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Wednesday Bird Walk at Sycamore Island Oct. 2024 8:00 am
Wednesday Bird Walk at Sycamore Island Oct. 2024 @ Sycamore Island
Oct 2 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesday Bird Walk at Sycamore Island Oct. 2024 @ Sycamore Island
  Wednesday Bird Walk at Sycamore Island  Registration is required for this event. 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  Registration link...
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Avocado Lake Bird Walk 8:00 am
Avocado Lake Bird Walk
Oct 12 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Avocado Lake Bird Walk
Avocado Lake Bird Walk   Explore Avocado Lake’s Hidden Treasures! 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...
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Introduction to Birding Saturday Oct. 19, 2024 9:00 am
Introduction to Birding Saturday Oct. 19, 2024 @ River Center
Oct 19 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Introduction to Birding Saturday Oct. 19, 2024 @ River Center
Introduction to Birding at the River Center 11605 Old Friant Rd Fresno, CA 93730 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    The Parkway...
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Birding at the Ruth Mckenzie Preserve 8:00 am
Birding at the Ruth Mckenzie Preserve @ Ruth Mckenzie Preserve
Oct 23 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Birding at the Ruth Mckenzie Preserve @ Ruth Mckenzie Preserve
Birding at the Ruth Mckenzie Preserve   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   Join FAS for...
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Saturday Bird Walk at Lost Lake Oct. 2024 8:00 am
Saturday Bird Walk at Lost Lake Oct. 2024 @ Lost Lake
Oct 26 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Saturday Bird Walk at Lost Lake Oct. 2024 @ Lost Lake
Lost Lake Audubon Field Trip Oct. 26 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...
Introduction to Birding Saturday Oct, 2024 (Zoo Docents) 9:00 am
Introduction to Birding Saturday Oct, 2024 (Zoo Docents) @ River Center
Oct 26 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Introduction to Birding Saturday Oct, 2024 (Zoo Docents) @ River Center
Introduction to Birding at the River Center 11605 Old Friant Rd Fresno, CA 93730 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 for Zoo Docents...
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FAS Board Meeting 11:00 am
FAS Board Meeting @ Zoom meeting
Oct 27 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Contact admin@fresnoaudubon.org for login credentials
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The Raptor Trail Field Trip on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam 8:30 am
The Raptor Trail Field Trip on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam @ The Raptor Trail on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam
Oct 30 @ 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
The Raptor Trail Field Trip on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam @ The Raptor Trail on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam
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 found here Registration...
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2024
Introduction to Birding Saturday Oct. 19, 2024 @ River Center
Oct 19 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Introduction to Birding at the River Center

11605 Old Friant Rd
Fresno, CA 93730

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

FAS Release of Liability Form

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 will see and learn about local and migratory birds that might be visiting the River Center. New birders will discover easy ways to identify migrating and year-round, local birds. The class will include a walk looking for birds in the various habitats found at the River Center. We will meet at the new picnic shelter on the north side of the center. After learning about using binoculars and various aids in bird identification like guide books and phone apps, we will bird around the property. Bring binoculars, lunch, water and sun protection.  Fresno Audubon will have binoculars to loan if you do not have your own. Children are welcome!
BegBirdHO
QR Code for Beginning Birding Handout.
Heavy rain cancels this event.
Class is held from 9 AM -12 PM on the third Saturday of each month from October through May.

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

FAS Release of Liability Form

 

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2024
Birding at the Ruth Mckenzie Preserve @ Ruth Mckenzie Preserve
Oct 23 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Birding at the Ruth Mckenzie Preserve

 

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

 

FAS Release of Liability Form

FAS Release of Liability Form

Join FAS for birding at the Ruth Mckenzie Preserve.  The walk is initially fairly easy, along a dirt road that undulates along a stream.  After about a mile, the road crosses the stream, and the hiking becomes a bit steeper.  We may see enough birds along that mile that we won’t cross the creek.  Possible sightings are Acorn Woodpeckers, Lewis Woodpecker, Phainopepla, Red-Tailed Hawk, Bluebirds, and a nesting pair of Golden Eagles.

 

Meet at the parking lot at the Sportsman’s Warehouse on Friant Road at 8:00.

 

 

Participants should bring snacks, lunch (if desired), water, binoculars, and a hat.  Wear sturdy shoes.  Registration is required for this event.  If you have questions, reach out to either trip leader.

