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| Kings River Mitigation Site 8:00 am Kings River Mitigation Site Nov 9 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm  Kings River Mitigation Site 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 Leader: Rick Grijalva, rickgrijalva2@gmail.com . Field Trip Description: Join us for... | ||||||
| Potluck Lunch Sumner Peck Ranch Fall 2024 11:30 am Potluck Lunch Sumner Peck Ranch Fall 2024 @ Sumner Peck Nov 10 @ 11:30 am – 3:30 pm FAS FALL POTLUCK Sunday, November 10, 2024 Sumner Peck Ranch 14439 N. Friant Road 11:30 am-3:30 pm (12:00 Potluck Lunch) Register HERE! All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. Use the QR code below or the form can also... | Field Trip to Merced National Wildlife Refuge 2024 11:45 am Field Trip to Merced National Wildlife Refuge 2024 @ Merced National Wildlife Refuge Nov 13 @ 11:45 am – 5:30 pm Merced National Wildlife Refuge Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Registration Link Details Subject to Change. 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 With winter migrants filling... | Elkhorn Slough, November 16, 2024 1:30 pm Elkhorn Slough, November 16, 2024 @ Elkhorn Slough Nov 16 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm  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 Note: Payment is now a part of the registration process. When: Saturday, November 16, 2024... | ||||
| Field Trip to Kern National Wildlife Refuge 2024 6:45 am Field Trip to Kern National Wildlife Refuge 2024 @ Kern National Wildlife Refuge Nov 21 @ 6:45 am – 3:00 pm Kern National Wildlife Refuge Thursday, November 21, 2024 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 November 21, join trip leader Judy Johnson... | CANCELED Introduction to Birding Saturday Nov. 23, 2024 CANCELED 9:00 am CANCELED Introduction to Birding Saturday Nov. 23, 2024 CANCELED @ River Center Nov 23 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm  Introduction to Birding at the River Center 11605 Old Friant Rd Fresno, CA 93730 CANCELED Due to Weather! Registration link The Parkway Trust and Fresno Audubon Society have joined forces to offer a birding class that combines instruction, exploration, and fun! Beginning birders... | |||||
| FAS Board Meeting 11:00 am FAS Board Meeting @ Zoom meeting Nov 24 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Contact admin@fresnoaudubon.org for login credentials | #optoutside Opt Outside Bird Walk 7:30 am #optoutside Opt Outside Bird Walk @ Friant Cove/Millerton Lake Nov 29 @ 7:30 am – 1:30 pm Opt Outside November 29, 2024 Registration is required for this event. 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 . On November 29, Fresno... |
Clovis Botanical Garden: Dry Creek Park and Cottonwood Park
The Fresno Audubon Society will be hosting a Bird Walk on Saturday October 15, 2022 during the Fall Plant Sale at the Clovis Botanical Gardens. The walk will include the Botanical Gardens, Dry Creek Park as well as Cottonwood Park and ponding basin.
The walk will be about 1-1/2 hours and will be led by Susan Heidebrecht.
We expect to see a good variety of birds including warblers, bushtits, raptors and waterfowl.
You can also check out the Fall Plant Sale at the Botanical Gardens after the walk.
We will meet for the walk at the Audubon table by the entrance to the Botanical Gardens.
Registration is required for the Bird Walk.
Contact Info:
Susan Heidebrecht sunheidebrecht@comcast.net (559) 313-1776
Introduction to Birding at the Coke Hallowell Center for River Studies
11639 Old Friant Rd, Fresno, CA 93730
Please register for the October 15 event here.
Wednesday Bird Walk at Lost Lake
Introduction to Birding with eBird
Registration is required for this event.
Join trip leader George Folsom at Lost Lake for Introduction to Birding with eBird. If you are interested in joining eBird and learning how to use it, you can download eBird from the App Store before the trip. We will go through the basics of creating, entering species and posting a list. You will also learn the basics of Merlin’s powerful SoundID function.
