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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200102T083000
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SUMMARY:Deer Island Preserve & Simmons Slough
DESCRIPTION:Location: Novato\, CA\nTrip Leader(s): Sande & Bob Chilvers\nStart Date: Thursday\, February 6\, 2020\nStart Time: 8:30 AM\nEnd Time: 12:00 PM\nDescription: Join our “First Thursday walk” walk of the new year in the oak woodland at Deer Island Preserve with views of the surrounding marshland visible from parts of the trail. Red-shouldered Hawks and White-tailed Kites nest here with additional resident and winter raptor sightings possible during our visit. The woodlands are home to woodpeckers\, owls\, juncos\, and towhees\, and we’ll also watch for egrets and White Pelicans. \nAs usual\, birding enthusiasts of all levels are invited to join our group. We always help each other find and identify the birds. We will be walking approximately 1.5 miles on a dirt trail with some gradual up and down slopes. Dress in layers and bring binoculars\, scopes\, and water. There are no restrooms at this location. Heavy rain cancels. \nIf Marin has received any rain by the date of this field trip\, we may stop by Simmons Slough\, a diked off tributary of Novato Creek and one of Marin Audubon’s properties\, to look for wintering waterfowl. This property is part of what Marin Audubon envisions as a Simmons Slough Wildlife Corridor consisting of wetlands and adjacent uplands associated with the watershed. The area is popular with ducks when the seasonal marsh becomes flooded. \nDirections: From Highway 101 in Novato\, take the exit for Atherton Avenue east 1.7 miles. Turn right onto Olive Ave and left onto Deer Island Lane. The gate is on your right with a nearby dirt parking lot.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/deer-island-preserve-simmons-slough/
LOCATION:Deer Island Preserve\, Novato\, CA\, 94945
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200111T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200111T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20191130T045935Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: January 2020 Field Trips
DESCRIPTION:January 11 San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge With Ruthie Rudesill \nJanuary 16 Birding the Northwest Passage With David Wimpfheimer \nJanuary 18 Bolinas With Jim White & Bob Battagin \nJanuary 20 Loch Lomond Yacht Harbor With Jim White \nJanuary 22 Corte Madera Ecological Preserve (CMER) With Rich Cimino \nJanuary 25 Western Yolo County With John Klobas \nJanuary 26 Rodeo Lagoon With Joseph Zeno & William Legge \nJanuary 28 Skaggs Island With Murray Berner Registration Opens December 23\, 2019 \nFebruary 2 Boat Trip: Sacramento Delta Boat Trip With David Wimpfheimer Registration Opens December 9\, 2019
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/save-the-date-january-2020-field-trips/2020-01-11/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200111T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200111T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20191130T050216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191130T050216Z
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge
DESCRIPTION:Ruthie Rudesill of Redwood Regional Ornithological Society fame will lead this trip as a follow up to her presentation at our Speaker Series on January 9 entitled “Little Known Great Birding Locations in Northern California.” The San Joaquin River NWR is situated where three major rivers (Tuolumne\, Stanislaus\, and San Joaquin) join in the San Joaquin Valley\, creating a mix of habitats that provide ideal conditions for high wildlife and plant diversity.\nThe refuge was initially established primarily to protect and manage habitat for the Aleutian Cackling Goose but now provides important nesting habitat for Swainson’s Hawks\, herons\, cormorants\, as well as the endangered least Bell’s Vireo\, which was absent from the area for five decades. The refuge is also home to the largest wild population of Riparian Brush Rabbits in the world that approached extinction in the 1990’s. \nBring optics (scopes would be useful)\, lunch\, and dress in layers. There is a restroom at the refuge headquarters. No fees are collected here. Heavy rain cancels. \nThis field trip is co-sponsored by RROS and Marin Audubon. Sonoma County folks who wish to carpool can meet at the Petaluma Park N’ Ride at the junction of Highways 101 and 116 at 7:15 AM. These Sonoma participants will meet up with Marinites who wish to join a carpool at the Smith Ranch Road and Highway 101 Park N’ Ride at 7:35 AM. For more information about this trip\, contact Ruthie at (707) 833-6026 or (707) 481-0768. \nDirections: From Highway 580 southbound after Altamont Pass\, take the Maze Blvd Exit onto Highway 132 (east towards Modesto). The NWR is at the San Joaquin River. Turn left on North Gates Road from Highway 132. Travel northbound on Gates Road for approximately 3 miles. Turn left on Beckwith Road. Travel westbound on Beckwith Road for 2 miles to the refuge parking lot on the left side of the road. Our first stop will be at the Migratory Bird Viewing Platform on Beckwith Road. Later we will return to Highway 132 and travel to the refuge headquarters at 2714 Dairy Road\, Vernalis.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/san-joaquin-river-national-wildlife-refuge/
