Bird Watching in California |
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| California Accommodation in California |
Fallbrook Bed and Breakfasts
in Fallbrook
- Local
Travel Info
Blue Heron Farm Bed and Breakfast
5910 Camino Baja Cerro, Fallbrook, CA 92028; Ph: 760-439-6466,
Fax: 760-439-6569
Ferndale Bed and Breakfasts
in Ferndale
- Local Travel
Info
Victorian Inn P. O. Box 96
(400 Ocean Ave.), Ferndale, Ca. 95536; Ph: 707-786-4949,
Toll Free: 888-589-1808 Fax: 707-786-4558
Los Osos Bed and Breakfasts
in Los Osos
- Local
Travel Info
Back Bay Inn 1391 Second St., Baywood
Park, California, 93402; Ph: 805-528-1233 or Toll Free: 877-330-2225
| California Tourist Attractions in California |
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California Bird Books and Field Guides
Outdoors and Nature Books

Children's Books
Science Books
The
California Quail - Aldo Leopold
The
California Condor: A Saga of... - Noel & Helen Snyder
Wild
Birds of California - David Lukas, Companion Press 2000 - 136 pgs.
Birding
Northern California (FalconGuide) - John Kemper, Falcon Publishing
1999 - 408 pgs.
Birds
of Northern California - Davis Fix, Andy Bezener
Birder's
Guide to Northern California by Lolo Westrich, Jim Westrich Price
Watchable
Birds of California (Watchable Bird Series) by Mary Taylor Gray, Herbert
Clarke Price:
The
Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California Price:
Guide
to Birds of the Salton Sea Price:
Birds
of the Salton Sea: Status, Biogeography, and Ecology by Michael A.
Patten, Guy McCaskie, Philip Unitt, Romila Thapar
The
Condor (Endangered Animals &... - Karen Povey
Birds
of the Lower Colorado River Valley - Kenneth Rosenberg
A
Birder's Guide to Southern California... - Brad Schram
The
Birds of Orange County, California:... - Robert A. Hamilton and Douglas
R. Willick 1996 - 170 pgs.
California
Birds : Their Status and... - Arnold Small 1994 - 356 pgs.
Books About California
100
Classic Hikes in Northern California by John R. Soares, Marc
J. Soares Price:
101
Hikes in Southern California: Exploring Mountains, Seashore and Desert
by Jerry Schad Price:
Foghorn
Outdoors: California Hiking: The Complete Guide to More Than 1,000 of the
Best Hikes by Tom Stienstra, Ann Marie Brown Price:
Hiking
the Big Sur Country: The Ventana Wilderness by Jeffrey P. Schaffer
Price:
Backcountry
Adventures: Northern California by Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson
Price:
The
Great Central Valley: California's Heartland by Stephen Johnson, Gerald
Haslam, Robert Dawson
Desert:
The Mojave and Death Valley by Jack W. Dykinga Price:
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| Bird Checklists of California |
| California Bird Festivals in California |
Events & Festivals - Please contact Promoters for actual Show dates or changes!
Travel Books

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February
BirdSource Great Backyard Bird Count
- February - President’s Day Weekend
California
Duck Days - February 19-20 2010 - Festival location:
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters directions
- Where to Stay - Hotels
xMigration
Day - February -
Natural Bridges, Seacliff, and Henry Cowell Redwoods state parks, Santa Cruz ,
CA; Ph: 831-423-4609
- Where to Stay - Hotels
Northern San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, - February 5-7 2010 - Northern San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival,
Building 897 Mare Island, Vallejo, CA 94103; Ph: 707-649-WING [9464] - Where to Stay - Hotels
March
San Diego Bay Bird Festival -March 4-7 2010-Marina Village Conference Center Mission Bay, San Diego - CA, - Contact: Nature Festivals of San Diego, P.O.Box 120426,
Chula Vista, CA 91912; Ph: 619-516-0139 - Where to Stay - Hotels
April
Godwit Days - April 15-21 2010-- Arcata, California Ph: 1- 800-908-WING or
707-444-2938
- Where
to Stay - Ferndale Eureka - Hotels
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Return of the Swallows Festival - April - OAS
and Chabot
College Field Trip - Lake Elizabeth & Coyote Hills
- Where to Stay - Hotels
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Wild on Wetlands Weekend - April - Los Banos Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 2117, Los Banos, CA 93635;
Ph: 800-336-6354; Fax: 209-826-9689. - Where to Stay - Hotels
May
Aleutian Goose Festival - May 7-9 2010 - Crescent City - Del Norte County, Chamber of Commerce 1001 Front Street,
Crescent City, California 95531; Call Sandy at 707 954-5253 or the GooseNest at 707 465-0888 - Where to Stay - Hotels
Arroyo Honda Preserve
- May - RSVPs essential -
Contact Becky Hoban Ph: 736-2347 or Cher Hollingsworth Ph: 736-5568
- Where to Stay - Hotels
International Migratory Bird Day -
second Saturday of May each year - birders participate throughout United
States, Canada,
Mexico & Central America Ph: 703-358-2318
- Where to Stay - Hotels
Kern River Valley Spring Nature Festival - May 1 2010 - Kern River Preserve, P.O. Box 833, 18747 Hwy 178 Weldon, CA 93283; Ph/Fax: 760-378-3044
South Bay Bird Fest - May - Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge,
