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| Lake Yosemite in Merced Jan. 4, 2025 10:00 am Lake Yosemite in Merced Jan. 4, 2025 @ Lake Yosemite Jan 4 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm  Lake Yosemite in Merced 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 Here Fresno Audubon Society field trip Saturday, January 4, 2025 . Be prepared... | ||||||
| Pixley NWR Field Trip 8:30 am Pixley NWR Field Trip @ Pixley NWR Field Trip Jan 9 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Pixley NWR Field Trip Trip limited to 8 registrants 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 Link ... | ||||||
| General Meeting – Jan. 2025- Benny Jacobs-Schwartz: Colombia: South America’s Birding Mecca 7:00 pm General Meeting – Jan. 2025- Benny Jacobs-Schwartz: Colombia: South America’s Birding Mecca @ Zoom Jan 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm  Virtual General Meeting Benny Jacobs-Schwartz Colombia: South America’s Birding Mecca Register for Fresno Audubon General Meeting Jan. 14th, 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... | Introduction to Birding Saturday Jan. 18, 2025 9:00 am Introduction to Birding Saturday Jan. 18, 2025 @ River Center Jan 18 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Introduction to Birding at the River Center 11605 Old Friant Rd Fresno, CA 93730 Registration link All registrants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. Use the QR code below or the form can also be found here Description... | |||||
| Field Trip to River West Open Space 9:00 am Field Trip to River West Open Space @ River West Open Space Jan 22 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Field Trip to River West Open Space Wednesday, January 22, 2025 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 here! Join Fresno Audubon for a... | O’Neill Forebay Walk Jan 2025 7:30 am O’Neill Forebay Walk Jan 2025 @ O'Neill Forebay Jan 25 @ 7:30 am – 1:00 pm O’Neill Forebay Registration Required. Link to Registration. 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 On Saturday, January 25, Fresno Audubon Society will travel to O’Neill... | |||||
| FAS Board Meeting 11:00 am FAS Board Meeting @ Zoom meeting Jan 26 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Contact admin@fresnoaudubon.org for login credentials | Wednesday Walk – Ball Ranch 8:00 am Wednesday Walk – Ball Ranch @ Ball Ranch Trailhead Jan 29 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Wednesday Bird Walk Ball Ranch 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. Ball Ranch, on the... |
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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