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September
5 - 13, 2006
Deborah Danila
Bert Filemyr
Connie Goldman
Rob Hynson
Karl Lukens
Art McMorris
Updated - Thursday, April 5, 2007
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September
5 - 13, 2006 Updated - Thursday, April 5, 2007 |
General Plan.........
As of Friday August 4 the
following have been fixed
- Flights to and from LA
- Rental vehicle
- LA Pelagic (Everyone has received confirmations)
- Santa Cruz Island excursion
- Lodging
Day |
Overview
of the day |
Details |
Habitats |
Resources |
Night
in |
Straight
Driving Distance |
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Tuesday
September 5 Day 1 |
After a mid-morning arrival in Los Angeles, we will bird down the coast toward San Diego. A major target for the day will be the California Gnatcatcher. At about 3:30 pm PDT we will meet Kaaren Perry at Crystal Cove State Park. Kaaren will share her local knowledge with us as we bird the coastal habitat. |
Fly to Los Angeles
via Chicago |
Airports,
airplane, coastal marsh, coastal scrub |
A Birder's Guide to Southern California (BGSC) - pages 107-117 A Birder's Guide to Metropolitan Areas of North America (BGMANA) - pages 200-211 America's 100 Most Wanted Birds (AMWB) pages 297-298 Birdfinder: A Birder's Guide to Planning North American Trips (BBGPNAT) - pages 222-237 |
110
miles |
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Wednesday
September 6 Day 2 |
We will spend the morning along the coast and out on Point Loma. If we have not seen the gnatcatcher we will make an attempt at Lake Hodges. We will spend the heat of the day driving to the Salton Sea arriving as the temperatures start to drop. We should be able to find Yellow-footed Gulls and other Salton Sea specialties on this day. We will do some owling after dark in Brawley |
La
Jolla coast, Fort
Rosencrans Nartional Cemetery, Salton Sea |
Coast,
coastal scrub, migrant traps, inland lake |
BGSC - pages 141-153, 163-177 BGMANA - pages 373-383 AMWB pages 186-187, 413-415 BBGPNAT - pages 222-237 |
140
miles |
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Thursday
September 7 Day 3 |
In the relatively cooler morning hours we will bird around the Salton Sea. As the day gets hotter we will leave the area and head north to the San Bernadino Mountains. If time permits we will visit the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. |
Salton
Sea (Wister Unit, Red Hill Marina, Salton
Sea NWR (Sonny Bono), Cattle Call Park, Niland, Calipatria |
Inland
lake, agricultural fields, rural town, mountains |
BGSC - pages 163-177, 197-205 AMWB pages 186-187, 413-415 BBGPNAT - pages 222-237 |
138
miles |
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Friday
September 8 Day 4 |
On this day we will follow the San Bernadino Mountains loop as described in The Birders Guide to Southern California. White-headed Woodpecker is a possibility.We will spend the night close to the departure point of day 5's pelagic trip |
San
Bernadino Mountains loop |
Mountain |
BGSC - pages 197-205. BBGPNAT - pages 222-237 |
156
miles |
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Saturday
September 9 Day 5 |
This is a full day pelagic. Scheduled to leave at 7 am and arrive back at 8 pm. We will spend the night after the pelagic at the same motel as the night before. |
LA
Audubon Pelagic Trip |
Pelagic |
0 |
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Sunday
September 10 Day 6 |
Heading inland today towards the town of Maricopa and Mt. Pinos. Good chance for LeConte's Thrasher plus mountain species like Band-tailed Pigeon. |
Maricopa,
Mt Pinos |
High
plains, mountains |
111
miles. |
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Monday
September 11 Day 7 |
We will finish up in the Maricopa area before we head back down to the coast north of LA. We can be flexible on this day which will allow us to chase rarities or take another shot at species we still need |
High
plains, coastal |
BGSC - pages 61-73, 23-29 BBGPNAT - pages 222-237 |
89
miles |
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Tuesday
September 12 Day 8 |
We will be at the dock at about 8:30 am for the 9 am departure to Santa Cruz Island, home of the Island Scrub Jay. We will be landing at Prisoners' Harbor, the "best" location for the jay. We will have plenty of time to hike and enjoy the island. We will depart the island at about 3 pm returning to the dock about 5 pm. . South to the LA area for our last night |
Island
Packers boat trip to Santa Cruz Island (9 am departure) |
Pelagic,
Channel Islands |
BGSC - pages 237-238 AMWB pages 294-296 BBGPNAT - pages 222-237 Island
Packers |
67
miles |
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Wednesday
September 13 Day 9 |
An early departure from LA will get us back to Philadelphia about dinner time. |
Fly to Philadelphia
via San Francisco Start planning of next trip |
Airport
and airplanes |
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Home
Sweet Home |
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Accepted responsibilites.........
