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| Mendota Wildlife Area March 1, 2025 8:00 am Mendota Wildlife Area March 1, 2025 @ Mendota Wildlife Area Mar 1 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Mendota Wildlife Area March 1, 2025 Registration Required. Link to Registration. All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can be found here Join us for an exciting field trip on Saturday, March 1, 2025! MEETING PLACE:... | ||||||
| The Raptor Trail Field Trip on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam Canceled Due to Rain 8:30 am The Raptor Trail Field Trip on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam Canceled Due to Rain @ The Raptor Trail on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam Mar 5 @ 8:30 am – 1:30 pm  Canceled Due to Rain! The Raptor Trail on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam 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... | River Bottom Cleanup Event 9:30 am River Bottom Cleanup Event @ Riverside Golf Course Mar 8 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm  River Bottom Cleanup 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 Registration is limited to 12 participants. Leader: Rick Grijalva, rickgrijalva2@gmail.com . ... | |||||
| Field Trip to River West Madera 8:00 am Field Trip to River West Madera @ River West Madera Mar 12 @ 8:00 am – 12:30 pm Field Trip to River West Madera Wednesday March 12, 2025 REGISTRATION Link Rain Cancels 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 River West... | Introduction to Birding Saturday March 15, 2025 9:00 am Introduction to Birding Saturday March 15, 2025 @ River Center Mar 15 @ 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... | |||||
| (Cancelled) Thursday Field Trip – Kearney Park 7:30 am (Cancelled) Thursday Field Trip – Kearney Park @ Kearney Park Mar 20 @ 7:30 am – 1:00 pm  . All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can be found here . Cancelled Registration: Please register for the field trip here. Join FAS on Thursday, March 20 as we go birding at Kearney Park... The Raptor Trail Field Trip on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam RESCHEDULED Due to Rain 8:30 am The Raptor Trail Field Trip on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam RESCHEDULED Due to Rain @ The Raptor Trail on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam Mar 20 @ 8:30 am – 1:30 pm Rescheduled from March 5! The Raptor Trail on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam 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... | Saturday Walk – Ball Ranch- March 2025 8:00 am Saturday Walk – Ball Ranch- March 2025 @ Ball Ranch Trailhead Mar 22 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am Saturday Bird Walk Ball Ranch NOTE: This event was moved from Feb 14 to March 22. 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... | |||||
| (CANCELLED) Field Trip to River West Madera 8:00 am (CANCELLED) Field Trip to River West Madera @ River West Madera Mar 29 @ 8:00 am – 12:30 pm Field Trip to River West Madera Cancelled Saturday March 29, 2025 REGISTRATION Link 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 River West Madera March 29,... CANCELLED Fresno Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip March 2025 8:00 am CANCELLED Fresno Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip March 2025 @ Fresno/Clovis Wastewater Treatment Plant Mar 29 @ 8:00 am – 12:45 pm  Cancelled The trip is limited to the first 30 people who sign up by Tuesday, March 25th at 8 a.m. Use this link to register with your name as it appears on your driver’s license or ID card. All participants must agree to the FAS... | ||||||
| FAS Board Meeting 11:00 am FAS Board Meeting @ Zoom meeting Mar 30 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Contact admin@fresnoaudubon.org for login credentials |
Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit and Willet by Peter Nagayama
Join us for an exciting field trip to the Stevens Ranch in Moss Landing. This unique property was originally purchased by David Packard to stop the development of the northern side of Elkhorn Slough. His son-in-law Robert Stevens continues to run the ranch as a haven for birdlife. Expect to see numerous species of upland birds as well as shorebirds in the multi-thousands.
This is an out of town trip starting at 8:00 am, so you can either stay the night before nearby (Watsonville is the most economical) or leave Fresno at 5:30 am to arrive by 8:00. After birding the ranch we will eat lunch and then bird the Elkhart Slough mouth at Moss Landing before returning home. Expect the day to end around 4:00 pm.
Checklist: binoculars, bird guide, water, sun protection and lunch.
Leader: Robert Snow, (650)483-2347, rsnow@fresnoaudubon.org.
Directions to the Stephens Ranch. The coordinates are Struve Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, 36.831258, -121.758357. From Highway 1, turn east on Struve road. Turn right in 0.15 miles and proceed another 0.15 miles. Park near the ranch house.
