GPS: 33.34205385766424, -116.90139223341629 Rating: Easy to Moderate  (dirt trails) Bathrooms: One at the parking lot This field trip will start from the parking lot at Doane Pond. Leave the Escondido area before 6 am. From I-15, take Highway 76 east … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.3628, -117.2033 Rating: Easy to moderate, dirt path with small hills to climb Bathrooms: in the park Please join us on a gentle stroll around the park to find oak woodland birds.  There are bathrooms and water available in … Continue reading →

(GPS: 33.093537,-117.301308) Bathroom at Nature Center (only if it is open) Rating:  Easy (Flat dirt walkways) We will look for waterfowl, shorebirds, and riparian birds. If you have a spotting scope, please bring it. There is a restroom at the … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.0787, -117.0600 Bathrooms: several locations in the park Rating: Easy (Flat dirt walkways) Directions: From I-15 in Escondido, exit east on Via Rancho Parkway (which becomes Bear Valley Parkway) and drive about 1 mile north to the Park Road … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.130552,-117.029384 Rating: Easy (Grass and paved roads) Restroom: one in the center of the park. Directions:  From I-15 exit east on Via Rancho Parkway, which becomes Bear Valley Parkway, and drive 5 miles north to Glen Ridge Road at … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.166371, -116.997465 Rating:  Moderate Bathroom: Porta-potty in the parking lot and another further down the trail Birders will follow the southern and eastern shoreline of Lake Wohlford from the parking lot on Oakvale Road. Bald Eagles and Ospreys might … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.695584,-118.046917 Rating:  Easy to Moderate (Flat dirt & paved walkways, grass) Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is the largest coastal salt marsh preserve in the Los Angeles/Orange County metropolitan region. Its 300 acres are a vital oasis for resident shorebirds … Continue reading →

GPS: 32.846928,-117.00423 Rating: Easy to Moderate (Flat paved walkways and grass) Bathrooms: available at several locations along the walk Always a great birding spot, especially for photographers! Directions: From I-15 go east on Hwy 52. Exit at Mast Blvd. Continue … Continue reading →

GPS: 32.790891,-117.046076 Rating: Easy to Moderate (Dirt & Paved city park trails) Bathrooms: near parking lot Directions: Take I-8 east to Lake Murray Blvd. Exit and proceed 1 mile north (right turn) to Baltimore Drive. Turn left and drive about … Continue reading →

GPS: 33.246225,-117.270774 Rating: Moderate (Grass and dirt trails, some moderate incline) Bathrooms: available in several locations in the park A great birding spot! Always lots of birds. Directions: From Highway 78 in Oceanside, exit north on College Boulevard, curving left, … Continue reading →