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MAY
Eleventh Annual Spring Wings Bird Festival
Fallon, Nevada
May 9-11, 2008
The Spring Wings Bird Festival coincides with International Migratory Bird Day and the height of spring migration in the Lahontan Valley wetlands. These internationally recognized wetlands are temporary home to over 260 species of birds, including thousands of White-faced ibis, Long-billed dowitcher, American white pelicans, Black-necked stilts, American avocets, and many other waterfowl and waterbirds. During the 2007 festival, 164 different species were logged - a new festival record!!
www.springwings.org
Walk on the Wildside
Freeport, CA
May 10, 2006 - 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(916) 875-WILD
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge - Beach Lake Preserve
If you'd enjoy a fun, FREE family-oriented day in the country with lively entertainment and up-close views of many wildlife species, mark your calendar and plan on attending our annual "Walk on the Wildside!" outdoor festival.
Tule
Lake Migratory Bird Festival
Tule Lake, CA
May 17, 2008
Free event includes airboat rides into Tule Lake Marsh (reservations required), birding tours, refuge bus tours, vendors, live bird demonstrations and children's activities. Call (530) 667-2231 for additional information.
Audubon Canyon Ranch's Bolinas Lagoon Preserve
Stinson Beach , CA
See nesting Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets each weekend. ACR offers a wide range of nature activities including bird and wildlife viewing, hiking trails and picnic facilities.
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve is open to the public during the spectacular heron and egret nesting season from the third weekend in March through the second weekend in July on the following days and times:
* Weekends and holidays: 10am to 4pm, no appointment necessary.
* Tuesday - Friday: 2pm to 4pm by appointment only.
* Mondays: Closed.
For more information: visit www.egret.org or call 415-868-9244.
JUNE
California
Amphibian & Reptile Celebration
Kern River Preserve HQ, Weldon, CA
June 14
Escape the stress of everyday life and enjoy nature to the fullest while unraveling the many misconceptions and superstitions of the most interesting, unusual, misunderstood, and rarely seen animals of California. Educational displays with entertaining presentations throughout each day.
Seventh Annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua
Lee Vining, CA
June 20-22, 2008
3 days of evening presentations, seminars, field trips, music, and great
birding! All proceeds support continuing research in the Mono Basin.
Contact: Mono Lake Committee, P.O. Box 29, Lee Vining, CA 93541
760-647-6595.
JULY
AUGUST
Kern
Valley Hummingbird Celebration
Kern River Preserve HQ, Weldon, CA
August 9
SEPTEMBER
Monterey Bay Birding Festival
Watsonville , CA
September 26-28, 2008.
Join us for the annual Monterey Bay Birding Festival, headquartered in Watsonville, California. Participate with Central Coast birding enthusiasts in a full weekend of activities centered in the Pajaro Valley, heart of the Monterey Bay’s world-renowned birding area.
Fall is a magical time of year for birding along the Monterey Bay. Over 400 species of shorebirds, ducks, geese, seabirds and songbirds gather along this beautiful coast to overwinter among our wetlands, sloughs, shores and woodlands. With the Monterey Peninsula to the south and Santa Cruz to the north, the Pajaro Valley is at the heart of one of the premier destinations along the Pacific Coast, providing great diversity and abundance to the visiting birder.
14th Annual Kern River Valley Turkey Vulture Festival
Weldon - CA
September 27-28, 2008
Visit the Southern Sierra's Kern River Valley to experience one of the U.S. and Canada's largest known Turkey Vulture migrations and the height of fall landbird migration at desert oases. You will enjoy birds, vultures, geology, botany, natural history, native American studies, moths, reptiles, and children's activities. Birds include: California specialties, 50-80 species per trip; 130-160 species per festival. Contact: Kern Valley Nature Festivals, PO Box 833, Weldon, CA 93283
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Sandhill Crane Festival
Lodi - CA,
TBD, 2008
Viewings of the state's largest concentration of greater Sandhill Cranes; workshops, exhibits, children stories, dancing, face painting, live wild animals and fine art. (916) 683-1700, EMAIL
Central Valley Birding Symposium
Stockton - CA
TBD, 2008
The Central Valley Birding Symposium Speakers: Ornithologists of International Renown. Field trips, workshops, panel discussion, and birding camaraderie. (209)
369-2010.
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