For the records, our August 31st Jenner Hawkwatch 2024 Orientation event (event was held 8.31.24)

 

8.31.2024 Saturday 

(Tomorrow) Pre-Orientation Jenner date / 9:15am JVC, 9:30am up to the gate... up on the hill by 10am. Larry B will be at JVC (Jenner Visitor Center) At 9:15, and we'll head up to the Hawkwatch at 9:30am sharp. We'll be checking on annual permissions, waivers, gate codes, gates parking, etc.... My goal is to be on the hill from 10am to Noon, but weather and sightings could make us go earlier or stay longer, we are VERY fixable on this first day of 2024 season. 

Corby Hines our new Ranger will be there too...

 Call Larry at 707-791-0335 for questions   

8.31.24

TUVU 20, SSHA 1, RTHA 2, AMKE 1, Undoc Accip. 1

Fogged out

Bill Perry, Chris Richmond, Steve Corey, Sarah Reid, Larry Broderick

All images, photos, references, for educational and non profit use only, all copyrights to original author, photographers and agencies. 

12-18-2021 Lynch Canyon Raptor tour 10am 2pm

12-18-2021 Lynch Canyon Raptor tour, tomorrow! 10am 2pm 

https://www.meetup.com/Solano-Land-Trust-Outdoor-Adventures-Meetup/events/282478472/ 

Details: Bird of Prey season is back!

Join Larry Broderick for the 2021- 2022 season at Lynch Canyon and Rush Ranch!

Each year from fall through late winter, raptor expert Larry Broderick of West County Hawkwatch leads weekend hikes and workshops so people can learn about the birds of prey that call the Solano Land Trust properties their home.

During this viewing season, bring your binoculars and join a group to see the magnificent bids that rely on our protected agricultural open spaces for habitat. Birders of all levels of experience are welcome.

Dedicated to Ken Poerner:

By request, Larry Broderick would like to dedicate this year’s Bird of Prey season in honor of our dear friend Ken Poerner, whose tireless dedication to conservation touched every aspect of Solano Land Trust’s work. Ken passed in early June of this year after a ten-year battle with cancer. It was Ken who first introduced the Solano Land Trust to Larry, and Larry’s expertise and passion have been an invaluable asset to the land trust and the community we serve for many years.

Upcoming Hike Dates:

Registration for hikes are required.
December 18 registration: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=k4v5ckmab&oeidk=a07eiklwl9hc61d0b68

Please visit https://solanolandtrust.org/events/birds-of-prey to register for future dates

The hike fee is $10 per person.
Parking at Lynch Canyon is $6.00 during the off season (October – March)

Dec 18th [Saturday] Solano Land Trust Lynch Canyon
Jan 15th [Saturday] Solano Land Trust Lynch Canyon
Feb 12th [Saturday] Solano Land trust Lynch Canyon

March (TBD)

For a complete schedule of West County Hawkwatch events, visit the group’s website at: westcountyhawkwatch.com or its Facebook page. Or you can email Larry directly at northcoastraptor@gmail.com


For more information: contact di@solanolandtrust.org or call 707-420-1041

Broad-winged Hawks on the West Coast migration 9-26-2021.... Jenner Headlands Preserve Raptor Migration Hike ~ 10am to 2pm

9.26.2021 Jenner Headlands Preserve

6 Broad-winged Hawks comprised of;

2 Adult light morphs, 

1 Adult dark morph, 

3 Juveniles

(see photo references below)

So WE did a thing yesterday.. 9-26-2021....

During a TWC Raptor Migration Hike / Count event; the hike pretty much just ended up a Point Count... 

WE set up on the Upper "Raptor Ridge" trail, below the upper trees to the north east, on that bluff over looking the "football field" as it was windy down along the coastal prairie and overlook... We sat / stood in awe and watched the parade of Accipiter's and Broad-winged Hawks..

The shear fact we had both Dark and Light Morph Adults accentuated the experience, and add in the Juvenile birds and the BWHA workshop was complete.... 

Fantastic experience for the group and great memories for many who got a life bird on this special day.

(photos below of the Broad-winged's are from professional photographers, these photos are indicative of what we saw, but not the actual birds we saw, using them as reference and educational use only)

Juvenile Broad-winged Hawk, Ron LeValley 

Juvenile Broad-winged Hawk, the one and only Don Bartling photography 

Adult Broad-winged Hawk, David Brown photo 

Dark Morph Broad-winged Hawk, Tony Leukering photo credit 

Luckily the whole group was able to get onto {thanks TWC and WCHW} for suppling some extra binocs so everyone could enjoy these highly migratory, small, compact Buteo's. 

This day ties, and possibly breaks the earlier record up at Jenner for BWHA's.

A lot of the plans for Jenner Hawk Migration monitoring were conceived by Dan Nelson's records of Hawk Migrations on of Bay Hill road in the 1990s and early 2000s and documented in his Madrone Audubon sightings as well as Jesse House who also was instrumental in some of those early west counties surveys....