Download the app on your device before the walk.
Link to download eBird for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ebird/id988799279
Link to download eBird for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.cornell.birds.ebird&hl=en_US&gl=US
Link to download Merlin: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/download/
Lost Lake possible species include phainopepla, western bluebird, spotted towhee, lark sparrow, spotted sandpiper, osprey, bald eagle, kingfisher, red breasted sapsucker, herons, egrets and many more.
There is a $5.00 fee to enter the Park so you may want to carpool and share the fee.
The meeting location for those who want to carpool is the River Center at 11605 Old Friant Rd, Fresno Ca 93703 at 7:45 AM.
We will meet in L.L. Park at the Audubon Trailhead at the south (downstream) end of the park at 8:00 AM.
The walking will be easy and flat. Bring water, sunscreen, hat, snacks, lunch (optional), binoculars and bird guides, and dress in layers. Registration is required for this event.
If you have any questions, please reach out to trip leader George Folsom (559) 351-7192 (voice or text)
Contact rsnow@fresnoaudubon.org for login credentials
CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
Evening Owl Walk at Jensen River Ranch
Registration is required for this event.
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 when the Great Horned owls and Barn owls come out to hunt. The outing should take about 1 1/2 hours. We will meet at 5:30 p.m. the Art of Life Healing Garden next to the north east parking lot in Woodward Park.
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. Any questions, please contact trip leader Larry Cusick at (559) 313-1777, larrywcusick@gmail.com.
FAS FALL POTLUCK
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Sumner Peck Ranch
14439 N. Friant Road
11:30 am-3:30 pm
(12:00 Potluck Lunch)
It’s been far too long since we were able to socialize together. So, bring your favorite dish and join FAS for lunch at noon and birding at the beautiful Sumner Peck Ranch. There is no entry fee and parking is free. FAS will provide drinks and table service. Take the drive from the gates to the parking area at the end of the drive. The picnic area is just below the parking lot, next to the river. Let’s celebrate Fresno Fall birding together! Registration is required so that we have a head count.
To register for the pot luck dinner, click here.
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 either trip leader.
Contact:
Maureen Walsh
(559) 706-4980
email: mewnew10@yahoo.com
Wes Beal
(559) 250-2988
email: beal4farms@gmail.com
Intermountain Nursery will host a birding class given by Fresno Audubon Society on the beautiful nursery grounds. Beginning birders will see and learn about fall migratory and resident birds in the foothills. Birders will discover easy ways to identify migrating and year-round, local birds. The class will include a walk around the nursery looking for birds. Bring binoculars, lunch, water and dress in layers. Fresno Audubon will have binoculars to loan if you do not have your own. Children are welcome. Rain cancels this event.
Here is a map of the location of Intermountain Nursery.
Introduction to Birding at the Coke Hallowell Center for River Studies
11605 Old Friant Rd, Fresno, CA 93730
Please register for the November 19 event here.
Opt Outside November 25, 2022
As we all know, Thanksgiving this year is on Thursday, November 24, and the day after is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Instead of braving the crowds and heading into the stores on Friday November, 25, please join Fresno Audubon for our #OptOutside event at Millerton Lake State Recreation Area! We will be meeting at 8:00 at the Four Corners Park & Ride at Hwy 41 and Hwy 145 and from there we’ll carpool to the Madera County side of Millerton.
If there is interest afterward, we will visit Road 208 between Highway 41 and Road 211 to look for Ferruginous Hawks and Lewis’s Woodpeckers. Participants should bring day packs, hats, sunscreen, sunglasses plenty of water, snacks, lunch (if desired), and binoculars, and should dress in layers. Hiking shoes are recommended.
Registration is required for this event. Please reach out to trip leader Rachel Clark at tanagergirl@gmail.com or 515-357-0122 with any questions you might have.
Even if you’re not able to join us, we hope that you are able to Opt Outside on Friday following Thanksgiving!