Whittier Audubon Field Trips

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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

Jay Oberholtzer

Al Moreno and Linda Leroy lead

Al Moreno and Linda Leroy

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

 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

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

Led by Linda Oberholtzer

Linda Oberholtzer

Larry Schmahl will lead; let me know if you plan to come

Joan Powell

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  Led by Larry Schmahl

Larry Schmahl

Jeff Allison will lead. Drop me an email (Jeff.Allison@amate.us) if you’re planning on going.
 

Jeff Allison

Jay Oberholtzer leads

Jay Oberholtzer