Birding Events
Ohlone Audubon Birding Events
California Birding Events
Michael Simms Field Trip Calendar
California Birding Festivals
Out of State Birding Events
Yellow Billed Tours Trips
New Mexico Birding Trips Summer 2012
Two birding trips to Taos, Santa Fe and northern New Mexico are in the offering this summer. The first runs August 13 to August 17; the second August 20 to August 23. Tours begin at 3 p. m. with pick-up at the Albuquerque, New Mexico Airport and end at 1 p.m. on Friday. Cost is $575. Contact Rich Cimino at 925-353-0266 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Note: The 89th Indian Market week in Santa Fe begins on August 18th. Presented by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, it promotes and showcases excellent local indian art. Read more at their website, www.swaia.org. Attendance at Indian Market is your personal option and not part of the YBT itinerary.
Sierra Nevada Birding trips: leave the driving to YBT
You choose your birding location or YBT can design a field trip per your needs. YBT caters to all levels of birding from very beginners with personal instruction in the field or your home. As well YBT offers pleasant comradely guiding for seasoned hard core lister. Need a specific species for your life list, state or county or eBird record? To use YBT services contact Rich Cimino in Pleasanton 925-353-0266 for details.
Travel with Golden Gate Audubon Presents:
Klamath Basin Winter Birds—Oregon—with Harry Fuller
February 23, 24, 25 2012
This area of southern Oregon is rich in raptors in winter. Dozens of Rough-legged Hawks and Bald Eagles join Prairie Falcon, Peregrine, Ferruginous Hawks, Golden Eagles and numerous Harriers. Other birds we should find: hundreds of Tundra Swans, wintering waterfowl including Barrow's Goldeneye, Horned Lark, Northern Shrike, Black-billed Magpie. We will check the nearby forest for possible White-headed Woodpecker and Mountain Quail. The weather will be cold but the birding will be hot. We will be based in Klamath Falls.
Cost estimate depending on number of participant is $350-475 pp double occupancy. $50 donation to GGA included.
Florida's Everglades and Sanibel Island
April 16-23, 2012 with optional extension to the Florida Keys/Dry Tortugas, April 23-27, 2012
Florida is a naturalist's paradise, the only subtropical wilderness in continental U.S. Join guides Ed and Sil Pembleton with Naturalist Journeys to explore this rich mixing ground of tropical and temperate species.
In the Everglades, we travel by boat through mangroves to search for American Alligator, Saltwater Crocodile and a lush array of wading birds. Walking through tropical hardwood "hammocks" we will search for Pine Warblers, Barred Owls and colorful endemic tree snails. Shoreline tidal habitats of Florida Bay and nearby Eco Pond host Roseate Spoonbills, Purple Gallinules, and Least and American Bitterns. We also spend time on Florida's west coast, where Audubon's Corkscrew Sanctuary is a jewel, and we travel north of Fort Lauderdale, along the east coast and inland, to find the endemic, Florida Scrub Jay.
For the extension, we spend three nights on the Florida Keys in lodgings with lush gardens and a wonderful, relaxing atmosphere. We have a grand time exploring and birding, at a bird rehabilitation center, photographing wild White Ibises, herons, and egrets attracted in by the noise of birds on the mend. On the keys we find some of the finest native, subtropical plants in Florida. At Bahia Honda, walk a white-sand beach, and find rare butterflies. One of the highlights of the trip is a full day boat tour out to the Dry Tortuga Islands where we typically find both Brown and Masked boobies, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Bridled and Sooty terns, and Brown Noddies. Throughout our time in the Keys we enjoy local cuisine, from simple "crab shacks" to elaborate seaside dining.
Land cost is $2290 pp which includes a $150 tax-deductable contribution to GGA. The extension is $985. pp.
Nome, Alaska with Rich Cimino of Yellowbilled Tours
June 8-12, June 12-16, June 16-20, June 21-25, 2012
Nome is a frontier town accessible only by boat and airplane. Bordered on the west and south by the Bering Sea, and the north and east by miles of trackless wilderness, Nome is a fascinating birding destination. During June and July the Midnight Sun is at its brightest, the tundra is in full bloom, and the birds and mammals are breeding.
Our tour will cover the prime birding areas along the seacoast and the beautifully blooming alpine tundra surrounding Nome . Most of the birds are in their resplendent breeding plumages--rarely if ever seen in the "lower 48". We'll make an extra effort to locate some of the accidental Asian species that regularly occur at Nome.
Cost per person is $2400.00 which includes a $150.00 donation to GGA.
This includes lodging, ground transportation, airport transfers, and guide services. Not included are airfare and meals. The tours are limited to four participants.
Our guide will be Rich Cimino of Yellowbilled Tours. Rich has lead birding trips in many areas including Nome, is a Bay Area resident and one of Ohlone Audubon's own!
For a detailed itinerary and availability contact Rich Cimino at 925-353-0266 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Chris Bard (contact info below).
For more information contact Chris Bard--volunteer coordinator-- Travel with GGA.
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 510-522-5699
http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/field-trips/travel-with-golden-gate-audubon/
Michael Simms Field Trip Calendar
Michael Simms takes the time to put together all of the upcoming birding field trips around the area. Click on the link below to download the most recent event list!
Birding Calendar January 2012 through March 2012
January:
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, www.morrobaybirdfestival.org
February:
Migration Day, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, www.santacruzstateparks.org
California Duck Days, Davis, CA, Yolo County, www.yolobasin.org/events.cfm
San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, Vallejo, www.sfbayflywayfestival.com
April:
Heron Days, Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, Lower Lake, www.heronfestival.org
Godwit Days, Arcata, Humboldt County, www.godwitdays.com
May:
Aleutian Goose Festival: A Celebration of Wildness, Crescent City, www.aleutiangoosefestival.org
International Migratory Bird Day www.birdday.org
Kern River Valley Nature Festivals, http://kern.audubon.org/KRVSNF.htm
August:
Kern River Valley Hummingbird Celebration http://kern.audubon.org/hummer_fest.htm
November:
Central Valley Birding Symposium, www.cvbs.org
Sandhill Crane Festival, Lodi, www.cranefestival.com
Western Field Ornithologists:
Each year WFO holds a multi-dayconference with field trips, scientific papers,workshops and keynote addresses, as well as the annual membership meeting. www.westernfieldornithologists.org
Out of State Birding Events