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2011-2012 Schedule 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. Just in case you don't know where we hold our meetings or meet for field trips, the Tonaquint Nature Park is located at 1851 S. Dixie Dr. (map) and the BLM is located at 345 E. Riverside Dr. (map) January 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
- General Meeting: Keith Day, UDWR Sensitive
Species Biologist, will present “Using Remote
Cameras in Wildlife Studies” at the
Tonaquint Nature Center (map).
Many times in the wild, in the dark of the night, we
hear things go ‘bump’ and wonder - what’s out there!
Or, when following a game trail in wild country,
have you ever wondered who carved the path - Elk,
Deer, Bear or beast? The new remote camera
technology has opened insights of wildlife in Utah
that have never been possible before. Keith will
share the knowledge that the remote cameras have
made possible. For more information, call 435
673-0996.
January 2012 Field Trips will be
coordinated with the Winter Bird Festival.
Please check the Festival Schedule, and accompany
one of the great field trips there.February 11, 2012 - Local Ponds and strange ducks This trip will concentrate on hitting local areas, particularly ponds (including a couple golf course ponds) and riparian habitats to look for wintering waterfowl and songbirds. Expect to see several species of waterfowl, possibly including Snow, Ross's, or Greater White-fronted Gooses, Wood ducks, and several really mixed-up domestics. Leave the St. George BLM at 8:00 am, bring lunch, or we can pick up one along the way. March 17, 2012 - Greater Sage-Grouse near Panguitch (location may change), Leader: Nicole Frey This is a favorite annual trip - if you missed it last year, you won't want to this time! The Greater Sage-Grouse, once a common resident of the sagebrush lands in Utah, is now rare in the state. Watching its lekking behavior as the male struts trying to impress the females is a one-of-a-kind experience. We will be traveling to one of the larger leks nearby to view them. Leader Nicole Frey has been working on Greater Sage-Grouse recovery, and will share with us her knowledge of their behavior and secretive lives. We will leave the St. George BLM office at 4:30 AM (NOTICE THE EARLY TIME: we must arrive at the Lek before sunrise to not disturb the birds.) Bring lunch, and you may want warm clothes. April 14, 2012 - Lytle Ranch. This locality is sometimes known as the gem of southern Utah birding. Many specialties can be seen here more regularly than anywhere else in the state, particularly Mojave specialties like Inca and White-winged Doves, Phainopepla, and Roadrunner. Spring migration will be in full swing here right now. Leave the St. George BLM at 7:00 am. Bring lunch. May 12, 2012 - Cedar Mountain Although we've birded a few spots on Cedar Mountain before, never have we tried to target many of the specialty locations in one trip. We'll be going over the top of the Mountain (which may still be a bit chilly), and visiting Duck Creek, Navajo Lake, and Panguitch Lake. Leave the St. George BLM at 7:00 am. Bring lunch. June 16, 2012 - Oak Grove When St. George gets too hot, we all get out! We'll head to the high country at Oak Grove Campground below scenic Pine Valley Mountain. We should find good mountain-loving species, including Hermit Thrush, MacGillivray's Warbler, White-breasted Nuthatch, and Brown Creeper. Meet at the St. George BLM office in St. George at 7:00 am, and bring lunch. July 14, 2011 - Pine Park It'll be too hot to do anything in St. George, this time of year, so we'll head for the hills. Pine Park will provide a cool retreat in the ponderosas to watch for local higher elevation birds, including Grace's Warbler, Red Crossbill, Western Tanager, Mountain Bluebird, and Pinyon Jay. We will eat a picnic lunch in the cool shade. Leave the St. George BLM at 7:00 am. Bring a potluck item to share, and your own cups/plates/utensils. If you have additional field trip ideas, want to lead a trip (or more), please let me know. Contact Field Trip Coordinator Kevin Wheeler at turtleherder@hotmail.com For further information
contact Red Cliffs Audubon
at P. O. Box 1225, St. George, Utah, 84771 or phone 435-673-0996. For membership information contact Marilyn Davis (mkdavis028@msn.com) Y
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EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT BIRDS OF
SOUTHERN UTAH
**Monthly
General Meetings (2nd Wednesday of each month)
Presentations
about birds, habitat, and environment
**Monthly
Field Trips with Bird Specialists (Saturday
following 2nd Wednesday's General Meeting)
**Weekly
column in Senior Sampler "Artists
and Birds"
**Annual
Christmas Bird Counts
**St.
George Winter Bird Festival
**Bird
Identification Classes for all ages
**Birds
in Flight - Annual Water Fair for
Elementary Schools
**Exhibits
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