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Sunday Bird Festival Events
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Event Su1: Birding 100 Trip #2 |
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Sunday, March 7, 6 am to 6 pm
| Status: Closed |
Description |
This popular trip is a whirlwind tour of San Diego County's hottest birding spots to find 100 species. Bring your lunch, as there is no stopping for anything but birds. Millie and Peter Thomas lead local birding trips and Peter is President of San Diego Audubon.
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Cost |
$90 |
Leaders
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Millie and Peter Thomas
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Event Su2:
Torrey Pines State Reserve
Trip |
Date |
Sunday, March 7, 6:30 am to 2 pm
| Status: Closed |
Description |
Torrey Pines State Reserve is one of the crown jewels in the California State Park system. The reserve consists of 2000 acres of land as it was before San Diego was developed. We will see the chaparral plant community, rare and elegant Torrey Pines, miles of unspoiled beaches, and a lagoon that is vital to migrating seabirds. In one area, participants will be able to search for birds in habitats as diverse as pelagic, beach, sandstone cliff, coastal lagoon, pine woodland, and chaparral. Jack Friery is an active member of the San Diego and Palomar Audubon chapters. He has led the Audubon Christmas Bird Count in several areas of San Diego over the recent years and is a docent at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Kathy Estey is a life member of the Torrey Pines Docent Society and manages the monthly bird census at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
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Cost |
$80 |
Leaders |
Jack Friery and Kathy Estey
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Event Su3: Islas Coronados and Beyond Pelagic Trip
Sponsored by Swarovski Optik, N.A. |
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Sunday, March 7, 7 am to 4 pm
| Status: Closed |
Description |
The rugged yet scenic Islas Coronados are situated in Mexican waters within sight of much of San Diego. Their steep-sided slopes are an important sanctuary for birds, marine mammals, and other sea life. Trip participants can expect to see many pelagic bird species on this 8-hour boat trip aboard Grande to the islands via the "birdy" Nine Mile Bank. We'll see auklets, murrelets, shearwaters, phalaropes, fulmars, three species of loons, three species of cormorants, and five to six species of gulls. Rock-loving coastal birds such as Black and American oystercatchers, Wandering Tattler, Black Turnstone, and Surfbird might be spotted. We'll observe breeding colonies of Brown Pelicans and Brown Boobies and we'll try to find the elusive Blue-footed and Masked boobies that have been seen off and on for the past three years. We should see migrating Gray Whales, pods of dolphins, Harbor Seals, Elephant Seals and California Sea Lions.
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Cost |
$90 Sandwiches, snacks and drinks can be purchased aboard the boat. |
Leader |
Clay Taylor, Terry Hunefeld and five Southern California pelagic birding experts.
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Event Su4: Coastal National Wildlife Refuges Trip #3
Sponsored by Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Sunday, March 7, 7 am to 3 pm
| Status: Closed |
Description |
San Diego 's coastal wildlife refuges are located at the south end of San Diego Bay. During the winter season a diverse variety of land and water birds can be observed at such places as South San Diego Bay NWR and the Tijuana Slough NWR. Expected species are Eared Grebe, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Surf Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Black Skimmer, Caspian and Forster's terns, Willet, American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, and maybe even Peregrine Falcon. We will finish up at the Chula Vista Nature Center, located on the Sweetwater Marsh NWR, to see raptors including Bald and Golden eagles as well as a presentation on the Light-footed Clapper Rail captive-breeding program.
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Cost |
Free |
Leaders |
Fish and Wildlife Service Staff
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Event Su5: Native Habitats Trip
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Date |
Sunday, March 7, 8 am to 1 pm
| Status: Limited openings |
Description |
While the birding will be excellent, our emphasis on this trip will be to survey the ecology of three San Diego County areas that are in different states of natural and assisted recovery. We will visit the Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary, Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, and Famosa Slough. Silverwood has come back from the devastating 2003 Cedar fire with new native plant growth and a shift in animal populations. Sunset Cliffs is an area where restoration has just begun but with potential of becoming a premier 70-acre natural park. Famosa Slough is a wetland that has been saved from development and has over 180 species of birds as permanent or transient residents. Both leaders are active with San Diego Audubon: Susan Breisch as past educational outreach chair and David Kimball as webmaster and festival organizer. David participates in several San Diego area native plant restoration projects.
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Cost |
$70 |
Presenter |
David Kimball and Susan Breisch
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Event Su6: Birding by Kayak on South San Diego Bay # 2
Sponsored by Family Kayak Adventure Center |
Date |
Sunday, March 7, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
| Status: Limited openings |
Description |
Our popular birdwatching kayak trip returns to south San Diego Bay. Join San Diego Audubon conservation chair Jim Peugh, a frequent kayaker and birder on our bays, as he takes this small group to visit the edges of salt marshes and open water areas to get up-close views. Shorebirds, herons, and other species await as you enter their habitat in a truly special manner. If you have ever wanted to try kayaking, this is the trip for you. Participants will receive training. Tandem kayaks will be provided. As with any boating activity, you may get wet. Please bring along a change of clothes.
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Cost |
$50 |
Presenter |
Jim Peugh and Ted Godshalk
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