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April 2019
Spring Birding Class Starts
Palomar Audubon Society is again offering bird classes on consecutive Tuesday evenings beginning Tuesday April 16, 2019. The first three classes will be for beginners and the last three (starting Tuesday May 7th) will be for intermediate birders. The classes will be integrated for beginners taking both classes. There will be three Saturday field trips, April 27th, May11thand May 28th. Classes will start at 6:30 Pm and run for 90 minutes. They will be held at the Glassman Recreational Center…
Find out more »Wilderness Gardens Preserve Field Trip
(Thomas Guide: 409-E6 / GPS: 33.346322,-117.023846) Rating: Moderate (Mostly dirt trails, parts rocky) Directions: This small wilderness area represents a fine example of oak woodland habitat. Meet in the Wilderness Gardens parking lot, which is about 10 miles east of I-15 on Hwy.76, on the south side of the highway. Look for the “Wilderness Gardens Preserve” sign. Parking fee required, but free with senior County pass. Porta Pottie by parking lot. Bring a lunch for an after-birding picnic. Expect warm…
Find out more »Char Glacy “Hungary & Romania: Some Of The Best Birding Spots In Eastern Europe”
Please join us for our interesting monthly program and refreshments. There is a social period beginning at 6:30 pm with the meeting and program getting under way promptly at 7:00 pm. Local birder and long-tme PAS member, Char Glacy, recently spent three weeks birding in Eastern Europe.This presentation will share information on some of the best birding sites in Romania and Hungary including the reed beds, canals, and lagoons of the Danube Delta, the second largest river delta in Europe.…
Find out more »Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Field Trip
(Thomas Guide:((SB 616-J5) / GPS: 34.050398, -116.570646) Rating: Easy (Flat boardwalk) This is a Day Trip or an Alternate Saturday/Sunday Outing Day Trip to Big Morongo: 8:30 am Saturday, April 27, 2019: Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is always a spring hotspot and a favorite PAS field trip. In the caretaker’s yard, several hummingbird and seed feeders attract many bird species for your enjoyment. Birds often found here are Western and Summer Tanagers, Vermilion Flycatchers, Yellow-breasted Chat, and several other more…
Find out more »May 2019
Board of Directors Meeting
PAS Members are welcome to attend.
Find out more »Daley Ranch Field Trip
(NOTE: New earlier Spring/Summer Start Time) (Thomas Guide:(1110-C3) / GPS: 33.166138,-117.052495) Rating: Moderate to Difficult (steep hill, uneven dirt trails, paved walkways) Directions: From I-15 in Escondido, exit at El Norte Parkway and drive east approximately 3 miles. Look for the “Daley Ranch/Dixon Lake” signs and turn left on La Honda Drive. Continue north toward Dixon Lake and on to the free Daley Ranch parking area on your left. Meet at the trailhead kiosk. Note: Senior Citizens (over 60) can park…
Find out more »Lindo Lakes Field Trip
(Thomas Guide: 1232-B3 / GPS: 32.856482, -116.918296) Rating: Easy to Moderate (dirt trails, paved walkways) Directions: From North County, take I-15 south to Hwy.52 east to Mission Gorge Rd. Turn left and continue east to Woodside Ave. Go under the Hwy 67 overpass staying on Woodside Ave (into Lakeside) to end at the Lindo Lake County Park. From San Diego, take I-8 east to Hwy 67 north, and take the Riverford Rd. exit. After exiting, turn left on Woodside Ave…
Find out more »Kit Carson Park Bird Walk
(Thomas Guide: 1150-C1 / GPS: 33.080179,-117.060199) Rating: Easy (Level, paved walkways, dirt trail, and grass) Woodland, riparian, and open-area habitats will usually get us a nice list of resident birds. Directions: From I-15 in Escondido, exit east on Via Rancho Parkway (which becomes Bear Valley Parkway) and drive about 1 mile to the Park Road entrance on your left – at the fire station. Proceed on Park Road about ¾ mile to the Amphitheater parking lot on the right. Restrooms…
Find out more »Rustom Jamadar “Birds of the Himalayan foothills”
Please join us for our interesting monthly program and refreshments. There is a social period beginning at 6:30 pm with the meeting and program getting under way promptly at 7:00 pm. PAS member Rustom Jamadar, has been traveling to India each year for the past three years and going birding in different regions. In February 2018, he birded Northern India in the foothills of the Himalayas, where one encounters birds very different from the ones found in the plains. This…
Find out more »Sweetwater River Gorge Field Trip
(Thomas Guide: 1271-J6 / GPS: 32.734503, -116.941048) Rating: Moderate to Difficult (uneven dirt trails) This area is a rich stream habitat surrounded by native chaparral and sage scrub. Directions: From I-5, I-805, or I-15, take Hwy. 94 east; stay on Hwy. 94 as it becomes Campo Road, then turn right on Singer Lane, and then an immediate left onto the dirt parking area near the old steel bridge. There are no restrooms or drinking water available, so plan accordingly. Expect warm weather. It's…
Find out more »June 2019
Wm Heise County Park/Santa Ysabel Mission Field Trip
(Thomas Guide: 1156-C5 / GPS: 33.040154, -116.593526) Rating: Moderate to Hard (roads, dirt trails, parts rocky, parts steep incline) Directions: From Escondido take Hwy 78 east (from San Diego take Hwy 67 east) to Ramona, then Hwy 78 toward Julian, past Santa Ysabel. After the town of Wynola, start looking for the sign on your right for William Heise County Park (1 mile west of Julian). Turn right on Pine Hill Road and drive south for 2 miles to Frisius Road.…
Find out more »Board of Directors Meeting
PAS Members are welcome to attend.
Find out more »Agua Dulce Creek Field Trip
(Thomas Guide: 430-B5 / GPS: 32.853641, -116.435702) Rating: Moderate to Hard (dirt trails, parts rocky, parts some incline, cross a stream) Directions: We will meet at the old parking area for Agua Dulce Creek Group camp. Driving east on I-8, and after Pine Valley, look for signs indicating the Sunrise Highway Exit and Laguna Mountain Recreation Area. Go north on Sunrise Hwy. (S-1) approx. 8 miles to Wooded Hill Road, the first road on the left and directly across the road…
Find out more »Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Field Trip
(Thomas Guide: 429- L3 / GPS: 32.95947,-116.57924) Rating: Moderate to Hard (roads, dirt trails, parts rocky, parts steep incline) Directions: From San Diego, take I-8 east and exit north on Hwy 79. Continue approximately 12 miles to the Paso Pacacho Campground on the left. From the North County, take Hwy 78 (or Hwy 67) to Ramona, and then continue on Hwy 78 just past Julian, to Hwy 79. Take Hwy 79 south approximately 10 miles to the campground on the right where…
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