Deborah
- Co-trip leader, purser, cocktail hour snacks, general birding location planning,
bird spotting and identification
Bert - Co-trip leader, coordination, printed
checklist, maps, website, rental car, primary driver, gin, general birding location
planning, bird spotting and identification
Connie - Co-trip leader,
flights, second driver, trip report, cocktail hour snacks, San Bernardino Mountains
planning, general birding location planning, bird spotting and identification
Rob -
Co-trip leader, loadmaster, Day 2 birding planning, general birding location
planning, bird spotting and identification
Karl - Co-trip
leader, bird photography, second gin bottle, Salton Sea planning, general birding
location planning, bird spotting and identification
Art - Co-trip leader,
lodging, Carrizo Plain - Maricopa - Mount Pinos planning, general birding location
planning, bird spotting and identification
Sunrise, Sunset
Los Angeles California,
Sunday, September 10 (Day 6), Pacific Daylight Time
Sunrise 6:33 a.m.
Sunset 7:07 p.m.
Southern California Counties
Reference Links
Statewide| California Birding List | ||
| Creagrus Counties Project | ||
| Inland County Birding List | ||
| San Diego County | ||
| San Diego County Birding List | ||
| San Diego Audubon Society | ||
| San Diego Birding Locations | ||
| San Diego County Birding Information | ||
| San Diego Birding Hotspots | ||
| Mary Beth Stowe's Website | ||
| Santa Barbara County | ||
| Santa Barbara County Birding List | ||
| Central Coast Birding Trail - Santa Barbara County | ||
| Santa Barbara County Birding | ||
| San Luis Obispo County | ||
| San Luis Obispo Birding List | ||
| Orange County | ||
| Orange County Birding Discussion Group | ||
| Orange County RBA Group | ||
| Where to Bird in Orange County | ||
| Imperial County | ||
| Birds of the Imperial Valley | ||
| Imperial County | ||
| Riverside County | ||
| Riverside County | ||
| San Bernardino County | ||
| San Bernardino County | ||
| Ventura County | ||
| Central Coast Birding Trail - Ventura County | ||
| Ventura Audubon Society | ||
| Birding in Ventura County | ||
| Kern County | ||
| Kern County Bird List | ||
| Kern County Birding | ||
| Kern County Birding Locations | ||
| Los Angeles County | ||
| Los Angeles County Bird List | ||
Weather
La Jolla (along the coast)
Current Conditions
September Average High 77°F
September Average Low 66°FBrawley (near the Salton Sea)
Current Conditions
September Average High 102°F
September Average Low 69°FSan Bernardino (inland)
Current Conditions
September Average High 91°F
September Average Low 61°FSanta Barbara (LA Audubon pelagic departure point)
Current Conditions
September Average High 75°F
September Average Low 59°FMaricopa (inland)
Current Conditions
September Average High 90°F
September Average Low 65°FMt. Pinos Ranger District (inland)
Current Conditions
September Average High 79°F
September Average Low 60°FVentura (Scrub Jay excursion departure point)
Current Conditions
September Average High 74°F
September Average Low 59°F