Salton Sea redux in...August!?

At least 2 Audubons are planning to go next month;

LA

Sunday, August 9, 5:30 AM
Sweltering Salton Sea
$15 FEE, SIGN-UP 8 CARS LIMIT
Leaders: Nick and Mary Freeman. Anticipate 95-110°F. This is the gauntlet of SoCal birding. We will see Yellow-footed (only place in the U.S.) and Laughing gulls, Black Tern, Abert's Towhee, Gila Woodpecker. We should also see Wood Stork, Lesser Nighthawk, and Stilt Sandpiper. Find a friend, as singles will be bumped if we fill up the trip.
Mail $15, cell, and e-mail address to reserve.
America’s Best Value Inn in Westmorland (760) 351-7100 is $70. Ask for AAA discount. Continental breakfast. Brawley Inn (760) 344-1199 offers a better continental breakfast, $80. There is a decent restaurant next door, the Aspen.
Meet at Cattle Call Park at 5:30 a.m., and bird until 2 – 3 p.m. Bring lunch, FRS radios, scope, sunblock, gallons of water, and a big hat. Other lodging suggestions and information in e-mailer. 

MAIL RESERVATION FEE TO:
Los Angeles Audubon
PO Box 411301
Los Angeles CA 90041-8301 

SBVAS

Saturday, August 29, 2015  

Insane Jaunt to the Salton Sea– PART II

Tom Benson (909) 648-0899

How would you like to see birds like Stilt Sandpiper, Neotropic Cormorant, Laughing and Yellow-footed Gulls, Black Terns, Burrowing Owl, Gila Woodpecker, and Large-billed Savannah Sparrow? All those and more may be yours at the mere price of 100+ degree average daily highs in the pungent glory and spectacle of the Salton Sea in summertime. With luck, perhaps something like a Blue-footed Booby, Long-tailed Jaeger, or Magnificent Frigatebird will appear (or is it just the heat?). 

 

DO NOT COME ON THE TRIP WITHOUT: LOTS OF WATER, a large ice chest, lots of ice and snacks, a hat and sunscreen, a working air conditioner, and a full tank of gas. 

 

Meet at Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR HQ at 6:00 AM. We will stop for lunch in Brawley at some place with air conditioning. Our route will be determined by where the birds of interest are being seen. Motels are available in Brawley and Westmorland for those wishing to spend Friday night in the area.  All participants must sign a liability waiver. You may print one out ahead of time and bring it with you, or the trip leader will have forms available on site.