LOCATION:San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge\, 2714 Dairy Rd\, Vernalis\, CA\, 95385
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200116T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20191130T045935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T020158Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: January 2020 Field Trips
DESCRIPTION:January 11 San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge With Ruthie Rudesill \nJanuary 16 Birding the Northwest Passage With David Wimpfheimer \nJanuary 18 Bolinas With Jim White & Bob Battagin \nJanuary 20 Loch Lomond Yacht Harbor With Jim White \nJanuary 22 Corte Madera Ecological Preserve (CMER) With Rich Cimino \nJanuary 25 Western Yolo County With John Klobas \nJanuary 26 Rodeo Lagoon With Joseph Zeno & William Legge \nJanuary 28 Skaggs Island With Murray Berner Registration Opens December 23\, 2019 \nFebruary 2 Boat Trip: Sacramento Delta Boat Trip With David Wimpfheimer Registration Opens December 9\, 2019
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/save-the-date-january-2020-field-trips/2020-01-16/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200118T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20191130T045935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T020158Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: January 2020 Field Trips
DESCRIPTION:January 11 San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge With Ruthie Rudesill \nJanuary 16 Birding the Northwest Passage With David Wimpfheimer \nJanuary 18 Bolinas With Jim White & Bob Battagin \nJanuary 20 Loch Lomond Yacht Harbor With Jim White \nJanuary 22 Corte Madera Ecological Preserve (CMER) With Rich Cimino \nJanuary 25 Western Yolo County With John Klobas \nJanuary 26 Rodeo Lagoon With Joseph Zeno & William Legge \nJanuary 28 Skaggs Island With Murray Berner Registration Opens December 23\, 2019 \nFebruary 2 Boat Trip: Sacramento Delta Boat Trip With David Wimpfheimer Registration Opens December 9\, 2019
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/save-the-date-january-2020-field-trips/2020-01-18/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200120T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200120T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20191130T045935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T020158Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: January 2020 Field Trips
DESCRIPTION:January 11 San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge With Ruthie Rudesill \nJanuary 16 Birding the Northwest Passage With David Wimpfheimer \nJanuary 18 Bolinas With Jim White & Bob Battagin \nJanuary 20 Loch Lomond Yacht Harbor With Jim White \nJanuary 22 Corte Madera Ecological Preserve (CMER) With Rich Cimino \nJanuary 25 Western Yolo County With John Klobas \nJanuary 26 Rodeo Lagoon With Joseph Zeno & William Legge \nJanuary 28 Skaggs Island With Murray Berner Registration Opens December 23\, 2019 \nFebruary 2 Boat Trip: Sacramento Delta Boat Trip With David Wimpfheimer Registration Opens December 9\, 2019
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/save-the-date-january-2020-field-trips/2020-01-20/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200122T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20191130T045935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T020158Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: January 2020 Field Trips
DESCRIPTION:January 11 San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge With Ruthie Rudesill \nJanuary 16 Birding the Northwest Passage With David Wimpfheimer \nJanuary 18 Bolinas With Jim White & Bob Battagin \nJanuary 20 Loch Lomond Yacht Harbor With Jim White \nJanuary 22 Corte Madera Ecological Preserve (CMER) With Rich Cimino \nJanuary 25 Western Yolo County With John Klobas \nJanuary 26 Rodeo Lagoon With Joseph Zeno & William Legge \nJanuary 28 Skaggs Island With Murray Berner Registration Opens December 23\, 2019 \nFebruary 2 Boat Trip: Sacramento Delta Boat Trip With David Wimpfheimer Registration Opens December 9\, 2019
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/save-the-date-january-2020-field-trips/2020-01-22/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200122T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20200122T024808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T025056Z
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SUMMARY:Corte Madera Ecological Reserve (CMER)
