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CHRISTMAS BIRD
COUNTS – WE NEED YOU!
The Christmas Bird Counts for our area are coming up
next month. Stanislaus Audubon birders of all levels are
invited to share in these enjoyable events.
If you can count and know a few birds by sight,
your efforts would be great appreciated.
Each count area will have at least one
experienced birder to help you in your sightings.
The CBCs not only gather vital bird survey data
for Audubon, but they also present opportunities for you
to see dozens of species, and hundreds of individual
birds, in a single day.
Los Banos CBC - Monday, December 26. Ryan's
Restaurant (San Luis Plaza, west of Los Banos)
Breakfast at 6:00 a.m., otherwise meeting at 6:30 a.m.
Compiler is John Fulton: email merced birding @hotmail.com.
TRAVEL NOTE: Highway 165 will be closed between
Stevinson and Los Banos through the winter.
You must access Los Banos from I-5 and Highway
152.
Waterford-La Grange CBC - Saturday, December 17.
The Fruit Yard Restaurant (7948 Yosemite
Avenue) Breakfast at 6:00 a.m., otherwise meeting at
6:30 a.m. Compiler is Harold Reeve: 538-0885.
Caswell-Westley CBC - Thursday, December 29.
Denny's Restaurant (2052 W. Orangeburg Avenue) Breakfast
at 6:00 a.m., otherwise meeting at 6:30 a.m.
Compiler is Harold Reeve.
LINK TO PACIFIC LOON VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IS OPEN!
The day that we have been
waiting for, some for many years, has finally
arrived! Stanislaus Audubon is pleased to announce that
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened the southern
section of the San Joaquin River National Wildlife to
the public. This refuge will be open all year, from dawn
to dusk. The Pelican Nature Trail is a four-mile loop
that goes through wetlands, restored riparian woodlands,
and old-growth valley oaks. The trailhead and parking
lot are on Dairy Road.
(From Highway 132, go south on River Road for
two miles, then left for one mile on Dairy Road.)
NOTE:
The monthly field trips by Stanislaus Audubon
will continue, and they often go into other areas of the
refuge.
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