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| Saturday Bird Walk at Sumner-Peck Ranch 8:30 am Saturday Bird Walk at Sumner-Peck Ranch @ Sumner-Peck Ranch Dec 2 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Saturday Bird Walk at Sumner-Peck Ranch Registration is required for this event. Register Here Join trip leader Susan Heidebrecht for birding along the San Joaquin River on the beautiful Sumner-Peck Ranch property. It is mostly flat terrain with good trails. The walk will be approximately... | ||||||
| Wednesday Walk – Pinnacles National Park 7:00 am Wednesday Walk – Pinnacles National Park @ Pinnacles National Park Dec 6 @ 7:00 am – 5:00 pm  California Condor Please register for the trip here so we know how many to expect. Pinnacles National Park Walk Join George Folsom for a trip to Pinnacles National Park; there’s good chance you will see California Condors. We will meet in the parking... | ||||||
| General Meeting – Dec 2023 Rich Cimino, Birds of the Sierra Nevada 7:00 pm General Meeting – Dec 2023 Rich Cimino, Birds of the Sierra Nevada @ Zoom Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm  Virtual General Meeting Rich Cimino Favorite Birds of the Sierra Nevada Register for Fresno Audubon General Meeting Dec 12th, 7:00pm This meeting will be broadcast online via Zoom Register to receive login information. New to Zoom? Check out all you need to know here before... | Wednesday Bird Walk at Jensen River Ranch 8:00 am Wednesday Bird Walk at Jensen River Ranch @ Jensen River Ranch Dec 13 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Wednesday Bird Walk at Jensen River Ranch Registration is required for this event. Register Here Join trip leader Wes Beal to explore Jensen River Ranch. We will meet at 8:00 a.m. the Art of Life Healing Garden next to the north east parking... | Lost Lake Christmas Bird Count 2023 Lost Lake Christmas Bird Count 2023 Dec 16 all-day  Lost Lake Christmas Bird Count On Saturday, December 16, 2023, Fresno Audubon will be hosting the annual Lost Lake Christmas Bird Count, which covers sections of both Fresno and Madera Counties. Participants will be assigned to particular sections, and will count each of... | ||||
| Introduction to Birding Sunday December 17, 2023 9:00 am Introduction to Birding Sunday December 17, 2023 @ River Center Dec 17 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm  Introduction to Birding at the River Center 11605 Old Friant Rd Fresno, CA 93730 Moved to Sunday because of conflict with Christmas Bird Count. Please register for the December 17 event here. The Parkway Trust and Fresno Audubon Society have joined forces... | Evening Owl Walk at Jensen River Ranch EVENT FULL 4:00 pm Evening Owl Walk at Jensen River Ranch EVENT FULL @ Jensen River Ranch Dec 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Event is full! Evening Owl Walk at Jensen River Ranch Registration is required for this event. Register Here Join FAS for an evening Owl Walk on the Jensen Trail. We plan to start close to sunset to be on the Jensen Trail at dusk... | Saturday Bird Walk at Lost Lake/Fin Trail 8:30 am Saturday Bird Walk at Lost Lake/Fin Trail @ Lost Lake Dec 23 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Lost Lake Audubon Field Trip Registration is required for this event. Register Here Location: Lost Lake , Fresno County Park Lost Lake Rd, Friant, CA 93626 Date and Meeting time: Meeting location in park: Audubon Trailhead at the west end (down stream end) of the... | ||||
| FAS Board Meeting 11:00 am FAS Board Meeting @ Zoom meeting Dec 31 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Contact admin@fresnoaudubon.org for login credentials |
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The Raptor Trail on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam
Registration is required for this event.
Join FAS for birding along the Kings River. The trail begins across from the parking lot on the south side of the bridge just below Pine Flat Dam. The trail is basically an easy walk of approximately a mile and a quarter each way, but there is some uneven terrain and river rocks create a cobblestone surface in parts. Some of our target species include Golden Eagles, Bald Eagles, and Osprey.
Meet in the parking lot at the south side of the bridge. If you want to look for directions from the eBird map, the Raptor Trail is just across the river from the North Riverside Access Park eBird Hotspot. GPS Coordinates 36.8298592686927, -119.33621274737327.
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 the trip leader.
Contact:
Maureen Walsh
(559) 706-4980
email: mewnew10@yahoo.com
Introduction to Birding at the River Center
11605 Old Friant Rd
Fresno, CA 93730
Please register for the January 20 event here.
Please register for the January 20 event here.
Bald Eagle, George Folsom
This event is full.
See below for Waiting List Link.
