My Summer Birding Camp at Hog Island, near Portland, Maine By Justin Hartsell Justin is 15 years old and lives in Fallbrook. He is home-schooled, and he just completed his freshman year of high school. He started birding at age … Continue reading
Directions: From North County, take I-15 south to CA-52 east. Take exit 13 (Mast Blvd.) and turn left on to Mast. Take the first right onto West Hills Pkwy. Take another right onto Mission Gorge Rd. and then make a … Continue reading
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 entrance on your left – at the fire station. Proceed on Park Road about … Continue reading
Oaxaca, Mexico, is a biodiversity hotspot with a wide variety of ecosystems and a large number of endemic bird species. In three days of birding, Dottie Marron saw 103 bird species in three completely different ecosystems. This presentation will take … Continue reading
Directions: From I-15 in Escondido, drive a short distance west on Via Rancho Parkway to Felicita Rd. (stoplight) and turn right. Heading north a short distance on Felicita Rd., turn right again, on Clarence Lane (stop sign), and head up … 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: 33.166371, -116.997465 Rating: Moderate Birders will follow the southern and eastern shoreline of Lake Wohlford from the parking lot on Oakvale Road. Bald Eagles and Ospreys might be seen, among the resident birds along with fall and early winter … Continue reading
Escondido Christmas Bird Count The Palomar Audubon Society would like to extend an invitation to all birders to participate in the annual Escondido Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, December 27. The count circle incorporates mostly rural areas near Escondido, Valley … Continue reading
This Trip is currently full. Contact DSWALKLEY@aol.com about being added to the waitlist. Everyone who attended our Morro Bay adventure two years ago will agree that it was an exciting and fun-filled excursion to see the many unique birds and other wildlife along … Continue reading
GPS: 32.575333,-117.125695 Rating: Moderate (Paved, boardwalk, and dirt trails) Good location for Yellow-crowned Night-heron and Ridgway’s Rail. Bring scope if you have one. Directions: Travel south on I-5 from San Diego and exit west on Coronado Avenue, which becomes Imperial … Continue reading
