Natural History Wanderings

Below is the September field trip schedule for Bay Area Audubon Chapters.

Golden Gate Audubon Society
For more details on trips go to http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/field-trips/field-trips/

San Francisco Botanical Garden September 2  8-10:30

Monterey Bay Pelagic Trips Friday, September 7; Tuesday, September 11; Wednesday, September 12; Thursday, September 13 Shearwater Journeys, www.shearwaterjourneys.com

Trips out of Monterey Bay are classic summertime trips for albatrosses and shearwaters, whales and dolphins. Cost: $104 per person for GGAS members, nonrefundable. Fuel surcharges, if needed, are not included. Parking is $7. Send payment along with the full name, address, phone, cell phone, and e-mail of each person to Shearwater Journeys, PO Box 190, Hollister, CA 95024.

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park Contra Costa County Friday, September 14 8:30 AMBear Valley Staging Area Contra Costa County Friday, September 14, 9 a.m. – noon

Coastal San Francisco Saturday, September 15, 8 a.m.
Aquatic Park and Waterfront San Francisco Saturdays, September 15, 10-11 a.m.

California Audubon Bobcat Ranch Winters, Yolo County Wednesday, September 19, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Corona Heights San Francisco Fridays, September 21, October 19 8 – 10 a.m.

Las Gallinas and McNear Brickyard Marin County Saturday, September 22

Millbrae–Foster City San Mateo County Sunday, September 23 – bike trip
Lake Merritt and Lakeside Park Oakland, Alameda County Wednesday, September 26,, 9:30 a.m. – noon

Marin Audubon Society
For more details on trips go to: http://www.marinaudubon.org/events-field-trips.php#87

Farallon Islands Boat Trip Sep 2, 2012

Thursday Morning Walk Sep 6, 2012

Ellis Creek Wetlands Walk, Petaluma Sep 9, 2012 

Raptors Of Patterson Pass Sep 20, 2012

Mount Diablo Audubon
For more details on trips go to:  http://www.diabloaudubon.com/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.pl?style=List

Jewel Lake, Tilden Park  Thursday Sept. 6, 7:30 a.m.

Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Sat. Sept.8, 10-11 a.m.

Healdsburg Vaux’s Swifts at Rio Lindo Academy Sat. Sept.15

Hayward Regional Shoreline Winton Avenue Entrance Wednesday , Sept. 26

Outer Point Reyes Sat. Sept. 29 

Ohlone Audubon Society
For more details on trips go to: http://ohloneaudubon.org/

Alameda South Shore  September 06, 2012 (9:00 AM) 

Audubon Bobcat Ranch  September 19, 2012 (8:30 AM)  

Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
For more details on trips go to: http://www.scvas.org/index.php?page=text&id=cal

Arastradero Open Space Preserve Saturday September 1 8:15 AM (Half Day)

Ogier Ponds Sunday September 2 8:00 AM

City of Sunnyvale Landfill Wednesday September 5, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Almaden Lake Park and Alamitos Creek Saturday September 8, 8:00 AM (Half Day)

Alum Rock Park Sunday September 9, 8:00 AM (Half Day)

Vasona Lake County Park Wednesday September 12, 8:30 AM (Half Day)

Point Reyes (Drakes Beach) Saturday September 15, 9:00 AM

Charleston Slough Sunday September 16, 9:00 AM (Half day)

Silicon Valley Watershed Summit Saturday September 22, 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Sunnyvale Baylands Park Saturday September 22, 7:30 AM (Half Day)

Coyote Hills Regional Park Sunday September 23, 8:30 AM

Carmel River Saturday September 29, 8:00 AM (Half Day)

Ogier Ponds Sunday September 30, 8:00 AM

Sequoia Audubon Society
For more details on trips go to: http://www.sequoia-audubon.org/fieldtrips.html

Moss Landing/Elkhorn Slough Wednesday, September 5, 8:30 AM – 3:00 P.M.

Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, Petaluma, CA Sunday, September 16, 9:00 AM  and Sunday, October 28, 9:00 AM

San Gregorio and Other Beaches of San Mateo County Saturday, September 22, 8:00 AM — Noon

For trips with other chapters in California go to the Audubon list of Chapters: California Audubon Chapters

To Find Audubon Chapters in other states go to the Audubon home page and look for “Find Audubon Near You” on the right hand side of the page: http://www.audubon.org/