Lucky to be able to get up there and count these hawks, thankful for all the volunteers, counters, spotters and ultimately the day leaders.

Keep up the great work .. 

Also on this day of 9.26.2021: 

19 Coopers Hawks 

8 Sharp-shinned Hawks 

36 Red-tailed Hawks [3 were juv]

23 American Kestrels 

4 Northern Harriers 

21 Turkey Vultures

Adult Red-tailed Hawk Jenner

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, all rights original photographer. 

Sharp-shinned Hawk Jenner

Coopers Hawks tussling Jenner

Coopers Hawks Jenner

Sharp-shinned Hawk Jenner

Cooper's Hawk Don Bartling...

Juvenile Harrier Jenner 

Two birds below for reference only.... from the web, male harrier and juvenile harrier 

male^ 

juv^

Northern Harriers above, juv, female, male ... ^

Female Kestrel for reference only 

Male Kestrel for refence only 

LB, Jenner Headlands Hawkwatch Project 

Thank you The Wildlands Conservancy, Sonoma Land Trust, Hawkwatch International and North American Hawk Migration Association... 

#hawkwatch 

@HawkWatchInternational 

#WestCoastHawkWatchGroup 

@hawkwatch

#hawkmigration

northcoastraptor@gmail.com
Jenner Headlands Preserve
Raptor migration hike, Sunday 9-26-2021, 10am to 3pm
Go to link:
https://wildlandsconservancy.org/preserves/jennerheadlands/publicprograms

2021 season dates coming! Tolay Lake Regional Park, Lynch Canyon Open Space, Jenner Headlands Preserve, Estero Americano Coastal Preserve...

 Stay tuned, dates coming for West County Hawkwatch 2021/2022 season !

2021 season dates coming!  

Tolay Lake Regional Park, 

Lynch Canyon Open Space, 

Jenner Headlands Preserve, 

Estero Americano Coastal Preserve... 

Will update soon! 

An Inside Look: Raptor Migration

Join bird experts and trained hawkwatchers from Audubon Connecticut, Bedford Audubon Society, and Braddock Bay Raptor Research (plus a special guest appearance by a feathered friend) to learn how to identify raptors in flight, get information on participating in a "hawkwatch" to help scientists gather data, and discover some of the best viewing spots for fall migration.

Lynch Canyon Open Space 11-21-2020 Raptor Hike! Come see amazing eagles, hawks and other birds of prey on conserved lands!

 

Bird of Prey Hike at Lynch Canyon

November 21 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Lynch Canyon, 3100 Lynch Rd,
Fairfield, CA 94534 United States + Google Map

Solano Land Trust and Solano County Parks are proud to present this popular series of birds of prey hikes of the winter migration season led by California Naturalist Larry Broderick of West County Hawkwatch . Lynch Canyon is home to golden eagles and hawks. It is also a magnet for migrating and over-wintering birds of prey, as well as the residents. 

Lynch Canyon provides raptors with over 1,000 undeveloped acres where they can hunt and rest. Each year from fall through late winter, Solano Land Trust docent and raptor expert, Larry Broderick, leads hikes and workshops so others can learn about the birds of prey that call Solano Land Trust properties home.  During this viewing season, you can join other binocular-wielding people who appreciate the connection between Solano Land Trust's protected ranchland and open spaces and the birds that rely on those lands for habitat.

Thanks to the ongoing conservation work at Lynch Canyon, and the donors who make this work possible, the land has resident yearlong raptors in addition to its wintertime visitors. During fall and spring migration, the bird population can double or triple.

“It's a wild, remote wilderness, and yet it's right in our backyard," says Larry Broderick. “Lynch has a great prey base, and that is a testament to Solano Land Trust's ecosystem management."

Lynch Canyon Raptor hike NEXT WEEK! _ Nov 1st 2020 _ Lynch Canyon Open Space 10am to 2pm.

Lynch Canyon 11-1-2020 10am to 2pm

Details

Solano Land Trust and Solano County Parks are proud to present this popular series of birds of prey hikes of the winter migration season led by California Naturalist Larry Broderick of West County Hawkwatch . Lynch Canyon is home to golden eagles, northern harriers, falcons, kites and hawks. It is also a magnet for migrating and over-wintering birds of prey. It provides them with over 1,000 undeveloped acres where they can hunt and rest. Some feathered visitors come from as far away as the Arctic Circle. This hike will be between 4-6 miles. Meet in the parking lot.

COST: The guided hike is $10 per person. You can pay online when registering, or bring cash/check, payable to Solano Land Trust.

*NOTE: There is a separate parking fee of $8 at Lynch Canyon, cash or check, payable to Solano County Parks.

Space is limited.

Registration required.
REGISTER HERE:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=k4v5ckmab&oeidk=a07ehdjz9cr5af92cef