Alviso, CA;
Ph: 408-262-5513 - Where to Stay - Hotels
Walk on the Wildside Festival
- May (2nd Saturday) - Elk Grove, CA - Contact: Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge,
Elk Grove, CA
Ph: 916-775-4420
- Where to Stay - Hotels
Tule Lake
Migratory Bird Festival - May (3rd Saturday) - Tule Lake and Lower Klamath NWRs, CA
- Where to Stay - Hotels
June
Annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua
- June (3rd weekend) - Lee Vining Community Center CA Ph: 760-647-6595
- Where to Stay - Hotels
July
Birds of Redwood Creek - July - Point Reyes Bird Observatory,
Stinson Beach Contact: Melissa Pitkin Ph: 415-868-1221 ext 33,
- Where to Stay - Hotels
August
Kern Valley Hummingbird
Celebration - August 7 2010 - Kern River Preserve, P.O. Box 833, 18747 Hwy 178, Weldon, CA 93283;
Ph/Fax: 760-378-3044 - Where to Stay - Hotels
September
Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival - September 25 2010 - Kern River Preserve, P.O. Box 833, 18747 Hwy 178, Weldon, CA 93283;
Ph/Fax: 760-378-3044 - Where to Stay - Hotels
Monterey Bay Birding Festival - September 23-26 2010 - Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council Ph: 831-425-1234 or
1-800-833-3494
Turkey Vulture
Count - Tehachapi Mountains Birding Club - Traditionally goes from Sept. 1to October 1 -
- Where to Stay - Hotels
Wings of the Warners Festival- September -Modoc National Wildlife Refuge -
For more information please contact the Alturas Chamber of Commerce
at 530-233-4434 or the River Center at 530-233-5085 - Where to Stay - Hotels
October
The Second Annual Hi Mountain California
Condor Camp-out - October - Hopper Mountain NWRC
Hi Mountain,
Santa Lucia Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest, San Luis Obispo County
Ph: 805 644-5185, Fax:
805-644-1732
- Where to Stay - Hotels
November
Central Valley Birding Symposium - November 19-22 2010 - Stockton Grand Hotel, CA; Ph: 209-957-9090 (hotel reservations) - Where to Stay - Hotels
December
California Christmas Bird
Count - December - January
More Events & Festivals
- Where to Stay - Hotels
Big
Morongo Canyon Preserve - Palm Springs, CA - Wednesday morning Bird
Walks 8 a.m. October - May
Ph: 760-363-7190
Klamath Bald Eagle Festival - Klamath Basin Refuges, Route 1, Box
74, Tulelake, CA 96134, Ph: 916-667-2231, Fax: 916-667-3299
Lodi Crane Festival Lodi, CA. Ph: 800-304-LODI
San Diego Bay Bird Festival - San Diego, CA. Ph: 619-282-8687
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge International Environmental
Education Center,
San Francisco Bay NWR, PO Box 411, Alviso, CA 95002; Ph: 408-262-5513;
Fax: 408-262-2867
Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society - Field trips
Upcoming Programs at Hayward Shoreline - San Francisco Bay Area., Hayward
Area Recreation and Park District, 1099 'E' Street,
Hayward, CA 94541; Ph: 510-881-6700
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| California Wildlife Tours in California |
Tours & Tourism
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Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing
Tours
Elkhorn Slough Safari Nature Boat Tours
Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, CA; Ph: 831-633-5555
Toluca Lake - Tours in Toluca Lake
SoCal Bird Guides -
Steve Sosensky, 10834 Blix Street #213, Toluca Lake, CA 91602; Ph: 818-508-4946
| Bird Watching in California - In General |
Arcata
Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
Birding California - Mary Scott
Birding California - from On-Line
Highways
Birds
of the Imperial Valley - Eldon R. Caldwell
Birds of Prey - Greg Gothard
Birds West - John
Mariani
California State Parks
DigiBird - Bay Area
Don DesJardin's
Birds
Eastman
Kodak's Peregrine Birdcam
Gull Flow Charts
Hi Mountain Lookout Project
c/o Morro Coast Audubon Society P.O. Box 160, Morro Bay CA, 93443-0160;
Cell/ Voicemail: 805-748-3199
Joe Morlan's California Birding
Pages - City College of San Francisco Office Ph: 415-561-1860
Fax: 209-797-9388
Mark Eaton's Page
Steve
Hampton's Gull Page
Watchable Wildlife
in California State of California, Department of Fish & Game 1416
9th Street, Sacramento, Ca 95814
Birding Central Coast Birding Trail
Central Coast Birding
Trail features 83 prime birding sites in four counties: Monterey,
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.
Birding
Farallon Islands
Book - Seabirds
of the Farallon Islands: Ecology, Dynamics, and Structure of an Upwelling-System
Community
by David G. Ainley, Boeklheide Robert J. - Amazon.com
Birding
Pacific Coast Trail
Book -The
Pacific Crest Trail Southern California by Jeffery P. Schaffer List
Price: $19.95 Price: $13.97 -
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Pelagic
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Pelagic Birding
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National Wildlife
Refuges in California
- California
National Wildlife Refuges
Contact - Kathy Gilbert, Sanctuaries Assistant at 555 Audubon Place, Sacramento,
CA 95825; Ph: 916-481-5332
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