Contact:

Wes Beal

(559) 250-2988

email: beal4farms@gmail.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

FAS Release of Liability Form

FAS Release of Liability Form

Oct
26
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2024
Saturday Bird Walk at Lost Lake Oct. 2024 @ Lost Lake
Oct 26 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Lost Lake Audubon Field Trip Oct. 26

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

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, Oct. 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: Kevin Enns-Rempel

Contact information

Email: kevin.enns.rempel@gmail.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

FAS Release of Liability Form

Introduction to Birding Saturday Oct, 2024 (Zoo Docents) @ River Center
Oct 26 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Introduction to Birding at the River Center

11605 Old Friant Rd
Fresno, CA 93730

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

 

Registration for Zoo Docents Only

 

The Parkway Trust 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 local and migratory birds that might be visiting the River Center. New birders will discover easy ways to identify migrating and year-round, local birds. The class will include a walk looking for birds in the various habitats found at the River Center. We will meet at the new picnic shelter on the north side of the center. After learning about using binoculars and various aids in bird identification like guide books and phone apps, we will bird around the property. Bring binoculars, lunch, water and sun protection.  Fresno Audubon will have binoculars to loan if you do not have your own.
BegBirdHO
QR Code for Beginning Birding Handout.
Heavy rain cancels this event.
Class is held from 9 AM -12 PM on the third Saturday of each month from October through April.

 

 

Oct
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2024
FAS Board Meeting @ Zoom meeting
Oct 27 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Contact admin@fresnoaudubon.org for login credentials

Oct
30
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2024
The Raptor Trail Field Trip on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam @ The Raptor Trail on The Kings River at Pine Flat Dam
Oct 30 @ 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

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 found here

FAS Release of Liability Form

Registration Link

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, Oak Titmouse, Acorn Woodpecker,  California Quail,  White-Breasted Nuthatch 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:

Susan Heidebrecht

(559) 313-1777

email: sunheidebrecht@comcast.net

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

FAS Release of Liability Form

Nov
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2024
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.

FAS Release of Liability Form

FAS Release of Liability Form

Registration Link

Leader: Rick Grijalva, rickgrijalva2@gmail.com

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Field Trip Description:

 

Join us for a new bird walk. This site is not usually accessible to the public, but Fresno Audubon Society and Westervelt Ecological Services have partnered for this unique field trip. Though not on the Kings River, the property is situated along the western extent of the historical Kings River floodplain. There are approximately 1.5 acres of open water on the site where Virginia Rails have been heard calling for over a year. Join us for an educational birding excursion led by Westervelt’s senior ecologist, Francesca Carrizo, and FAS President, Rick Grijalva. Likely bird species include a variety of hawks, warblers, sparrows, blackbirds, ducks, and other waterfowl.

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Meet at Faller Park at 7:45 a.m. to arrange carpools to the site. Park cars on 10th Street. We will leave at 8:00 a.m.  for the Mitigation Site.

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Registration Link

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2024
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)

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

FAS Release of Liability Form

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. 

11:30-12:00 Set up
12:00 Potluck Lunch
1:00-3:30 No-host birding

Register HERE!

For any questions, please contact Karen Baker, karenbakerpc@gmail.com
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2024
General Meeting – Nov 2024 Rich Cimino @ Zoom
Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

 Virtual General Meeting

Rich Cimino

Topic: Birds of the Western Andes Mountains of Colombia

Rich Cimino

Register for Fresno Audubon General Meeting Nov. 12th, 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 the meeting.

Rich Cimino

 

Bio:

Birding Northern California for 57 years, Rich has been leading field trips for 24 years.
He is the field guide for Yellowbilled Tours, which offers annual birding tours to Nome
Alaska, as well as Arizona, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Belize, Colombia, Guatemala,
Panama and France.

 

Rich lives in Marin County, an active member of the Marin Audubon Society and served
for eight years as the conservation chair for the Alameda County Ohlone Audubon Society.
He participated in the Eastern Alameda Breeding Bird Atlas, The Altamont Pass Wind
Turbine Area Golden Eagle & Raptor stakeholder group and avian surveys. Rich is the
co-compiler of the Eastern Alameda County Christmas Bird Count now in its tenth year,
and a participant in four Marin CBC’s and the 2021 Marin County Breeding Bird Atlas.

 

He is the field guide for Yellowbilled Tours (www.yellowbilledtours.com), which offers annual birding tours to Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, and France. 



Fresno Audubon Society
Thank you for your continued involvement in and support of Fresno Audubon Society.
Nov
13
Wed
2024
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

 

FAS Release of Liability Form

FAS Release of Liability Form

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 13 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 below) 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). 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, Black and Say’s Phoebes, White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows, American Pipits, Northern Shovelers, Northern Pintails, Gadwalls, Green-winged and Cinnamon Teals, Greater White-fronted Geese, Snow Geese, Ross’s Geese, American White Pelicans, Great and Snowy Egrets, Great Blue Herons, American Coots, Black-necked Stilts, White-faced Ibis, Long-billed Dowitchers, Dunlin, Wilson’s Snipe, Least Sandpipers, Long-billed Curlews, Red-tailed Hawks, and Northern Harriers. Also possible are Cackling Geese, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, Bald Eagles, Kestrels, and Great-horned Owls. Both a Burrowing Owl 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 is required for this event.

Registration Link