Field Trip Schedule for Red Cliffs Audubon

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Red Cliffs Audubon
2008-2009 Field Trips and Monthly Meetings

For all our trips you will need to bring your lunch and snacks (cold pizza is always good) and plenty of water. Dress according to the weather and don't forget your hat, binoculars and 2 way radios. Car-pooling is always encouraged, saves gas and more important there is not enough safe parking place where we stop. A long line of cars has drawn attention by the sheriff in the past. Talking about birds with other people is half the fun

Watch for details, more info and updates on your e-mail, at our Red Cliffs web site and in the newspaper. Field trips destinations occasionally change, especially end of year trips to areas that are susceptible to fire. It is especially important to check the monthly updates if you plan on meeting the group at any place other than St. George BLM.

Notice: Please read our liability waiver regarding future field trips. This signed form will be required for field trip participation and can be submitted to the field trip guide or a Red Cliffs Audubon representative prior to departure. Thanks for your cooperation--we appreciate it!

**We are also planning longer field trips. Some will be overnight. To be announced later.

Will have access of van for transportation. - Leader: Kevin Wheeler

**Any changes to schedule will be updated on this site. Or for more information, call 435 673-0996

General Meeting. Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 p.m. at the Tonaquint Nature Center. 1851 South Dixie Dr. in St. George. Our speaker will be Tom Webster, of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. Come hear Tom discuss what is happening at the desert reserve and its plans for the future. Tom will bring some special guests for you to meet: Tortoises, Gila Monster, and King Snake. The desert is blooming and trails are open. Now is the time to enjoy your desert reserve. Come early and enjoy the wildlife in the area.

May 16, 2009 – Ash Creek and Confluence Park - This little known area along the Virgin River is a great spot to spend a warm spring morning. We’ll wander beneath the trees and watch for warblers and tanagers setting up their breeding territories, listen for Abert’s Towhees crying along the river, and rock wrens along the rugged canyon walls. Leave the St. George BLM at 7:00 am. Bring lunch.

June 13, 2009 – Kolob Terraces, Kolob Reservoir, and California Condor - Several times we’ve gone to Arizona to look for California Condors, but there is now a pack of them that can bee seen regularly in this area. We’ll search for them, but also should be able to find woodpeckers and Osprey near Kolob Reservoir, Wild Turkey, Mountain Bluebirds, and more. Leave the St. George BLM at 7:00 am. Bring lunch.

July 11, 2009 – Pine Valley - When it gets too hot in St. George, we don’t stick around! Head for the hills, and look for mountain birds in July. We should be able to find Steller’s Jays, Clark’s Nutcrackers, Chipping Sparrows, a couple kinds of warblers, and more. An optional hour (or a bit longer if we see good stuff) uphill hike will be included. We will eat a picnic lunch in the cool shade of the ponderosas. Leave the St. George BLM at 7:00 am. Bring a potluck item to share, and your own cups/plates/utensils.

If anyone has good suggestions for field trips they would like to do in the coming year, please let us know! Contact Field Trip Coordinator Kevin Wheeler at turtleherder@hotmail.com

     Guest Speakers/Artists
     Exhibits
     Great Backyard Bird Count
     St. George Winter Bird Festival
     Bird identification classes
     Composing "St. George Golf Courses Field Guides" *
     Field Trips
     Volunteer bird banding at the Tonaquint Nature Center
     Annual Christmas Bird Count
     Bird blinds along the river
     Virgin River Expedition