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Field Trips
Magpie Bird Study Group
San Dimas County Park
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
9:00am - 11:30 am
Meet in first parking area on Sycamore Canyon Rd. off San Dimas Canyon Road
The group meets the third Tuesday of each month. We bird 9:00 am to about 11:30 am, have a sack lunch, and have a short business meeting.
Julia Ray and Sid Heyman
Anza Borrego: Hawkwatching and More
Saturday, March 23, 2019
7:00am - 3:00 pm
Anza Borrego is the second largest State Park in the U.S. and is home to Borrego Springs Hawkwatch. Here we will hope to find migrating Swainson’s Hawks in large numbers. Desert habitats can also hold a variety of interesting birds including LeConte’s and Crissal Thrasher, Scott’s Oriole and Verdin. As well as the migrating hawks, we hope to find early passerine migrants and, depending on winter rains, a profusion of blooming wildflowers and cacti as well as an interesting lizard or two.
Participant numbers are limited for this trip. Please email Luke
Tiller at luke.tiller@gmail.com to reserve your place on this tour.
Luke Tiller
Huntington Library Birdwalks
(PAS Members only)
Sunday, March 24, 2019
8:00 am - 11:00 am
A special benefit for Pasadena Audubon Society members is the chance to bird the Huntington Library grounds. Attendance is by reservation only and limited to 15 participants. Members may bring one non-member guest, space permitting. We thank our member and Huntington curator, Dan Lewis, for making these trips possible.
Contact Mark Hunter by email.
Ye Olde Santa Fe Damme
Saturday, March 30, 2019
7:30 am - noon
This park in eastern L.A. County contains a lake surrounded by trees and chaparral habitat. In the winter, a diverse group of waterfowl, gulls, and songbirds are attracted to the water and surrounding vegetation. We'll bird coastal sage scrub, a man-made lake, riparian and grassy park areas planted with many non-native trees. This variety of habitats attracts many birds. In winter, waterfowl, sparrows and a variety of raptors are the specialties here. Cactus and Rock Wrens are also present. Cassin’s Kingbirds, Cedar Waxwings and American Robins regularly spend the winter feeding on the dense berry trees. Wintering rarities are occasionally found.
From the 210 Freeway, take Irwindale Ave. south 1.5 miles and turn right on Arrow Highway, and watch for the park sign and entrance on your right in half a mile. After paying the entry fee at the kiosk, continue straight through the intersection to the left (west) to the end. We’ll meet at 7:30 am in the parking lot farthest to the northwest of the lake.
Kathi Ellsworth
Tejon Ranch
Saturday, April 6, 2019
At 422 contiguous square miles, or 240,000 acres, Tejon Ranch is the largest piece of privately held property in California. Tejon Ranch is a hotspot of biological diversity and lies at the confluence of four major biogeographic regions. Birds and wildlife abound.
Trip requirements: a) be a PAS member b) sign up with gillilandsusan@gmail.com c) pay Tejon Ranch $20 fee.
Details and directions will be provided to registered
participants.
Frank and Susan Gilliland
Peck Road Water Conservation Park
Saturday, April 6, 2019
7:30 am - 10:30 am
For the time being, the walk on the first Saturday of the month from spring through fall will be at Peck Road Water Conservation Park, which boasts a high species count (250+ over the years) due to its combination of lake, landscaped park, riparian and weedy habitats. This walk will start with easier terrain in the main park area, then may visit some of the areas within Peck that are more distant or more difficult to access later on. Depending on the season, we'll look for ducks, gulls, shorebirds, hawks, warblers, sparrows, exotic species and/or other passerines. Meet in the main parking lot off Peck Road in Arcadia (at the boundary with El Monte). The leader will bring one scope, and it would be helpful to have one or two more.
Darren Dowell
County Arboretum
Saturday, April 13, 2019
8:00 am - 10:00 am
This easy walk is for birders of all ages and experience levels. Meet on the steps leading to the entrance of the Arboretum. Admission is $5 – free for members of the Aboretum or Audubon, and free for children under 12.
Katy Mann
Bob's Gap
Saturday, April 13, 2019
7:00 am - noon
Heavy rain will cancel
Found in the southern Mojave Desert not far from Valyermo, Bob’s Gap Road goes through a gap in the desert foothills. This is one of the best and least disturbed areas for many of the desert elements in the San Gabriel Mountains. We will look for Mountain Quail, Scott’s Oriole, Blackthroated Sparrow, Black-chinned Sparrow, Prairie Falcon, Black-chinned Hummingbird and many others. Bob's Gap is historically important as a Gray Vireo breeding spot but, unfortunately, it has been many years since the last report. We will check previous locations, just in case! Please notify the leader if you plan to attend but just show up if you forget. Meet at Pearblossom Park: 121st St. East and Ave V14 in Pearblossom. From there we will carpool/caravan to Bob’s Gap which is south of Pearblossom Hwy, 165th Street becoming Bob’s Gap Road. We will park near the Limekiln ruins on the east side dirt road.
Kathi Ellsworth
Birds and Blooms Walk
Sunday, April 14, 2019
7:00 am -noon
Adam Searcy will lead a walk where he will share some of his favorite plants and flowers of Los Angeles County with us from the interesting and rare to common and beautiful. As well as being a great time to seek out blooming plants, it’s also peak season for spring bird migration too, so we’ll be pointing out both the plants and the birds that utilize them.
Please email Luke Tiller at luke.tiller@gmail.com to reserve a spot and to receive directions on where and when to meet.
Adam Searcy
Magpie Bird Study Group
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
9:00am - 11:30 am
Admission policy: www.rsabg.org/visit/hours-admission
The group meets the third Tuesday of each month. We bird 9:00 am to about 11:30 am, have a sack lunch, and have a short business meeting.
Julia Ray and Sid Heyman
Eaton Canyon Monthly Walk
Sunday, April 21, 2019
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Pasadena Audubon and Eaton Canyon Nature Center are cosponsoring monthly walks at Eaton Canyon. The walks are led by Hill Penfold who has been leading them at ECNC for many years. Hill is wonderful with birders of all levels and Eaton Canyon is one of the best locations to learn the birds of the Pasadena area.
The walks are held on the third Sunday of each month. Meet at the flagpole:bring water, binoculars, hats, but no dogs .
Hill Penfold
Antelope Valley Migrants
Saturday, April 27, 2019
All day
Join Luke Tiller for an Antelope Valley Birding Adventure during the peak of spring songbird migration. We will explore all the weird and wonderful desert oases that provide rest and refueling stops for hungry northbound migrants in and around Lancaster. This week is generally regarded as the peak for both numbers and diversity of western migrants, so should promise a nice mix of migrating birds. As well as seeking out the migrants, we will also keep our eyes open for desert denizens like LeConte’s Thrasher, Scott’s Oriole, Bell’s and Black-throated Sparrows.
Please email Luke Tiller at luke.tiller@gmail.com to reserve a spot
and to receive directions on where and when to meet.
Luke Tiller
Huntington Library Birdwalks
(PAS Members only)
Sunday, April 28, 2019
8:00 am - 11:00 am
A special benefit for Pasadena Audubon Society members is the chance to bird the Huntington Library grounds. Attendance is by reservation only and limited to 15 participants. Members may bring one non-member guest, space permitting. We thank our member and Huntington curator, Dan Lewis, for making these trips possible.
Contact Mark Hunter by email.