From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue May 18 07:42:40 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i4IEeCUw028252 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 18 May 2004 07:40:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp812.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp812.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.170.82]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id i4IEckD6028212 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 18 May 2004 07:38:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.100?) ([[email protected]]@63.193.245.244 with plain) by smtp812.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 May 2004 14:38:46 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v613) To: [[email protected]] Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> From: Karen DeMello <[[email protected]]> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 07:39:26 -0700 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.613) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Upcoming at Big Basin X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5b1 Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id i4IEeCUw028252 This weekend Big Basin Redwoods State Park is celebrating "Wings Over the Basin 2004", a weekend to learn about the birds in the redwood forest. The walks this Saturday and Sunday morning are as follows: SAT., May 22, 7:00 AM - Birds of Big Basin, with Garth Harwood.  Seek some of the hard-to-find specialty birds of Big Basin's redwood forest and other habitats. Come prepared to hike or drive; we may venture to other parts of the park. Meet at Opal Creek Picnic area near the new restroom building: from Park Headquarters, go past the entrance kiosk, veer right past the store, and continue 0.25 mile to Opal Creek Picnic area. Wear good walking shoes, and bring plenty of water and snacks.  (4.5 hrs) SUN., May 23, 5:15 AM - Marbled Murrelets in the Morning, with Jan Hintermeister.  Dawn is the time to listen and look for this remarkable bird as it circles over the old growth forest nesting area before heading out to sea.  Learn why this robin-sized seabird is so special to Big Basin. Meet at Park Headquarters at 5:15 AM sharp.  (1-1/4 hours) SUN., May 23, 7:00 AM - Birding the Redwood Forest by Ear with Todd Newberry.  Such tall trees, such deep shadows, but your ears hear birds your eyes can't see. We will "stop, look, and listen" to the bird sounds all around us. We will learn how to listen, how to hear, and will try to learn a half-dozen species out of the many we will hear.  And we will try to make sense of what these birds are up to when they sing. We will start by listening to a few birdsongs at various playback speeds to sense what is "inside" them -- inaudible to us but important to the birds themselves (Otherwise, why would they sing so complexly?). Meet at Park Headquarters at 7 AM.  (3 hours) In addition to these wonderful walks, we are fortunate to have a group camp for birders on Friday and Saturday nights. Garth Harwood is presenting "Getting to Know the Redwood Forest Birds" at the Saturday evening campfire program. Some camping spots are still available at $10/person; if you are interested in camping please contact me directly. If you drive up for the day, parking is $5/car. Wishing you good birding! Karen DeMello ([[email protected]]) (408)523-4559 (day/work) _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]