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OPEN UP THAT GOLDEN GATE!
Central California Winter:
Monterey & San Francisco Bay Areas
January 16-22, 2011Explore Pt. Lobos, Moss Landing, Panoche Valley, Alum Rock, SF Bayshore, and Pt. Reyes. Long species list relative to trip length and birding at the best local habitat oases.
Key Species: Ferruginous Hawk, Prairie Falcon, “California” Clapper Rail, Surfbird, Black Oystercatcher, Greater Roadrunner, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Oak Titmouse, Varied Thrush, Wrentit, California Thrasher, Phainopepla, California Towhee, and Tricolored Blackbird.
Other Highlights: reliable occurrence of rarities, past birds including Emperor Goose, Tufted Duck, Brown Booby, Yellow Rail, Black Rail, Mountain Plover, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Slaty-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue Jay, Palm Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Swamp Sparrow, and Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow; also, world-class tidepooling at the extreme low tide; many cuddly sea otters; the Golden Gate Bridge; top-notch birding and cuisine in Steve Shunk’s old stomping grounds.
$2,145 single/$1,815 double, from San Jose.
Includes 4 nights in San Jose and 2 nights in Novato.
Detailed itinerary (PDF); cumulative PDF Bird List.
  
Southern California Spring Vacation:
San Diego to the Salton Sea
March 11-17, 2011Travel from the ocean to the desert at the onset of spring migration and the peak of desert wildflowers. Includes Anza Borrego Desert, Salton Sea and Imperial Valley, Cuyamaca Mountains, and San Diego coast.
Key Species: Yellow-footed and Heerman's gulls, Elegant Tern, "Yuma” Clapper Rail, Black Oystercatcher, Surfbird, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Oak Titmouse, Wrentit, Le Conte's and California thrashers, Phainopepla, Lucy's Warbler, Abert's Towhee, Black-throated Sparrow, Scott's Oriole, and Lawrence's Goldfinch.
Other Highlights: One of the longest bird lists of all our tours; cactus gardens and kelp forests; stunning Anza Borrego Desert scenery; up to 13 different woodpeckers; carpets of wildflowers; combination of courting resident species and early spring migrants; and warm California sunshine!
$2,365 single/$2,065 double, from San Diego.
Includes 3 nights in Borrego Springs, 2 nights in Julian, and 1 night in San Diego.
Detailed itinerary (PDF); cumulative PDF Bird List.
  
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