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Legg Lake & San Gabriel River
Saturday, December 5, 2015
7:30 am - 11:30 am
In winter the Hahamonga monthly walk is replacd by the one a Legg Lake.
These trips will cover several consistently good lake and park
birding areas. Legg Lake has lots of water and scattered trees and has
produced good waterfowl numbers and varieties as well as an impressive
list of migrants and wintering birds. Time permitting we'll include the
Pico Rivera spreading grounds or some other river locations, based on
what's around. An excellent trip for beginning and young birders.
Meet in the Santa Anita Ave. parking lot, closest to the 60 freeway.
Take the Santa Anita exit and turn south from the off-ramp (going south).
The lake and parking lot will be on your right.
Ed Stonick and Darren Dowell
Christmas Bird Cound Circle Sweep
Sunday, December 13, 2015
7:30 am - 10:30 am
Join me for a tour of spots that are contained within the Pasadena CBC Circle. The circle takes in a wealth of interesting sites, a variety of habitats, and always turns up a great variety birds. After meeting at the Vina Vieja Park parking lot, we will decide where to head next based on recent reports and the sites that we would like to explore.
Meet in the parking lot at Vina Vieja Park at 7:30 am. We will carpool where possible from there.
The entrance to Vina Vieja is on the south side of East Orange Grove Blvd between Canyon Wash Drive and Lomora Avenue.
Leader: Luke Tiller
Wintering Hawks in the Antelope Valley
Saturday, January 9, 2016
7:30 am - 1:00 pm or later
Put on your warm clothes and join us as we tour the west Antelope Valley in search of wintering raptors. Red-tailed and Ferruginous Hawks should be present in good numbers. We may also find Prairie Falcon, American Kestrel, and we may even turn up a Golden Eagle. It’s a great opportunity to study a variety of raptors and their plumages.
Bring binoculars, scopes, and cameras. Dress warmly, as it can be downright cold. Bring lunch, water (hot cocoa?), a map, and make sure you have a full tank of gas. We will be out until at least 1:00 pm.
Meet at Ave. S and Hwy. 14 in Palmdale, at the park-and-ride spot. Take the 5 north to highway 14 (toward Palmdale and Lancaster). Take the Avenue S exit in Palmdale, turn right, and make a right turn into the big parking lot. Look for birders.
Larry Allen, Frank and Susan Gilliland
The Urban Core
Sunday, January 10, 2016
7:30 am - 11:00 am
Far from the natural beauty of the local mountains, the space and solitude of the desert, and the tranquility of the scenic coastline, right in the middle of the crushing hardscape of Los Angeles lies one of the city’s few urban parks, the only park within walking distance for thousands of Angelenos. While birding is hardly what most people associate with MacArthur Park, it is quite possibly the best place in the County to observe gulls. Thayer’s Gull is a regular winter visitor, and various and mysterious hybrids are also often present. Further, as the only park around it attracts a surprising diversity of waterfowl and passerines. The morning of birding will begin here then continue at Echo Park Lake, another urban refuge a few miles away, and maybe some scoping of Silverlake Reservoir, if we’ve still got time.
Meet at the Levitt Pavilion in the northwest corner of MacArthur Park at 7:30AM. Metered parking there costs $2 for two hours.
Jon Feenstra
Redondo Beach Pelagic Birding
Sunday January 17, 2016
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join us for a whale watch and pelagic birding trip with Voyager Excursions out of Redondo Beach on Saturday, January 17 at 10 am. This is a public whale watch and, although the main objective will be gray whales, pelagic birder and cetacean expert Bernardo Alps will be the naturalist on board so we will also be able to stop and see birds.
Several experienced pelagic birders are coming and can also help identify what we see. We have a chance to see Rhinoceros Auklet, Common Murre, Cassin's Auklet, Scripps' Murrelet, Black-vented Shearwater, Pomarine and Parasitic Jaeger, Northern Fulmar, three loon species, three cormorant species, various gulls, rocky shorebirds, and more.
Regular price is $25 but our group has negotiated a price of $10. Contact Lance Benner at lbenner@charter.net to reserve your spot and special rate. This trip may fill up, so reserve early.
Lance Benner
Magpie Bird Study Group
San Gabriel Coastal Spreading Grounds
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Meet at the Mines Street entrance off Rosmead Bvld. just south of Whittier Boulevard.
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.
All PAS members welcome!
Julia Ray and Sid Heyman
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday January 23, 2016
7:30 am - noon
Be part of the lucky 20 Pasadena Audubon Society members to enter Seal Beach tidal salt marsh habitat. (What?! You’re not a member? It’s easy. Go to our website for more information and please join us.)
We’ll look for several interesting species including Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ferruginous Hawk, Light-footed Chilao Visitor Center Clapper Rail, Red Knot and others.
Sign-up is required. To reserve your space contact Susan at gillilandsusan@gmail.com before January 16, 2016 and provide the following information: Full name (first, middle initial, last), address (street, city, state, zipcode) and home phone number.
Only US citizens are allowed (per Navy rules). Bring government-issued photo ID.
Cameras are allowed but only for bird photography.
If you sign up and cannot attend, please let Susan or Frank know at least 24 hours ahead of time. There’s always a waiting list.
Meeting Location and Time: Meet at the parking lot located at 800 Seal Beach Blvd. at 7:30 a.m. We will bird from 8:00 AM until noon. From the 405 Freeway, take the Seal Beach Boulevard exit and head west. Continue for approximately 0.5 miles on Seal Beach Boulevard to the entrance of the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station (800 Seal Beach Boulevard). Spotting scopes and FRS radios are useful. Restrooms will not be available until about 8:30 am on the base, so plan ahead.
Frank and Susan Gilliland
Salton Sea
Saturday-Sunday, January 30-31, 2016
All day
The Salton Sea Trip is a great way to get your year-list cookin’! The sea is one of the premier birding areas in North America, but is in major transition at this time. On the weekend we usually end up with over 100 species and a few surprises. We will bird all day on Saturday and through lunch on Sunday.
This trip is limited to 12 PAS members (it’s easy to become a member on our website). Preference is given to those who were not on the trip the previous year and can do the entire weekend.
Please email me for more information or to make reservations.
Ron Cyger
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