DESCRIPTION:Location: Corte Madera Creek\nTrip Leader(s): Rich Cimino\nStart Date: Wednesday\, January 22\, 2020\nStart Time: 9:30 AM\nEnd Time: 12:00 PM\nDescription: Purchased in 2016 by Marin Audubon\, this important bayland property has undergone extensive restoration work in subsequent years thanks to the hard work of Marin Audubon Society board members\, hired restoration specialists\, and volunteers. The area is now a restored marsh that supports an important population of Ridgway’s Rails and other special status species and includes a newly created high tide refuge habitat where volunteers have planted 16\,200 native plants. Regularly scheduled workdays are held here for those who might like to help with the continuing restoration work\, but on this particular day\, we will join Rich for a tour of the area with a focus on BIRDS! Recently Rich began visiting the area regularly and will share his discoveries with us. Species we may see are ducks\, long-legged waders\, shorebirds\, rails\, plovers\, kites\, osprey\, sparrows and meadow larks. No restrooms are available here. Bring binoculars\, scopes\, layers\, water\, and snacks. Heavy rain cancels. Directions: CMER is located behind Trader Joe’s at the eastern end of Industrial Way in Corte Madera. Meet and park behind Trader Joe’s.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/corte-madera-ecological-reserve-cmer/
LOCATION:Corte Madera Ecological Reserve (CMER)\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200125T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200125T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20191130T045935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T020158Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: January 2020 Field Trips
DESCRIPTION:January 11 San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge With Ruthie Rudesill \nJanuary 16 Birding the Northwest Passage With David Wimpfheimer \nJanuary 18 Bolinas With Jim White & Bob Battagin \nJanuary 20 Loch Lomond Yacht Harbor With Jim White \nJanuary 22 Corte Madera Ecological Preserve (CMER) With Rich Cimino \nJanuary 25 Western Yolo County With John Klobas \nJanuary 26 Rodeo Lagoon With Joseph Zeno & William Legge \nJanuary 28 Skaggs Island With Murray Berner Registration Opens December 23\, 2019 \nFebruary 2 Boat Trip: Sacramento Delta Boat Trip With David Wimpfheimer Registration Opens December 9\, 2019
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/save-the-date-january-2020-field-trips/2020-01-25/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200125T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200125T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20200122T025014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T072518Z
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SUMMARY:Birding Western Yolo County
DESCRIPTION:Location: Beginning in Winters\nTrip Leader(s): John Klobas & Sarah Brooks\nStart Date: Saturday\, January 25\, 2020\nStart Time: 8:00 AM\nEnd Time: 3:00 PM\nDescription: Located within a one and one-half hour drive of many North Bay locations\, Yolo County offers diverse habitats ranging from Coast Range mountains to near sea level agricultural lands of the Sacramento Valley. This one-day trip will visit prime birding sites in western Yolo County during the height of winter bird diversity and numbers. We will meet in Winters where we will introduce our itinerary for the day and our target birds for the morning at Lake Solano Park. This park straddles both Yolo and Solano counties along Putah Creek at the base of the Coast Range. We will bird both outside and inside the park ($6/car day use fee) and\, weather permitting\, have lunch there\, as well. Specialties here include Hooded Merganser\, Barrow’s Goldeneye\, Phainopepla\, Wood Duck\, various raptors\, perhaps even Pileated and Lewis’s Woodpecker. After lunch we will walk along Putah Creek watching for both water and land birds. The day will conclude with a stop at a raptor hot spot near Woodland where overwintering specialties may include Ferruginous Hawk among several raptor species. The companion trip to this day features eastern Yolo County and is scheduled for Saturday\, February 22\, 2020. This trip begins in Davis. Directions: We will meet at Rotary Park located at Main and Railroad Streets in Winters. From Marin take Highway 101 North to Highway 37. Then exit onto Highway I-80 East. In approximately 22 miles\, take Exit 56 at Vacaville to merge onto I-505 North toward Redding. Take the Highway 128 exit (west toward Lake Berryessa) from Highway I-505. Take a left over the freeway\, then stay on Highway 128 until the light at Railroad Avenue. Turn left (south)\, travel 2 blocks to the intersection of Railroad and Main. Rotary Park is at the south side of this intersection. We will meet at the gazebo in the park.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/birding-western-yolo-county/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200126T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20200122T025205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T020456Z
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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon
