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| Wednesday Walk- Fresno Wastewater Treatment Plant 7:45 am Wednesday Walk- Fresno Wastewater Treatment Plant @ Walmart Parking lot Sep 4 @ 7:45 am – 1:00 pm  On Wednesday 4 September 2019 we will be visiting the Fresno Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP). Logistics of entry requires that names be submitted in advance to the plant security personnel. Please register for the event using your name as it appears on your Government-issued ID no... | ||||||
| Member Meeting – Lost Lake Potluck 5:00 pm Member Meeting – Lost Lake Potluck @ Lost Lake Recreation Area Sep 10 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Our first general meeting of the 2019-2020 birding season will be a pot luck dinner held at the Lost Lake Recreation Area on Tuesday 10 September 2019 from 5:00-7:00pm. We will be eating at the picnic pavilion adjacent to the entrance to the campground in... | Saturday Walk – Pinnacles National Park 7:00 am Saturday Walk – Pinnacles National Park Sep 14 @ 7:00 am – 5:00 pm  California Condor Join Robert Snow for a trip to Pinnacles National Park; there’s good chance you will see California Condors. We will meet in the parking lot at the Target located in the Marketplace at El Paseo (Herndon and Golden State Blvd.) at 7:00 am... | |||||
| Wednesday Walk – Mariposa Grove/Wawona 7:45 am Wednesday Walk – Mariposa Grove/Wawona Sep 18 @ 7:45 am – 3:00 pm  Pileated Woodpecker by Gary Woods The Fresno Audubon trip on Wednesday, September 18, will be to Wawona and Mariposa Grove. We will meet at the Target parking lot at Riverpark shopping center at 7:45 am for an 8:00 am departure to Wawona. We will bird... | ||||||
| FAS Board meeting 12:15 pm FAS Board meeting @ Fig Garden Library Sep 29 @ 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm The Fresno Audubon Society board meets monthly on the last Sunday of each month from August through May. All are welcome to attend. |
This often overlooked little jewel of a birding site has a large open lake, riparian areas along the Kings River, and oak woodlands. It’s a great place for fall migrants, woodpeckers, nuthatches, sparrows, finches, including Lawrence’s Goldfinch, towhees, and raptors. Early wintering waterfwol may be on the lake,along with possible Common Loons. We’ll meet at 7:45am aat the Walmart parking lot at Ashlan and Blackstone for an 8am departure.
Checklist: binoculars, scope, field guide, snacks, lunch, water, sunscreen, hat, radios
Trip Leader: Larry Parmeter (559)276-8753, lanpar362@gmail.com
We will go visit Cricket Hollow Park along the Kings River in Reedley. This is a very productive area that promises many riparian birds, as well as raptors, towhees, and finches. There is also a trail that goes from the park along the river near Reedley College that is also rich in birds. For FAS it’s a new and somewhat different site that should be exciting and engaging. Meet at 7:45am at the WalMart parking lot.
Checklist: binoculars, scope, field guide, snacks, lunch, water, sunscreen, hat, radios
Trip Leader: Larry Parmeter (559)276-8753, lanpar362@gmail.com
Directions to the assembly point are here.
The Fresno Audubon Society board meets monthly on the last Sunday of each month from August through May. All are welcome to attend.
This trip will take us west of Patterson to a river canyon road that goes from the valley up to the mountain divide with varying altitude and habitat. Lunch will be at Frank Raines Park.
To register for the event, click here.
Meeting location: Target at Herndon and Highway 99
Directions to the meeting place
Secondary meeting location: near I-5 Chevron at Rogers Rd and Sperry Ave on the western outskirts of Patterson.
Directions to secondary meeting location
Checklist: binoculars, scope, field guide, snacks, lunch, water, sunscreen, hat, radios
Trip leader: Clayton Dahlen dahlenmc@yahoo.com (559)593-2367
Lewis’s Woodpecker by Gary Woods
The Fresno Audubon Society board meets monthly on the last Sunday of each month from August through May. All are welcome to attend.
Sandhill Cranes by Cecelia Sheeter
Join trip leader Judy Johnson for a different kind of Wednesday Walk. We will visit Merced National Wildlife Refuge late in the day, touring the refuge when the light is best for photography, and then stay for the sandhill crane fly-in. Expect to see thousands of geese and cranes, several species of ducks, tundra swans, pelicans, and numerous raptors. The sandhill crane fly-in at dusk is a magical experience as you watch flight after flight of cooing cranes come to roost. We will meet in front of the River Park Target at 11:45 am for a 12:00 pm departure. We expect to leave the refuge no later than 7:00 pm.
Registration: Please register here.
Checklist: binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, jackets, snacks, water, insect repellent, and radios.
Trip Leader: Judy Johnson jajohn1@comcast.net, (559)977-2787
Map to meeting place:
Join the River Parkway Trust and Fresno Audubon for an Introduction to Birding Class at the Coke Hallowell Center for River Studies.
Class participants will learn how to use binoculars, why birding is a fun and valuable hobby, and about the resources available to help identify birds. After the initial class work, participants will accompany Fresno Audubon experts on a bird walk around the River Center property including the Hidden Homes Trail. This class will begin at the Wisteria Shade Arbor just north of the Ranch House.
Participants should bring binoculars, snacks, water, and sun protection. Fresno Audubon will have binoculars to loan for anyone who doesn’t have their own pair.
There is no cost to attend. Children are welcome.