Oregon Shorebird Festival: Field Trip Announcements

Oregon Shorebird Festival

August 27 - 29, 2010

Land-based Field Trips

Bandon/New River People birdwatching at Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Date: August 28 and 29
Time: 7:45 am to 3:00 pm
Directions: Meet in parking lot across from OIMB to carpool
This expertly guided trip will hit a few good bird spots throughout Bandon. Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge will have an abundance of fall migrating shorebirds including commonly seen Black-bellied plover, Semi-palmated plover, Dunlin, Western and Least sandpiper, Whimbrel, Long-billed dowitcher, and red-necked phalarope. Rare shorebirds have also been seen and include Ruff, Mongolian plover and Hudsonian godwit. At the south jetty expect Surfbirds, Wandering tattler, Black turnstone, and possibly Red knot and Ruddy turnstone. If time permits you will visit estuarine habitat at the New River to get views of sandpipers, Western snowy plover and Baird's sandpiper.

Coos Bay/Pony Slough
Date: August 28 and 29
Time: 7:45 am to 3:00 pm
Directions: Meet in parking lot across from OIMB to carpool

This field trip will visit all of the hot spots around Coos Bay. Stops will include the North Spit where Pacific Loon, Western grebe, and many species of waterfowl can be seen. Next you will visit Pony Slough in North Bend. Marbled godwits, Pacific golden-plover and other birds including Peregrine falcon, Bald eagle, Great egret. The trip will end at Millicoma Marsh. Fresh water marshes, ponds and a tidal marsh all attract plovers, sandpipers, waterfowl, rails and kites.

Water Based Field Trips

Bird South Slough via Canoe
Date: Saturday, August 28
TBA
Date: Sunday, August 30
TBA

Float with the tide and explore the shores of South Slough by canoe as we search for winged wildlife. Trips are limited to eight participants per day. Trips are free of charge and canoes, pfd's and paddles are provided. Dress for the weather and wear shoes that can get muddy.

Pelagic Trip
Saturday, August 28
TBA

Directions: Meet at the Betty Kay at 6:30 am for a 7:00 am departure.
You MUST pre-register for this event with:
The Bird Guide, Inc.
greg@thebirdguide.com
http://thebirdguide.com/pelagics

Common Murre Especially for beginners! The Bird Guide, Inc. is proud once again to host the pelagic trip for the Oregon Shorebird Festival. The trip will allow birders to get a taste of a typical pelagic trip, while offering quite a few of the seabirds possible on longer trips. Expected seabirds include Black-footed Albatross, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine's Gull, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, Sooty & Pink-footed Shearwater, Northern Fulmar, Pomarine Jaeger, Red-necked Phalarope, Cassin's Auklets, and more! As with all our trips, on-board guides will point out birds and other marine life.