DESCRIPTION:Location: Marin Headlands\nTrip Leader(s): Joseph Zeno & William Legge\nStart Date: Sunday\, January 26\, 2020\nStart Time: 7:30 AM\nEnd Time: 12:00 PM\nDescription: This month’s trip will be led by youth birder Joseph Zeno and Rodeo Lagoon veteran William Legge. Joseph is a student at Terra Linda High School and an active member of the Bay Area Chapter of the California Young Birders Club. He is skilled at both identifying and photographing birds. William\, of course\, we know from previous field trips and recognize him as an expert at this location. We will be targeting migrant ducks\, grebes\, loons\, gulls\, and wintering passerines such as Fox Sparrow\, Hermit Thrush\, and Say’s Phoebe. Join us for a Sea Watch at 7:30 AM or arrive later at 8:30 AM for a circuit of the lagoon. Directions: Head south on Hwy 101 and take the last Sausalito exit just before the Golden Gate Bridge. At the exit stop sign\, turn right and go under the freeway\, then follow the road down to the left. Within 300 feet turn left at the sign to the Marin Headlands (This is the only available left turn before you begin the descent into Sausalito). You should see the tunnel with the five-minute light. Proceed through the tunnel on Bunker Road to the Rodeo Lagoon Parking Lot at the end and meet by the bridge over the channel to the beach.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/rodeo-lagoon/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200126T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20191130T045935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T020158Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: January 2020 Field Trips
DESCRIPTION:January 11 San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge With Ruthie Rudesill \nJanuary 16 Birding the Northwest Passage With David Wimpfheimer \nJanuary 18 Bolinas With Jim White & Bob Battagin \nJanuary 20 Loch Lomond Yacht Harbor With Jim White \nJanuary 22 Corte Madera Ecological Preserve (CMER) With Rich Cimino \nJanuary 25 Western Yolo County With John Klobas \nJanuary 26 Rodeo Lagoon With Joseph Zeno & William Legge \nJanuary 28 Skaggs Island With Murray Berner Registration Opens December 23\, 2019 \nFebruary 2 Boat Trip: Sacramento Delta Boat Trip With David Wimpfheimer Registration Opens December 9\, 2019
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/save-the-date-january-2020-field-trips/2020-01-26/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200128T091500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200128T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T030036
CREATED:20200122T025403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T042748Z
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SUMMARY:Skaggs Island and Hudeman Slough - Registration Closed
DESCRIPTION:Location: Sonoma County\nTrip Leader(s): Murray Berner\nStart Date: Tuesday\, January 28\, 2020\nStart Time: 9:15 AM\nEnd Time: 2:00 PM\nDescription: Trip full. Wait list only. Space available on February 10 trip. \nSkaggs Island is part of the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The area is not open to the general public and requires special permission to access\, which will be granted to Marin Audubon with our guide\, Murray Berner. Because of the high level of interest in this area\, we are requiring advance registration for this trip\, which will begin on Monday\, December 23\, 2019. Registration will be limited to 25 people.\nIf you would like to participate in one of these trips\, please contact Jeanine Starritt at jeanineis@comcast.net. Be sure to specify whether you wish to participate in the January 28 or February 10 field trip and include the names of people who will be attending with you. \nA second trip is scheduled for Monday\, Feb 10 (see alternate trip description. To sign up for this January 28 trip\, contact Jeanine Starritt at jeanineis@comcast.net. Be sure to include the names of the people who will be attending with you. Jeanine will confirm your registration via email. \nOur leader\, Murray Berner\, has been a longtime field trip leader for Napa Solano Audubon and is the author of the Solano County Breeding Bird Atlas. Our visit will coincide with the peak season for raptors. In previous years our group has spotted Golden Eagle\, Rough-legged Hawk\, Prairie Falcon\, and Burrowing Owl\, plus dozens of kites and harriers. Songbirds flock in the former residential area\, harassed by Merlin and Accipiter. \nPlease arrive promptly at the south entrance to Skaggs Island off of Hwy 37. Those arriving late may find themselves locked out! We will travel by car across the island\, stopping to bird along the way\, and depart through the north gate at approximately 1 PM. From this point interested birders may continue with the group to Hudeman Slough where we will bird on foot. Dress in layers and sturdy shoes and bring lunch and water. Heavy rain cancels. \nDirections: Take Hwy 101 north to Hwy 37 East. At the intersection with SR 121 (Sonoma Raceway)\, continue straight on Hwy 37 for 3.8 miles and turn left at Skaggs Island Road. No restrooms available.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/skaggs-island-and-hudeman-slough-registration-closed/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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