*49 CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT
6:30am-4:30pm ...Community Center...$45
See #26. With Mike Stiles, Mary Adams, and John Schmitt.
Limited

*50 BIG DAY
7:00am-4:00pm ...Community Center...$45
See #2. With Tom Edell and Bill Bouton. Limited

*51 BIRDING BY EAR IN THE FIELD
7:30am-9:30am ...Community Center
Practice techniques learned during Saturday’s workshop with
Sylvia Gallagher, assisted by Karen Havlena. Identify 10-12 common
woodland birds by their songs. Pre-requisite: Saturday
workshop. Limited

*52 OBSERVING MARINE & BIRD LIFE
AT PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS
7:30am-12:00noon ...Community Center
Naturalist Michelle Roest joins you for coastal birding, marine
mammal viewing, and visiting an historic lighthouse. First stop
offers a close-up view of Northern Elephant Seals in the peak
of pupping season, then tour the grounds of the Piedras Blancas
Lighthouse and bird the point. Expect to see Harbor Seals, Sea
Otters, and possibly Gray Whales, as well as a variety of raptors,
shorebirds, gulls, and cormorants. Caravan. Limited

*53 OAK AND WOODLAND BIRDS
7:30am-12:00noon ...Community Center
Bird beautiful wooded areas in the Atascadero area east of Morro
Bay with Roger Zachary. Stops include Cerro Alto Campground,
Atascadero Lake and Creek, Salinas River, and nearby oak habitats.
Find Acorn Woodpeckers, Yellow-billed Magpies, and others.
Caravan. Limited

*54 MONTAÑA DE ORO BLUFFS,
ROCKY SHORES AND WOODS
8:00am-12:00noon ...Community Center
See #9. With Dave Lawrence and Linda Tanner. Limited

*55 HALF-DAY OCEAN TRIP
8:00am-12:00 noon ...Community Center...$35
Join Rich Hansen and Marlin Harms on this short cruise out
of Port San Luis. It offers likely views of whales, sea lions,
sea otters, and near shore Pacific seabirds including several species
of shearwaters and auklets. Bring liquids, lunch, sunscreen,
and motion sickness medication. Sea conditions may cancel.
Caravan. Limited

*56 HI MOUNTAIN CONDOR LOOKOUT
8:00am-2:30pm ...Community Center
Join naturalist Steve Schubert, US Fish & Wildlife Service Jesse
Grantham, and Nick Todd for a slide presentation followed by a
trip up Hi Mountain in eastern San Luis Obispo County. Cross
the headwaters of the Salinas River and bird along the way.
Expect to see raptors, woodpeckers, Yellow-billed Magpies, and
more. Tour the Hi Mountain Condor Lookout and Museum. The
view is spectacular. Condor tracking methods will be demonstrated.
(www.condorlookout.org) Bring lunch. Caravan in 4x4s.
Impassable road conditions cancel. Limited

*57 BIRDING CAL POLY CANYON
8:30am-12:00 noon ...Community Center
See #32. Limited

*58 BIRDING FROM KAYAK
8:30am-12:00 noon ...Community Center...$25
See #33. Limit 6 doubles

59 BIRDING THE BLUFF
9:00am-10:30am ...Montaña de Oro
See #34. Limited

60 ESTUARY WALK TO THE ROOKERY
9:00am-10:30 noon ...Morro Bay State Park Marina
See #35. Limited

*61 BIRDING AROUND MORRO BAY
9:00am-12:00am ...Community Center
See #12. With Jim Havlena and Bert Townsend.
Limited

*62 BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS
9:00am-12:00noon ...Community Center
During a slow-paced walk at one or more local birding spots, join
leader Alan Schmierer, who will help you learn the process of
identifying birds, observing field marks, and finding that bird in
your field guide. Caravan. Limited

*63 BIRDING BY EAR IN THE FIELD
10:00am-12:00noon ...Community Center
See #51. Limited

*64 BAY BIRDING CRUISE
10:15am-12:00 noon ...Community Center...$30
See #6. Limited

65 A BIRD’S EYE VIEW
10:30am-12:00 noon ...Natural History Museum
The lives of birds depend on what they see and how they are
seen. Listen while State Park Docent Bob Field explains how the
behaviors of predators and prey are affected by characteristics
of their vision and visibility. Learn how vision evolved and how
it influenced the evolution of colors and patterns of plants and
animals.

