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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... | ||||||
| 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... | ||||||
| (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... | ||||||
Birding at Roeding Park
Registration is required for this event.
All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can also be found here
Join trip leader Maureen Walsh for birding at Roeding Park. We will start at Lake Washington where we will see Wood ducks among other waterfowl in the lake and see the Cattle egret, Black-crowned night herons, and Double-crested cormorants in the rookery on the island. There are hundreds of birds nesting in the rookery. Then we will walk other areas of the park to see a variety of woodpeckers, raptors, warblers, etc.
We will meet at the parking lot in front of the zoo, across from Lake Washington. There is a $5.00 entry fee to the park and a new automated parking system.
If you wish to bring lunch, there are plenty of picnic tables available for eating and calculating our bird count.
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 Maureen Walsh at mewnew10@yahoo.com or (559) 706-4980.
Lost Lake Audubon Field Trip Wednesday April 9th
Registration is required for this event.
Registration closes 24 hours before the event or when full.
All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can be found here
Registration link
Location: Lost Lake , Fresno County Park
Lost Lake Rd, Friant, CA 93626
Date and Meeting time: 8:00 am, March 9th
Meeting location in park: Audubon Trailhead at the west end (down stream end) of the park. There is a small parking area at the trailhead, and a larger one a few hundred yards further into the park.
Duration of walk: 8:00 am – 11 am
Special instructions: the park entrance fee is usually enforced. Fee is $5. Please follow instructions at the entry kiosk if there is no attendant at the kiosk.
What to bring: Binoculars, check weather report for comfortable clothing, (this is the month of March, almost any weather is possible), walking shoes, sunscreen / hat, water, snacks ( or lunch if staying beyond noon), free downloads of Audubon and/or Merlin Apps are very useful, western bird identification field guides are also useful. Be advised , there may be insects such as mosquitos, gnats etc.
Walk Description: walking on mostly flat park grass, or on paved park road, from west ( at the trailhead) to east ( toward Friant Dam and the park campground). We will bird river, river lined grass/ shrub and oak tree habitat, and on the upper road the grassland leading into the park, using binoculars but also using the Merlin Sound ID app as an enhanced identification tool. In the park, there are picnic benches for rest stops, and the restrooms are usually open.
Possible birds: Egrets (several species), Cedar Waxwing, Hawks (several species) Varied Thrush, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser , Acorn Woodpecker, Canada Goose, Ring- necked Duck, Anna’s Hummingbird, Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck, Phainopepla, Black Phoebe, and many others.
Other possible sightings…Coyotes, Bobcats…on the other side of the river.
Registration is required for this walk.
Hard Rain or flooding cancels this walk.
Trip Leader: Susan Heidebrecht
Contact information:
Email: sunheidebrecht@comcast.net
Registration link
Saturday Bird Walk at Sumner Peck Ranch
All participants must agree to the FAS Liability Waiver Form when they register. The form can be found here
Registration is required for this event.
Join trip leader Geroge Folsom 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 1 ½ miles each way. Expect to see a variety of waterfowl, warblers, raptors, Belted kingfishers, and woodpeckers.
We will meet at the parking area at the end of the drive (do not turn left into the parking lot near the entrance, but drive straight ahead).
If you wish to bring lunch, there is a small picnic area near the parking lot.
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 George Folsom at georgefolsom@icloud.com.
Wednesday Bird Walk
Black Mountain
Robert Snow
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
FAS Release of Liability Form
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Map to meeting place
Robert Snow
Lost Lake Audubon Field Trip April 26, 2025
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 closes 24 hours before the event or when full.
Registration link
Location: Lost Lake , Fresno County Park
Lost Lake Rd, Friant, CA 93626
Date and Meeting time: 8:00 am, April 26th
Meeting location in park: Audubon Trailhead at the west end (down stream end) of the park. There is a small parking area at the trailhead, and a larger one a few hundred yards further into the park.
Duration of walk: 8:00 am – 11 am
Special instructions: the park entrance fee is usually enforced. Fee is $5. Please follow instructions at the entry kiosk if there is no attendant at the kiosk.
What to bring: Binoculars, check weather report for comfortable clothing, (this is the month of March, almost any weather is possible), walking shoes, sunscreen / hat, water, snacks ( or lunch if staying beyond noon), free downloads of Audubon and/or Merlin Apps are very useful, western bird identification field guides are also useful. Be advised , there may be insects such as mosquitos, gnats etc.
Walk Description: walking on mostly flat park grass, or on paved park road, from west ( at the trailhead) to east ( toward Friant Dam and the park campground). We will bird river, river lined grass/ shrub and oak tree habitat, and on the upper road the grassland leading into the park, using binoculars but also using the Merlin Sound ID app as an enhanced identification tool. In the park, there are picnic benches for rest stops, and the restrooms are usually open.
Possible birds: Egrets (several species), Cedar Waxwing, Hawks (several species) Varied Thrush, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser , Acorn Woodpecker, Canada Goose, Ring- necked Duck, Anna’s Hummingbird, Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck, Phainopepla, Black Phoebe, and many others.
Other possible sightings…Coyotes, Bobcats…on the other side of the river.
Registration is required for this walk.
Hard Rain or flooding cancels this walk.
Trip Leader: Clayton Dahlen
Contact information:
Phone: (559) 593-2367
Email: mc_dahlen@yahoo.com
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
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