This is a new trip concept, so we’ll see how it goes. It’s geared toward you night hawks who don’t like to get up early for birding, and with some luck, by the end of the visit we’ll see some Lesser Nighthawks which (surprisingly) wintered at this location last year. The trip is cleverly scheduled the day after Feenstra et al. have birded the park, and that may influence what we look for first during the daylight hours. Otherwise, we’ll visit one or two of the most inviting habitat types at the recreation area, whether that be open fields, park lawns, the lake shore, or alluvial scrub. We’re thinking that the resident Vermilion Flycatchers must look pretty nice in the late afternoon light. Since this trip is on a Monday, some may not be able to arrive at 4:00 PM; no problem, join when you can, and give me a call to find out where we are at the time.
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area is located in Irwindale/Baldwin Park and has free entrance on weekdays.
Participant number: No Limit
Trip details such as how to get there and what to bring will be emailed to signed-up participants 3-5 days before the trip; expect fine tuning of the plan on the day of the trip.
MONDAY, October 14, 2024
4:00 PM or so – 7:30 PM
Leader: Darren Dowell
This is a new trip concept, so we’ll see how it goes. It’s geared toward you night hawks who don’t like to get up early for birding, and with some luck, by the end of the visit we’ll see some Lesser Nighthawks which (surprisingly) wintered at this location last year. The trip is cleverly scheduled the day after Feenstra et al. have birded the park, and that may influence what we look for first during the daylight hours. Otherwise, we’ll visit one or two of the most inviting habitat types at the recreation area, whether that be open fields, park lawns, the lake shore, or alluvial scrub. We’re thinking that the resident Vermilion Flycatchers must look pretty nice in the late afternoon light. Since this trip is on a Monday, some may not be able to arrive at 4:00 PM; no problem, join when you can, and give me a call to find out where we are at the time.
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area is located in Irwindale/Baldwin Park and has free entrance on weekdays.
Participant number: No Limit
Trip details such as how to get there and what to bring will be emailed to signed-up participants 3-5 days before the trip; expect fine tuning of the plan on the day of the trip.
PHOTO: Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis). Photo by Tom Benson. License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0