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FIELD TRIPS 2009-2010
New Participants Wanted:
Beginning bird watchers are welcome to join us on our field trips. Required: An interest in birds, a love of
the outdoors and binoculars, if you have them. Our group is composed of
friendly people with varied birding skills who will serve as your guides for
the day.
POLICY: SHARE THE COST OF GAS
WITH THE DRIVERS
Now that the field trip season is in full
swing again, it might be timely to review the compensation plan that has been
agreed upon by the Board for drivers of vehicles. Each car receives the
same amount of money, assuming that each carries at least one passenger that is
not a family member and completes the entire trip. If a husband and wife
choose to drive only themselves, they do not receive a share of the
costs. The reimbursement rate is 25 cents per mile. It is the trip
leader's responsibility to calculate costs at the end of the trip and notify
riders of how much they owe the driver.
As
an example, two cars made the recent trip to the Turnbull Refuge, a husband and
wife and one passenger in each car. The round trip was 110 miles (X 2
cars X .25/mile = $55). $55 / 6 passengers = $9.17/ passenger goes into
the pool for division equally among the cars. In this case, this is what
each of the two riders owe their respective drivers. Let's be fair to
drivers and make sure they are compensated for their time and vehicle
use.
PLEASE REGISTER:
Watch the website or newsletter for updates to our field trip schedule. Participants should contact the trip
leader at least 24 hours in advance of the field trip to find out if the
meeting place/time or destination has been changed.
Thanks to all
those who volunteered to lead field trips this year. Do you have any suggestions for field trips and would like lead a
trip? We can add field trips to our
list as the year goes along. To
volunteer, call or email Roland
Craft, 457-8894 rolcra@roadrunner.com
2010 FIELD TRIPS
MICA BAY SURVEY
DATE: March 9,
Tuesday (held 2nd Tuesday of each month
- times vary depending on month)
TIME: 8:00 a.m.
MEET: Fairmont Loop and Highway 95
LEADER: Shirley Sturts 664-5318
ACTIVITY: We spend about 3 hours once a month counting birds at Mica
Bay. Everybody is welcome, including beginning birders. We will help you with identification
skills.
Chain
Lakes
see the
article on page 2 "Swan Mortality"
DATE: March 13,
Saturday
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
MEET: Fernan Ranger Station and meet Lisa at Rose Lake Exit
9:00 a.m.
LEADERS: Janet Callen 664-1085 and
Lisa Hardy 783-1262
ACTIVITY: We
will be looking for swans and other migrants. This will be a full day trip.
Bring a lunch and water and dress for the weather.
LATER FIELD TRIPS
See details in upcoming
newsletters
April 10,
Saturday - half-day class trip - see page 1
April 22,
Thursday - 11::00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Tubbs Hill walk to
look for birds and wildflowers
April
24:
Fishtrap/Hog Lake: 30 miles south of Spokane. Leaders: Roland Craft
457-8894 and Janet Callen 664-1085
May 1: Elk River Falls, White Pine Drive, Bovill and Deary.
Alternate: Westmond Lake and
Round Lake. Leaders: Roland Craft and Janet Callen
May 14, 15, 16: Three day, 2 night trip to Lee Metcalf Wildlife
Refuge (on the Bitterroot Valley Mountain Birding Trail), Stevensville,
Montana. Leaders: Kris Buchler 664-4739 and Janet Callen
May 22, Saturday - Adopt-a-Highway -
leaders Judy and Phil Waring 765-5378
June 5: Bonner County Century Count
SUMMER BIRDING
Leader Lynn Sheridan:
designed for beginning bird-watchers, but anyone is welcome - Each trip
will last approximately two hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tentative dates are:
·
June 17:
Honeysuckle Beach in Hayden
·
July 15: Cougar Bay and the Nature Conservancy
Preserve
·
August 19:
NIC and the Spokane River
For details/meeting locations call Lynn at 765-2603
Rio
Grande Valley of Texas
Trip in
the planning stage - Call Ed Buchler if you are interested, 664-4739
Tentative date: November 6-14
(Saturday through the following Sunday
Leader: John Shipley, Kingfisher Bird Tours http://www.kingfisherbirdtours.com/
·
We would fly into either McAllen or Harlingen
·
We would stay at two different B & B see: http://www.rgv-bedandbreakfast.com/nature.html#top
·
John would
price this tour to be all-inclusive from either Harlingen or
McAllen. The ball-park price per person is $2,500-3,000, which
will include a $100/person contribution to CDA Audubon. We should limit
it to 8 participants. These tours would involve a minimum of driving,
with lots of time spent in walking outdoors. There are also very good
feeder locations there, where birds are easily viewed and photographed
·
Bird Checklist of area http://www.southtexasnature.com/pdf/LRGV-Birds-Checklist.pdf
