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Whittier Audubon Field Trips
Our field trips are usually on the third Saturday of the month from September
through June. The length of the field trips varies from a Saturday morning
to a full weekend. We also hold "bird walks" especially geared for
beginners, at Sycamore Canyon. If you would like to be notified of our trips and programs by email, please
notify Jay Oberholtzer. The trips for September,
2010 through June, 2011 are:
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Date |
Description
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Trip Leader |
| Saturday, September 18, 2010 |
Zzyzx and the Barstow/Daggett Sewage Plants, Saturday September
18 2010.
Led by Larry Schmahl.
This will be some desert birding at the tail end of Summer with Fall
migration well underway. This should give us a good chance at migrant
flycatchers, vireo and warblers as well as a wide variety of resident
species. Depart at 6:00 a.m. from the Whittier Community Center (Mar Vista
and Washington)
Larry Schmahl will lead; let me know
if you plan to come |
Larry Schmahl |
| Saturday, October 23, 2010 |
Point Mugu (tentative) Saturday, October
23 , 2010 Led by Jay Oberholtzerr
We have not done this trip in quite awhile. It is at the Point Mugu
Naval Air Station. Reservations, with the names of people attending
and their Social Security numbers were required last time. It
probably is not any easier now. The Base has staff assigned to
environmental duties. In the past, they would lead car caravans all
over the Base. We are going to try this trip again. Please let
me know right away if you are interested in coming. We will leave
from the Whittier Civic Center around 6:30 a.m. and caravan to the Base.
Jay Oberholtzer will lead.
Please reserve your spot with me right away.
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Jay Oberholtzer |
| Saturday, November 20, 2010 |
Newport Back Bay, November 20, 2010.
Led by Al Moreno and Linda Leroy..
Al Moreno and
Linda Leroy lead |
Al Moreno and
Linda Leroy |
| Saturday December 18, 2010 |
Bill Bell Bird Walk (tentative
date) at Whittier
Narrows December 18, 2010. The Bill Bell Bird Walk will probably be on Saturday,
December 18th-- meeting at 8 a.m. in the Whittier Narrows Nature Center
parking lot. Refreshments to follow in the picnic shelter near the- parking
lot at the conclusion of the walk.
Note: This date may change due to other Christmas-related events.
Watch for further changes as December nears.
Please join former Whittier Daily News editor, Bill Bell, on the annual
"Bill Bell Bird Walk" on Saturday December 18th at 8 a.m. at the Whittier
Narrows Nature Center, 1000 N. Durfee Ave., South El Monte, CA. (626)
575-5523. Meet in the parking lot.
Jay Oberholtzer leads |
Jay Oberholtzer |
| Monday, December 27, 2010 |
Antelope Valley, Monday, December 27,
2010. Led by Larry Schmahl. We will meet at the
Community Center parking lot at 6:30 AM and carpool to Lancaster. Our first
stop will be the Carl's Junior at the Ave. K off ramp from the 14 Freeway.
If you wish, you may meet us there at 8:00 AM. This will be a coffee and
rest room stop.
The areas we bird should offer Mountain Plover,
Mountain Bluebird, Ferruginous Hawk, Prairie Falcon, Great Horned Owl, five
species of Sparrow and, if we are lucky, Snow Goose, Long-billed Curlew,
Roadrunner and perhaps an early Sage Thrasher. Bring a lunch and be
prepared for cold and windy weather. However, it may warm up nicely in the
afternoon.
The Whittier Community Center is at the southeast
corner of Washington Ave. (not be confused with Washington Blvd.) and Mar
Vista Ave.
Larry Schmahl leads. Le
me know if you plan to attend. |
Larry Schmahl |
| Saturday-Sunday January 22-23, 2011 |
Salton Sea January 22-23, 2011. Led by Jay Oberholtzer We are
going to the Salton Sea!. This is a great wintering spot for just about
every bird there is. Between flooded fields, a huge, foul-smelling body
of water, acres of disgusting mud, all surrounded by a desert hell-hole,
anyone can see that it is a great place for birds. We will meet, and leave
promptly from, the Townhouse Inn & Suites
135 Main Street, Brawley , CA 92227
(formerly known as the Brawley Motel) at 7:30 a.m.
on Saturday morning, January 22. We will caravan through a bunch
of places, stopping for lunch when the time is right. We will definitely
have our traditional wine and cheese party, so bring something for that.
We will try for a spot where we can watch the Sandhill Cranes come in to
roost. Sunday, we will leave at the same time and bird our way in the
general direction of home.
This area in winter is great for raptors, shore birds and all kinds of
migrants. It is just south enough that all kinds of rarities show up.
Because the ecology is so varied, we can expect to see a lot of species.
Some of the roads will be unpaved, but should be fine for passenger cars
with average clearance. It is probably best to leave the Ferrari at home.
Bring your bird watching stuff, including scopes, and two days of
lunches as well as stuff for the wine and cheese party. There are many
places to stay in Brawley. Some of use are staying at the Townhouse Inn &
Suites (formerly known as the Brawley Motel). Their
website is
www.brawleymotel.com.
Their address is 135 Main Street, Brawley, CA 92227. Their phone number
is
(760) 344-5120 .
Plans for a weekender like this often change at last minute, so it is
important that you let me know if you are attending. It is best to email
me by clicking on my name either below or to the right. Telephone
messages are best left at my office at 562-945-2838..
This will be a great weekend.
Jay Oberholtzer leads |
Jay Oberholtzer |
| Saturday February 19, 2011 |
Starr Ranch Saturday February 19, 2011.
Led by Linda Oberholtzer |
Linda
Oberholtzer |
| Saturday-Sunday, March 19-20, 2011 |
Tucson March 19-20, 2011 Led
by Joan Powell
Larry Schmahl will lead; let me know
if you plan to come |
Joan Powell |
| Saturday-Sunday April 30- May 1 2011 |
Temecula Valley Saturday-Sunday April
30-May 1, 2010 Led by Larry Schmahl (Note: this is two weeks later in the
month to avoid Easter) .
Led by
Larry Schmahl |
Larry Schmahl |
| Saturday, May 21, 2011 |
San Andreas Saturday, May 21, 2011 led
by Jeff Allison Jeff Allison will lead. Drop me an email (Jeff.Allison@amate.us)
if you’re planning on going.
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Jeff Allison |
| Saturday June 18, 2011 |
Idywild June 18,
2011 Led by Jay Oberholtzer
Jay Oberholtzer leads
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Jay Oberholtzer
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