California Bird Festivals
Salton Sea International Bird Festival Imperial Expo, Imperial (760) 344-5FLY, www.newriverwetlands.com/saltonsea.html
Migration Day, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, www.santacruzca.org
California Duck Days, Davis, CA, Yolo County.
Wild on Wetlands Weekend, Los Banos, (800) 336-6354, www.losbanos.com/wow.htm
Aleutian Goose Festival: A Celebration of Wildness, Crescent City, (800) 343-8300, www.aleutiangoosefestival.org
Heron Days, Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, Lower Lake (800) 525-3743, www.redbudaudubon.org/events.htm
Godwit Days, Arcata, Humboldt County, (800) 908-9464
Second Saturday in May, International Migratory Bird Day which celebrates the journeys of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central, and South America.
Annual Turkey Vulture Watch Wed. , 2005(760) 378-4173and11th Annual Turkey Vulture FestivalSat. & Sun., Sept. 24-25, 2005, Kern River Preserve Weldon, CA
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Aleutian Goose Festival: March, Aleutian Goose Festival: A Celebration of Wildness, Crescent City, (800) 343-8300, www.aleutiangoosefestival.org
California Duck Days, Friday, February 24th, 2006 Saturday, February 25th, 2006, Description: Come celebrate at California Duck Days, a wetlands festival in the heart of the Pacific Flyway. A gala reception for everyone interested in wetlands and wildlife will launch the festivities on Friday evening. In addition to refreshments and good company, the reception will feature an outstanding wildlife art exhibit by Yolo County high school students. On Saturday, the festival will feature one full day of field trips and workshops at the Yolo Wildlife Area Headquarter facility in South Davis. Among the dozen field trips to be offered are ’Local Owling’ and ’Wildlife Friendly Farming at the Conaway Ranch’. Workshops will be held throughout the day and include ’Waterfowl Drawing’, ’Bird Dog Demonstrations’ and ’Bird Box Building’. The always-popular Mallard ducklings will be on display as well as the Junior Duck Stamp Art Collection. Admission: The cost for the CA Duck Days is $20 per person, and children under 16 are free when accompanied by an adult. All participants must pre-register due to limited space on field trips and workshops. For more information and registration materials, please call the Yolo Basin Foundation at 530-757-3780.Central Valley Birding Symposium:
The Central Valley Bird Club will host the Ninth Annual Central Valley Birding Symposium Nov. 17-20, at the Radisson Hotel in Stockton, CA. There will be field trips, workshops, and a Birding Nature Fair and Art Show with over 25 vendors selling nature-related items. Thursday/s keynote speaker is naturalist, Jules Evens, presenting “The Birds of the Central Valley,” using master photographer Ian Tate’s photos. Friday is “Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker” by Bobby Harrison and CVBC’s very own John Trochet. Yes, these guys searched for decades and saw the “Grail Bird” before the rest of us knew they still existed! Saturday night finds us in the company of Don Roberson. He has a Website devoted to “The History of California Birding”, recounting the pre-computer days where dozens of eager (and now legendary) birders scoured the state and made history. Some of them may join Don and share in the discussion-many of them will be in attendance. Other events include workshops such as “Parts is More than Parts: Boning up on Bird Identification” by Kimball Garrett and “Shorebird ID Workshop” by Joe Morlan. There are also regional programs on topics such as Sacramento’s Purple Martins and the Sutter Buttes. Details are on the website: http://cvbs.org or contact Frances Oliver at 209.369.2010.International Migratory Bird Day:annual event on the second Saturday in May which celebrates the journeys of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central, and South America.
Los Banos Wild on Wetlands: March, Wild on Wetlands Weekend, Los Banos, (800) 336-6354, www.losbanos.com/wow.htmKern River Valley Nature Festivals, April, Kern River Preserve Weldon, CA
Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua, June, Mono Lake.
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, c/o Chamber of Commerce 845 Embarcadero, Suite D Morro Bay, CA 93442 Call: (805)772-4467 or (800)231-0592 Fax: (805)772-6038 Email:birdfest@morrobaybirdfestival.org
Salton Sea International Bird Festival Imperial Expo, Imperial (760) 344-5FLY, www.newriverwetlands.com/saltonsea.html
Sandhill Crane Festival: Nov , Lodi, CaliforniaThe 2005 Sandhill Crane Festival Steering Committee and volunteers welcome you to our 9th annual event. We sincerely hope you enjoy the community and our festival and leave with a greater appreciation of cranes and all wildlife that share the wetland habitat. Family Activities, Art Show, Birds of Prey, Workshops, Storytelling, Nature Tours, Music & Dance, Wildlife Demos, Hands-on Exhibits and Crane calling contest.Please contact the Lodi Chamber Office if you have any questions. 209.367.7840 X311
San Francisco Flyway Festival: January, Vallejo, CA.
Turkey Vulture Watch, (760) 378-4173and11th Annual Turkey Vulture FestivalSat. & Sun., Sept. 24-25, 2005, Kern River Preserve Weldon, CA
Western Field Ornithologists: Each year WFO holds a multi-day conference with field trips, scientific papers, workshops and keynote addresses, as well as the annual membership meeting. The location varies, with the last three conferences having taken place in Orange County, California; Silver City, New Mexico and Ashland, Oregon. The 2005 conference will be in Santa Maria, California, 29 September – 1 October.
Sandhill Crane ToursFor Crane tours during winter months and/or information on viewing the Cranes in the Lodi, California area, please call: California Department of Fish & Game,1701 N. Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670, 916.358.2869 or 916.358.2353DFG web site information: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/reg2/shcranetour/ |