Millerton Lake Eagle Tours
Reserved Space for Eagle Tour (25 people)
Boat ramp #1, 5290 Millerton Rd, Friant, CA 93626
Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM (PT)
Cost: $18 per person (NON-REFUNDABLE)
(If the event is canceled due to weather a refund will be issued)
Use this link to join the waiting list
Please Note: Registration Closes Sunday, January 7, 2024.
Event information:
You will be given a ticket to place on your vehicle dashboard when you meet the host at boat ramp #1. Tour fee includes vehicle day-use fee, do not pay for admission at entry kiosk. This ticket solely reserves your space for the selected date and does not waive fee.
Tours meet at Ramp#l on the South Shore (Fresno side) of the lake. Address is 5290 Millerton Rd Friant, CA 93626 . Follow signs for Millerton Courthouse after going through the entrance kiosk.
Tours depart promptly at 9:00 am and run through 12:00 pm. Please plan to arrive by 8:45 am to allow time for check-in and fee collection.
Be sure to dress warmly for the weather. We recommend dressing in layers, along with beanie style hat, gloves, sweater or jacket, and even long johns for those who are extra sensitive to the cold. Blankets may also be brought aboard for your comfort. Boat makes one bathroom stop l ½ hrs into the tour. Please be sure to use the restroom prior to boarding the vessel.
Complementary hot chocolate will be served.
Tours may be canceled for inclement weather.
Wednesday Bird Walk at Sycamore Island
Registration is required for this event.
Meeting location: Sycamore Island (36.8590560, -119.8230324)
Meeting time: 8:45 AM
End time: Noon, or you may stay and have lunch with the group
Sycamore Island, part of the San Joaquin River Parkway, is along the San Joaquin River in Madera County downstream from River West open space. It offers a variety of habitats: river, ponds, riparian, grasslands, and wetlands. We can expect ducks, raptors, herons, egrets, owls. woodpeckers, finches, swallows, sparrows among many others.
This is a large property and we will do a combination of driving and walking. Walking distance will be 1 to 2 miles but those who don’t care to walk can drive to most of the areas. There are picnic shelters with tables for lunch and restrooms on the property.
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 at 559.351.7192 or geofolsom@gmail.com
Registration Required.
Link to Registration.
Checklist: binoculars, scope, field guide, snacks, lunch, water, sunscreen, hat, radios
Registration Required.
Link to Registration.
Contact admin@fresnoaudubon.org for login credentials
Registration required for all FAS field trips.
Registration for this trip is here.
Event details subject to change.
Jeff Seay will lead this trip through the Merced Grasslands Important Bird Area finishing at Merced National Wildlife Refuge. Meet at that Walmart parking lot at Ashlan and Blackstone at 6:45 am for a 7 am departure. The trip will cover the Madera County’s foothill Grasslands on the way to the Merced Wildlife Refuge. We expect to see wintering raptors and other birds of the low foothills and grasslands. We will mostly be driving and getting out of the car periodically with possible small walks. At the end of the trip we will enjoy the spectacle of sandhill cranes, snow and Ross’s geese, and other waterfowl. It will last most of the day, ending about 5:45 at the refuge.
Checklist: binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, radios, jackets, lunch/snacks, water, and insect repellent.
Registration for this trip is here.
Directions to the assembly point are here.
Trip leader: Jeff Seay, (559) 960-0849, jeffseay@sbcglobal.net
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 7, 2024
Canceled due to rain.
Registration required: Please register here.
With winter migrants filling local refuges and putting on a tremendous show, it is a wonderful time to bird Central Valley wetlands. Join Fresno Audubon on Wednesday, November 29 for a tour of the Merced National Wildlife Refuge. We will meet at the MacDonald’s parking lot in the Marketplace at El Paseo (6741 N Riverside Dr, Fresno, CA 93722, see map) at 11:45 for a noon start. Secondary meet up is at the first parking lot of the refuge, near the bathrooms and the first observation deck, at 1:00pm (see map).
Map to McDonald’s
Map to MNWR
After driving the auto tour, we will gather at the second observation deck at sundown for the spectacular crane fly-in, which should end around 5:30pm.
Target birds include lesser sandhill cranes, phoebes, various sparrows, American pipits, numerous species of ducks and geese, American white pelicans, wading birds and shore birds, egrets, American coots, red-tailed hawks, northern harriers and other hawks. Also possible are bald eagles, great-horned owls, and vermillion flycatchers.
Participants should bring day packs, hats, sunscreen, sunglasses, plenty of water, snacks, lunch (if desired), and binoculars, and should dress in layers. We probably will not be doing much hiking, but comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Please bring radios (walky-talkies) if you have them.
Registration required: Please register here.
Checklist: binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, jackets, snacks, water, insect repellent, and radios.
Trip Leader: Judy Johnson (559)977-2787