BVAS offers a wide variety of field trips each month. If you would like more information on any of these trips, contact the listed trip leader or the Audubon Center at 760-439-2473, or just show up! If you have suggestions for future trips, or would like to volunteer as a trip leader, call the Field Trip Coordinator, Andy Brumbaugh, at 760-434-3334.
   

 


Pied-Billed Grebe

 


Snowy Egret

 


Black-Crowned Night Heron
 

March Field Trips

Sat.—Mar. 6—8 a.m.—Whelan Lake Monthly Bird Count. Whelan Lake is a reserve with a freshwater lake and riparian edge habitat. Directions: I-5 to Hwy. 76 East, left at Douglas and continue to light at North River Rd., left on North River Rd. Meet at the cul-de-sac at the end of the road by the entrance gate. Leader: John Haddock, 760-941-7824.

Sat.—Mar. 13—8 a.m.—Wilderness Garden Preserve. Fee: $3/car. This quiet San Diego County open space park features 4 miles of easy trails and a rich diversity of birdlife. The plant communities represented in the park include coastal sagescrub, chaparral, riparian, oak woodland, and fresh water pond. Many species will be setting up territories for the spring breeding season, and we should have ample opportunity to practice our birding by ear skills. For more info - www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/openspace/wildernessgardens.html. Directions: From Interstate 15 take Highway 76 east for 9.5 miles. Wilderness Gardens Preserve will be on the right hand side of the highway. Carpoolers meet at I-5/La Costa Ave. Park and Ride at 7:10 a.m. Leader Steve Brad , 760-633-1639. (stevebrad1@earthlink.net)

Sat.—Mar. 27—8 a.m.—Buena Vista Lagoon Bird Count. Join the regular monthly bird survey team and get to know the Buena Vista Lagoon. Get the satisfaction of contributing to the on-going bird database by performing a little citizen science. We always record a nice assortment of freshwater wetland and marsh species on this easy-paced monthly excursion. Directions: I-5 to I-78 East, take Jefferson St. exit, turn right and make another right turn onto Lagoon View Dr. Leader: Joan Fountain, 760-729-1379.

Sat.—Mar. 27—8:30-10:30 a.m.—Basic Birding Class at the Buena Vista Lagoon Landing. Novice birders are invited to join our monthly class for some informal, no-pressure birding. Your leader will share some friendly tips and help you practice your bird identification skills. Directions: I-5 to I-78 East, take Jefferson St. exit, turn right and go to stoplight, turn right and park in Landing parking lot on the right-hand side of road. Leader: Tom Troy, 760-967-6915.

Visit www.socalbirding.com for complete pelagic birding information

Birding Agua Hedionda Lagoon

For the variety of habitat it provides and the impressive list of birds it supports, Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad probably hasn’t gotten its fair share of birding attention over the years. Perhaps the biggest obstacle has been the lack of obvious birding trails or regularly scheduled guided walks. That’s now about to change. Vince Kalaher will be leading a new monthly bird walk at the lagoon, sponsored by the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation. Participants will meet at the Discovery Center, 1580 Canon Road, Carlsbad, at 8:30 a.m. From the Discovery Center, the walk will proceed counterclockwise around the lagoon (with some carpooling). Those interested in a slower pace will be able to linger at several sites along the north shore that offer especially productive shorebird viewing. Walks will normally be held on the third Saturday of the month, unless that conflicts with other Discovery Center events. That will be the case in March, when the walk will be held on Sunday, March 21. The April walk will be on Saturday, April 18.

 

BVAS Field Trip Info Line

Check out the new BVAS phone-in service for last-minute information about scheduled field trips. Call the hotline number to hear a recorded message giving the latest information about dates, locations, directions, and times for upcoming field trips.

760-688-0660

Heavy rain cancels field trips

Birders of all skill levels are always welcome to join us!

 
     
 
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