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Los Angeles Audubon's Field Trips, delve more deeply into identification, natural histories and interactions observed in the field than do our Bird Walks. No pets or small children, please. Reserve, when necessary, per the instructions in the individual trip write-up.
Mail check for fee and SASE's to:
L.A. Audubon, PO Box 931057, Los Angeles CA 90093-1057.
HOW TO SIGN-UP FOR A FIELD TRIP
Most of Los Angeles Audubon's field trips are free and without limit to the number of people who may participate. Some of our field trips have a maximum/minimum limit to the number of participants. Some trips have a limit to the number of vehicles allowed in the wildlife area. If the field trip in which you wish to participate, has a fee or limits, please reserve according to the instructions in the field trip write-up.
The field trip sign-up lists and the collection of fees, are maintained by our volunteers and staff. If you have questions about how to sign-up or participate in a field trip event, that is NOT answered on this page, please call Audubon House at (323) 876-0202, or send an email to
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. Field Trip questions or concerns NOT related to sign-ups, may be sent to the Field Trip Chairperson at
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HOW DO I KNOW IF THE EVENT WAS CANCELLED?
Before setting out on any field trip, please call the Events and Announcements number, for a recorded announcement with special instructions or possible cancellations that may have occurred. (323) 874-1318, Option 4. All such announcements will also be posted on our front page.
FIELD TRIPS
Sunday, August 29, 2010 Huntington Central Park and Bolsa Chica Wetlands.
No sign-up, no fee.
Leader: Irwin Woldman.
Huntington Central Park is excellent for migrating songbirds. Flocks of shorebirds should be heading south, with leftover terns.
Bring a lunch for a full day of birds. Meet at 7:30 a.m. in the park parking lot on the south side of Slater Ave. just east of Golden West St. in Huntington Beach.
Sunday, September 12, 2010 Ventura County Game Preserve (Duck Club).
No Fee, No Sign-up
Leader: Irwin Woldman. The duck club in Ventura has a rich history of excellent bird sightings including Sora and Virginia rails, American Bittern, Solitary, Pectoral and Baird's sandpipers, and one Lesser Sand-Plover. Perhaps some warblers streaming through the willows. DIRECTIONS: Get to the preserve by taking the 101 Fwy W to Rice Avenue S, carefully following the Rice Ave. prompts to the T-intersection, then take Hueneme Rd. west just past the buildings on the right, turn left of Casper Road, left through the gate at the far end, and park across from the barn on the road. Meet on the side of the road at 8:00 a.m. We will walk the property, so good hiking/mud shoes with energetic legs inside a plus. We may have one car on the grounds, weather permitting. Scopes & FRS radios helpful, and bring a lunch if you plan to bird into the afternoon with Irwin. No sign-up required.
September 18 & 19, 2010 Galileo Hills Weekend.
12 maximum, no fee, Phone Sign-up
Leaders: Nick & Mary Freeman.
Galileo is arguably the best fall migrant trap in the state. Western warblers and flycatchers should headline. Reptiles may be encountered!
DIRECTIONS: Take Hwy 14 about 4 miles past Mojave, then turn right on California City Blvd. Drive through town about a mile past the shops, turn left past the golf course on Randsburg-Mojave Rd., and veer right on 20 Mule Team Rd. Turn left on Rutgers Rd. at the Silver Saddle sign before the hill, take your first paved right, your first right again, into the Silver Saddle Country Club, followed by two lefts to the lot in front of the HQ building. Park by the pond. A little over 2 hrs. driving time from L.A. No fee.
Bring lunches, sun block. Reserve a room in Mojave. Meet at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, and bird all day; meet 7:00 a.m. Sunday, and bird (tentatively) Galileo, Apollo Park and Piute Ponds.
To reserve Galileo Hills Field Trip, either: call Los Angeles Audubon at (323) 876-0202, or mail to: Los Angeles Audubon – Field Trips, PO Box 931057 Los Angeles, CA 90093-1057. Include: Name(s), E-mail address or SASE, (for confirmation flyer.) and your phone number.
Saturday, September 25, 2010 Piute Ponds (24 max., NO drop-ins)
No Fee, Phone Sign-up (or Mail), Provide email address (or SASE) for confirmation flyer.
Leader: Jim Moore. A good mix of shorebirds and early waterfowl, with a chance at LeConte’s Thrasher and Pectoral Sandpiper. Possible extension to Lancaster sewage ponds or Apollo Park afterwards.
Carpool at Denny's (Roxford & I-5), leaving at 7:00 a.m., or meet at the Avenue C gate at 7:45 a.m. To get here, take Hwy 14 N to Avenue D, head E to Sierra Hwy, head N to Avenue C, and go a block E to the end. Bring lunch, water and sunblock. Expect hot weather, and afternoon wind.
This is a joint trip with SFVAS, but members from both chapters MUST sign up with LAAS. To reserve with LAAS, call Audubon House by September 23, 2010 with name, phone number, and e-mail address (or SASE). Limited sign-up of 24. No drop-ins. High clearance vehicles may be a plus. No cameras on base!
Saturday, October 2, 2010 Malibu to McGrath Field Trip
No sign-up, no fee.
Leader: Barbara Johnson.
Late passerines and shorebirds should be moving through coastal migration spots, mixed with early wintering birds. Possibly 100 species.
