a 5 part podcast on California City, on your drive. It is very interesting and explains some odd things in this desert town. Google podcast on California City by Emily Guerin. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/california-city/id1516664274
Leaders: Penny Stewart (559) 978-7182
Checklist: binoculars, scope, field guide, snacks, lunch, water, sunscreen, hat, radios
Thursday Bird Walk at Nevins Penninsula
All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can be found here
Registration is required for this event.
Nevins Peninsula is near the rest area on Dinky Road east of the town of Shaver. We will be walking on Southern California Edison Company service roads and trails for approximately 2 miles. Elevation gain will be no more than two hundred feet. Expected species are warblers, woodpeckers, flycatchers, nuthatches, towhees, vireos among others.
We will meet at 6:45 AM in the Target parking lot in the River Park Shopping Center on El Paso Ave east of Blackstone Ave to carpool or you can meet at the Southern California Edison rest area .7 miles east of Shaver where there is a restroom and parking lot at 8:00 AM. We plan to be finished by Noon.
Participants should bring snacks, lunch (if desired), water, hat, sunscreen, binoculars, and should dress in layers.
Fresno meeting location: https://maps.app.
Shaver meeting location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/
Participants should bring snacks, lunch (if desired), water, hat, sunscreen, and binoculars, and should dress in layers. Registration is required for this event. If you have any questions, please reach out to trip leader George Folsom at georgefolsom@icloud.com.
Registration is required for this event.
Long-billed Curlew by Rachel Clark
Registration is required for this event for each participant.
Registration closes 24 hours before the event or when full.
Please join Fresno Audubon on Saturday, May 17 as we escape the Valley heat and journey to Morro Bay.
We will meet at 5:30 AM at the Walmart parking lot on the southeast corner of Blackstone and Ashlan to arrange carpooling. The plan is to depart by 5:45 AM.
The first destination will be Montaña de Oro State Park. Goal birds at this location will be Brown Pelican, Western Gull, Brandt’s Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant, Black Oystercatcher, Pigeon Guillemot, Wrentit, California Thrasher, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Bewick’s Wren, California Quail, and many more!
Next, we will visit Morro Bay State Park, where we will visit the Marina/Boardwalk Trail and the heron rookery. Our goal birds at these locations will be Heermann’s Gull, Caspian Tern, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Willet, Black-crowned Night Heron, and many more.
Sometime while in Morro Bay State Park, we will sit down for lunch. Our next birding destination will be Sweet Springs Nature Preserve, where our goal birds will be Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Common Yellowthroat, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Violet-green Swallow, Black-bellied Plover, Snowy Egret, and many more. If there is time, we will stop by Morro Rock to look for Peregrine Falcons and various shorebirds.
The plan is to leave Morro Bay around 3:30 or 4:00 PM and be back in Fresno by 6:30 PM. Participants should bring snacks, lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, and binoculars, and should dress in layers. Please be aware that there is poison oak along the trails at Montaña de Oro State Park and other locations along the coast; long pants and poison oak/ivy wipes are recommended.
Registration is required and there is a limit of 25 participants.
Registration is required for this event for each participant.
Checklist: binoculars, scope, field guide, snacks, lunch, water, sunscreen, hat, radios
Trip leader: Rick Grijalva at 559-578-6168 or rickgrijalva2@gmail.com.
Saturday Bird Walk at Swanson Meadow (Shaver)
All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can be found here
Registration is required for this event.
Swanson Meadow is near the rest area on Dinky Road east of the town of Shaver. We will be walking in and around the meadow which will be wet in places so wear appropriate footwear. Expected species are warblers, woodpeckers, flycatchers, nuthatches, towhees, vireos among others. If time allows we may go the McKinley Grove.
We will meet at 6:45 AM in the Target parking lot in the River Park Shopping Center on El Paso Ave east of Blackstone Ave to carpool or you can meet at the Southern California Edison rest area .7 miles east of Shaver where there is a restroom and parking lot at 8:00 AM. We plan to be finished by Noon.
Participants should bring snacks, lunch (if desired), water, hat, sunscreen, binoculars, and should dress in layers.
Fresno meeting location: https://maps.app.
Shaver meeting location: https://maps.app.
Participants should bring snacks, lunch (if desired), water, hat, sunscreen, and binoculars, and should dress in layers. Registration is required for this event. If you have any questions, please reach out to trip leader George Folsom at georgefolsom@icloud.com.
Registration is required for this event.