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| Saturday Walk – Merced NWR Feb 2025 7:45 am Saturday Walk – Merced NWR Feb 2025 @ MNWR Feb 8 @ 7:45 am – 1:00 pm Merced National Wildlife Refuge February 8, 2025 Registration required: Please register here. Co-leaders: Judy Johnson & Lowell Young 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... | ||||||
| Millerton Lake Eagle Tour February 9, 2025 8:45 am Millerton Lake Eagle Tour February 9, 2025 @ Millerton Lake, Boat ramp #1 Feb 9 @ 8:45 am – 12:00 pm  Millerton Lake Eagle Tours Reserved Space for Eagle Tour (25 people) Boat ramp #1, 5290 Millerton Rd, Friant, CA 93626 Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM (PT) Cost: $20 per person (NON-REFUNDABLE) (If the event is canceled due to weather a refund will be... | Parkfield/Cholame Valley, Feb 2025 7:00 am Parkfield/Cholame Valley, Feb 2025 @ Parkfield/Cholame Valley Feb 12 @ 7:00 am – 4:00 pm Parkfield/Cholame Valley Bird Walk February 12, 2025 Register here Join Kevin Enns-Rempel on February 12 for a birding trip to Cholame Valley and Parkfield. We will meet the leader’s home at 6:45am, and depart there by 7am. The address will be provided in... | |||||
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 8, 2025
Registration required: Please register here.
Co-leaders: Judy Johnson & Lowell Young
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 Saturday, February 8 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 7:45 for a 8:00 am departure. Secondary meet up is at the first parking lot of the refuge, near the bathrooms and the first observation deck, at 9:00am (see map).
Map to McDonald’s
Map to MNWR
The stars of this trip will be the geese. We are hoping to see snow, Ross’s, white-fronted and cackling geese in flocks numbering in the thousands. Other target birds include lesser sandhill cranes, phoebes, various sparrows, American pipits, numerous species of ducks, American white pelicans, wading birds and shore birds, egrets, American coots, red-tailed hawks, northern harriers and other hawks. Also possible are bald eagles, and great-horned owls.
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 & Lowell Young (209)617-9921
Bald Eagle, George Folsom
Millerton Lake Eagle Tours
Reserved Space for Eagle Tour (25 people)
Boat ramp #1, 5290 Millerton Rd, Friant, CA 93626
Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM (PT)
Cost: $20 per person (NON-REFUNDABLE)
(If the event is canceled due to weather a refund will be issued)
Use this link to register & pay $20.
Payment of $20 will be collected at time of registration.
Please Note: Registration Closes Sunday, January 26, 2025.
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.
Parkfield/Cholame Valley Bird Walk
February 12, 2025
Join Kevin Enns-Rempel on February 12 for a birding trip to Cholame Valley and Parkfield. We will meet the leader’s home at 6:45am, and depart there by 7am. The address will be provided in you confirmation email. It’s about a 90-minute drive to our destination, so we’ll try to do as much carpooling as possible.
From the junction of Highway 41 & Cholame Valley Road, we’ll bird our way slowly up to the little community of Parkfield. Expect to see good numbers of wintering raptors as well as grassland birds. With some luck we’ll also see both Tule Elk and Pronghorns.
Bring lunch and water. This will be mostly a stop-and-go driving route, so there won’t be much walking. From Parkfield, participants are free to retrace their steps back to Fresno or take the Parkfield-Coalinga Road back home through Coalinga. We should be done birding by early afternoon, so expect to be back in Fresno by late afternoon.This is always a great trip, so we hope that lots of you can make it.
Please reach out to trip leader Kevin Enns-Rempel (559-313-4546 or kevin.enns.rempel@gmail.com) with any questions.
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