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| Swanson Meadow/McKinley Grove/Courtright Reservoir 6:00 am Swanson Meadow/McKinley Grove/Courtright Reservoir @ Swanson Meadow/McKinley Grove/Courtright Reservoir Jun 11 @ 6:00 am – 3:00 pm  Register Here Swanson Meadow/McKinley Grove/Courtright Reservoir Join Fresno Audubon on Saturday, June 11 as we journey up Dinkey Creek Road and McKinley Grove Road to visit various birding hotspots. We will meet at 6:00 AM in the Wal Mart parking Lot at Ashlan and Blackstone... | ||||||
| Let’s Go Birding Together 7:00 am Let’s Go Birding Together @ Dinkey Creek Road and McKinley Grove Road Jun 12 @ 7:00 am – 3:00 pm  Register Here Let’s Go Birding Together! Fresno Audubon Society (FAS) President Rachel Clark will be leading a beginning birding trip exploring various locations along Dinkey Creek and McKinley Grove Roads in the Sierra National Forest, near Shaver Lake. This event is co-sponsored with LGBT Fresno. Stop... | General Meeting – Lily Douglas- The Central Valley Joint Venture – creating habitat for migrating birds 7:00 pm General Meeting – Lily Douglas- The Central Valley Joint Venture – creating habitat for migrating birds @ Zoom Jun 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm  Virtual General Meeting Lily Douglas The Central Valley Joint Venture -creating habitat for migrating birds Register for Fresno Audubon General Meeting June 14th, 7:00pm This meeting will be broadcast online via Zoom Register to receive login information. New to Zoom? Check out all you... | |||||
| Stevens Ranch/Elkhorn Slough, 22 June 2022 8:00 am Stevens Ranch/Elkhorn Slough, 22 June 2022 @ Stephens Ranch Jun 22 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm  Register here 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... | ||||||
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