Mountain, Sea and Desert Birding Tour
Date & Time: (This event is three days)
Friday, November 22, 2024 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 23, 2024 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 24, 2024 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location:
Meet at the ABF office in the Mall: 587 Palm Canyon Dr. #122, Borrego Springs, CA, 92004
(Note: this is different from the State Park Store. The office is around the corner, next to Kendall’s Café). We’ll then carpool and/or caravan to our birding locations.
Cost:
Non-members: $250
Members: $225
Students: $100
*Please note that as the Anza-Borrego Foundation is a non-profit organization, all program costs are used to support current and future education programs, including subsidized programs that seek to increase access to the outdoors.
Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships are available for those experiencing financial hardship. If you’d like to request a scholarship, please reach out to [email protected] with a two–three paragraph description about why you’d like to attend this program and your need for a scholarship.
Description
Join us for the return of our Mountain, Sea and Desert Birding Tour! Two expert birders, Gjon Hazard and Thomas Myers, will lead the group on a three-day birding class from the mountains to the (Salton) sea to the desert. Gjon and Thomas have scouted the best birding sites of the region and are eager to help you get your best bird sightings of the year. They’ll also discuss the ecology, conservation, and taxonomy of the birds that we’ll see.
We’ll meet bright and early each morning at the Anza-Borrego Foundation administrative office and carpool to each location (on Friday to the Salton Sea, on Saturday within Borrego Valley, and on Sunday to Cuyamaca Rancho State Park). This is open to birders of all levels and abilities.
Please bring your own binoculars and lunch each day. Participants are responsible for their own lodging.
Registration:
Space is limited, please register in advance!
About The Tour Leaders:
Gjon Hazard is a life-long California birder. He has led birding tours and field trips for the San Diego Bird Festival, Western Field Ornithologists, various Audubon societies, and other groups. Gjon is also a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service where, for more than 20 years, he has worked with listed and at-risk plant and animal species. Prior to that, he conducted ornithological field surveys for the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, the U.S. Forest Service, academia, and biological consulting firms.
Thomas Myers has been birding for over 25 years and has led birding tours for Andiamo Travel (based out of Ensenada, Baja Norte Mexico). He has been working as a Wildlife Biologist for the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Natural History Museum, and other local consulting firms concentrating on field work with listed vertebrate species in the southwest including reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and, of course, birds!
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation requests must be received at least seven days before the first day of the event if you wish to receive a refund. Events may be cancelled due to unsafe weather, road conditions, or low attendance, with 24-hour notice, if possible. If ABF cancels a program, we will issue a full refund or credit.