Take PCH N over the bridge in Malibu, and turn right on Cross Creek Road for free parking along the road (and Starbucks), or turn left into the fee lot. Cross PCH, and meet at the kiosk by the lagoon at 7:30 a.m. for a full day of birding. There may be an access fee at McGrath or elsewhere.
No sign-up or fee for the trip. Bring lunch.
October 13-17, 2010 35th Annual Meeting Western Field Ornithologists in Palm Desert, CA
Pretty close by this year, Coachella Valley! If you like bird conservation, status and distribution, cutting-edge avian research, booths with birding hardware, etc., as well as photo I.D. and bird call I.D. panels; you should give this opportunity serious thought.
Excellent field trips with excellent leaders, and many enthusiastic birders from all over the west attending. Details at: www.westernfieldornithologists.org/
conference.php.
Saturday, October 30, 2010 Oxnard Plain
No Fee, No Sign-up
Leader: Mary & Nick Freeman. Meet at the Hueneme sod fields at 8:00 a.m. to look over the American Pipits for the Red-throated variety, as well as longspurs. Golden-Plovers are also possible. There may be eastern vagrants to chase. Mugu estuary, Sycamore Canyon, and local tamarisk stands are also possibilities.
Directions: From the 101 N, drive S on Rice Avenue to the end, then turn Rt. on Hueneme Rd. Meet on the N (Rt) side of Hueneme Rd. a few blocks west of this turn, and just before Casper Rd. Scopes helpful. Bring lunch and bird 'till we drop. Nominal donation suggested, envelope provided.
Sunday, November 7, 2010 Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
(24 max., Only confirmed U.S. Citizens with Photo ID allowed on base.)
No Fee, Mail Sign-up only. MUST provide SASE for confirmation flyer.
Refuge volunteer John Nieto, and Nick Freeman will drive up to 24 lucky participants around this prime limited-access wetlands site where wintering birds such as Pacific Golden-Plover, Mountain Plover, Sage Thrasher, numerous raptors, and often Nelson's (Sharp-tailed) Sparrow are sighted.
The refuge is part of the Naval Weapons Station.
Mail with SASE to Los Angeles Audubon - Field Trips, PO Box 931057, Los Angeles, CA 90093-1057 provide your e-mail address and phone number (phone # required) by October 27. ONLY SASE-confirmed U.S. citizens with photo ID will be allowed on base. No cameras or weapons.
Meet at the main public lot at 800 Seal Beach Blvd. at 8:00 a.m. for a high tide around 9:00 a.m., and bird until noon. DIRECTIONS: Take Seal Beach Blvd. S from the 405 Fwy, pass Westminster Blvd., turn left onto the base at the Forrestal Lane light, and left again into the lot. No fee.
Saturday, November 20, 2010 Lake Perris Area
No Fee, No Sign-up
Leader: Howard King. The Little Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gulls (2!), and Least and Vermilion Flycatchers of past years may not be back, but surely something will take their places! DIRECTIONS: Take the 10 or 60 Fwy E to the 215 Fwy S, exit E at Ramona Expressway, continue E just past Perris Blvd., and meet at the Farmer Boys Restaurant on the S side of the road. Leave from here at 8:00 a.m. Bring lunch, warm clothing and footwear for possible mud. Possible entrance fee.
Sunday, December 5, 2010 Newport Back Bay
No Fee, No Sign-up
Leader: Mary Freeman. Meet on the boardwalk along the NW bay at the “Sharp-tailed Sparrow Spot” accessible from the end of University Drive (small street) at 8:00 AM for the 6.6’ high tide, and a full day of birding in the area. High tide at the mouth is 8:34 a.m., but may not peak in the back bay until after 9:00 a.m. Three rails, Nelson’s Sparrow and Short-eared Owl (both rare) will be target birds. Eurasian Wigeon, Blue-winged Teal, California Gnatcatcher, and American Bittern expected. DIRECTIONS: Take the 405 Fwy S to the 73 Toll Road (free this far) to the Campus Dr. exit, which becomes Bristol St. Turn right on Irvine Ave., drive 1.4 miles, then turn left on a small street called University Drive. Park at the end, walk down the hill, over the bridge, and to the end of the boardwalk. Bring lunch. ‘Scopes helpful. Nominal donation suggested.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Lancaster Christmas Bird Count
Contact compilers Nick & Mary Freeman at: (818) 247-6172 or
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to be placed on a team or be given an area.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Malibu Christmas Bird Count
Contact compiler Larry Allen at: (626) 288-2701 or
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to participate.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Los Angeles Basin Christmas Bird Count.
Contact compiler Daniel Cooper at
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to be placed on a team or be given an area.
FIELD TRIP RESERVATION INSTRUCTIONS: Before setting out on any field trip, please call the Los Angeles Audubon bird tape at (323) 874-1318, Option #4, for special instructions or possible cancellations that may have occurred.
Mailing Address for Fee Field Trips:
Los Angeles Audubon - Field Trips
P.O. Box 931057
Los Angeles, CA 90093-1057
Include for each participant the following:
1) SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) (We will mail in your SASE, your reservation confirmation with supplemental information.)
2) Fee or Donation
3) Contact Information: Phone number & email address. (Contact information will be released for carpooling unless requested otherwise.)
Phone Sign-ups:
Call (323) 876-0202
Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m
Sorry, at this time we are unable to reserve field trips by credit card.
Note: DO NOT mail to our street address!
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