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Rare Bird Sighting
Woodward Park, Friday, September 9, 2022
As you might have heard, a very rare Prothonotary Warbler has been spotted at Woodward Park this week. This may be only the second Valley record of all time. These birds typically favor swamps in the southeast, like Louisiana. FAS invites you to join us on Friday morning at 7am, with leader FAS President Rachel Clark, to try for a chance to spot this rare bird, assuming it cooperates and stays in the vicinity.
Note: There is a $5 fee to enter the park.
Registration is required for this event. If you have any questions, please reach out to trip leader Rachel Clark at tanagergirl@gmail.com or 515-357-0122.
Grant Grove Bird Walk
September 10, 2022
Join Fresno Audubon on Saturday, September 10, as we journey up Highway 180 to the Grant Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park and beyond. Registration for this trip is required. Register here
We will meet at 6:00 AM in the parking lot between Javier’s Mexican Restaurant (5680 E. Kings Canyon Rd.) and the Educational Employees Credit Union to arrange carpooling. See Map Below.
The group will depart by 6:15 AM. Our first stop will be Grant Grove Village, where we will bird around the meadow. We will then drive about 6.5 miles farther on Highway 180 to the Indian Basin Grove Interpretive Trail/Princess Campground. Depending on time, we may also stop at the Big Stump Grove on the way back. We will head back down by about 3pm. Participants can certainly leave earlier if they’d prefer.
Participants should bring snacks, lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, and binoculars. Registration is required and there is a limit of 25 participants.
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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Field Trip to Wildwood Native Park, Saturday, September 24, 2022
Join FAS on Saturday, September 24 as we explore Wildwood Native Park and the surrounding areas. Wildwood Native Park is located in Madera County, just north of Fresno, right off of the 41: https://goo.gl/maps/SKW27jQZhu7kCWpr6
Our target species include Red-shouldered Hawk, Black-crowned Night Heron, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Phainopepla, Lesser Goldfinch, and an exciting array of fall migrants! We will be meeting at 7:00 AM in the parking lot.
Participants should bring snacks, lunch (if desired), water, hat, sunscreen, and binoculars, and should dress in layers. We will likely be wrapping up between noon and 1:00 PM, depending on the weather.
Registration is required for this event. If you have any questions, please reach out to trip leader Rachel Clark at tanagergirl@gmail.com or 515-357-0122.
Wednesday Bird Walk at Jensen River Ranch
Registration is required for this event.
Join trip leader John McDaniel 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 lot in Woodward Park.
From there we will walk down the Tom MacMichael Senior Trail to the San Joaquin River and along its bank upstream until we meet the Flood Control District’s ditch. We will continue along the MacMichael Trail following the ditch back toward the bluff, and circle back to the parking area. We hope to see many of our usual suspects including scrub jays, black phoebes, house finches, lesser goldfinches, red-tailed hawks, red-shouldered hawks, turkey vultures, American kestrel, great blue herons, double-crested cormorants and great egrets. Some of the fall returnees may show up as well, including cedar waxwing, northern flickers, various and sundry sparrows as well as migrating waterfowl.
Depending on time and interest, we may walk over to the large pond near the Park entrance, which should be populated with Canada geese, mallards, American coots, and pied-billed grebes, among others.
The $5.00 City entrance fee applies if you park in Woodward Park. Alternative parking may be available in the Fort Washington Shopping Center.
Registration is required for this event. If you have any questions, please reach out to trip leader John McDaniel at (559) 779-7186 or mandomac@comcast.net
Sierra Foothill Conservancy (SFC) and Fresno Audubon Society have joined forces to offer a birding class that combines instruction, exploration, and fun! Beginning birders will see and learn about fall migratory birds visiting the McKenzie. Birders will discover easy ways to identify migrating and year-round, local birds. The class will include a walk looking for birds in the habitat found on the lower McKenzie Preserve. We will meet at the parking lot and then bird up towards the picnic tables. Bring binoculars, lunch, water and sun protection. Fresno Audubon will have binoculars to loan if you do not have your own.
This event is hosted by Sierra Foothill Conservancy. Cost is $15 to members or $25 per non-members, with special family pricing. Please register at https://sierrafoothill.org/events-listing/#event=73892498;instance=20221009090000?popup=1