*66 BOTANICAL GARDEN TOUR
12:45pm-2:15pm...Community Center
See #15. Limited

*67 RAPTOR REPRODUCTION
1:00pm-2:30pm...Community Center
Learn how raptors define their territory, woo a mate, and copulate.
How do they choose a nest tree and carry sticks? Anatomically,
how do birds lay eggs? What’s involved with incubation
and raising young? Join zoologist Kara Hagedorn and Sunshine,
a Red-tailed Hawk, for an up close workshop on raptor reproduction.
Sunshine was shot and unable to survive in the wild, but
every year she exhibits breeding behavior and lays eggs. Hear
the comical story of how Sunshine’s April Fool’s Eggs became
chicks that celebrate Earth Day as their birthday.

68 ANCIENT BIRDERS OF THE CENTRAL COAST
1:00pm-2:30pm...Natural History Museum
Birds were an important part of the native Chumash and Salinan
cultures. Hear State Park Docent Tyra Solomon tell about Native
American relationships with the eagle, Turkey Vulture, the owl,
and more.

*69 DIGITAL BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
1:00pm-4:00pm...Library
Join avian photographer Garry Johnson in this digital photography
workshop, designed to be non-technical for beginning digital
through the more advanced photographer. He will give a description
of the different types of digital cameras, their advantages for
bird photography, and techniques for use. Photos and equipment
will be on display. Includes a short field trip with opportunities
to practice techniques for photographing birds. Participants are
encouraged to bring their own cameras for practice. Limited

70 ESTUARY NATURE WALK
2:30pm-4:00pm...Natural History Museum
Explore Morro Bay ecosystems with State Park Docent Evelyn
Dabritz, starting with a presentation at the Museum. Then stroll
to the “Heron High-Rise,” the “Mudflat Café” at Windy Cove and
the panorama at White Point.

*71 BAY BIRDING CRUISE
2:45pm-4:30pm...Community Center...$30
See #6. Limited

*72 INSECT WORLD OF THE CENTRAL COAST
3:00pm-4:30pm...Library
Meet the bugs up close and personal. Listen as entomologist
and wildlife photographer Dennis Sheridan presents a slide show
and hands-on demonstration of common living insects from the
Central Coast as well as the world, such as Madagascar Hissing
Cockroaches and walking sticks.

*73 GARDENING FOR BIRDS
3:00pm-4:30pm...Community Center
Learn how garden and landscape strategies attract birds, including
the use of native plant materials, with Audubon California
Board Member Garry George in his presentation entitled “Kill
Your Lawn.” Listen as Ted Pope, owner of the local Wild Birds
Unlimited, explains the use of water features, feeders, and other
landscape items.

*74 BATS IN THE BELFRY
4:00pm-9:00pm...Community Center...$75
See #24. Limited

75 FESTIVAL WRAP-UP – ICE CREAM SOCIAL –
BIRD BOARD REVIEW
7:00pm-7:30pm...Vet’s Hall
Relax, create your own ice cream sundae, and share your experiences
as we review the weekend’s sightings on the Bird Board.

*THE ALASKA-MORRO BAY CONNECTION
7:30pm-8:30pm...Vet’s Hall
The Morro Bay Estuary supports the last remaining large population
of Brant in southern California. Listen as Mark Herzog, currently
at the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, shares his fascinating
experiences banding Brant goslings on their breeding grounds in
Alaska. Mark will offer a rare glimpse into one of the wildest and
richest wildlife habitats in the world through a slide lecture, and
connect that world to our estuary through notes about the Arctic
to Morro Bay migration. (See page 2 for more on Mark Herzog.)
Limit 300