Solano Land Trust: Bird of Prey Hike at Lynch Canyon 09/29/19

Solano Land Trust and Solano County Parks are proud to present this popular series of birds of prey hikes of the winter migration season. Lynch Canyon is home to golden eagles 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 $6 at Lynch Canyon, cash or check, payable to Solano County Parks.

Solano Land Trust: Bird of Prey Hike at Lynch Canyon 09/29/19: September 29 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm $10 Solano Land Trust and Solano County Parks are proud to present this popular series of birds of ...

August 25th, Saturday Orientation. Meet at 9:15, head up at 9:30, we'll be done by noon, we are going to check to gate, stock the forms bin, time the walk up from the barn, explore a shuttle to and from the barn, and look for some hawks, if its good we may stay past noon.

Call Larry for details 707 791-0335

and.... August 29th, detail below from Dave

Hello Team,

We will be starting our Fall Migration Project on Wednesday Aug 29TH 2018. There is a slight difference to our protocol this year.

We will still meet at the Jenner Visitor Center (JVC) and carpool to the Jenner Hawk Overlook (JHO). We will leave the JVC at 0930 SHARP! So that we can start our Hawkwatch at 1000 hours.

Here is the IMPORTANT new Protocol: We will park our vehicles at the barn and walk to our Hawkwatch site about 200 yards! We are still working on the details with The Wildlands Conservancy (TWC).
We will stay until 1400 hours (2:00) than depart the hill.

If joining please let us know. You should bring layered clothing! It can be hot or it can be down right cold & windy!!

Things to bring:

Lunch food snacks
Hydration fluids
Binoculars
Spotting scope
Folding chair
Camera
A Great Attitude
A desire to learn
Wind gauge
Compass
Pencil or pen & paper

I will be at every Wednesday except Sept 5TH, unless something unforeseen come up?

Looking forward to another great year! Get out and practice your ID skills beforehand.

I also can not use Yahoo Groups any more.

So this FB group will be my main form of communication with our Team.

Dave Barry.

Larry B. Edits....

(I posted this for Dave, I will be posting on Yahoo, Facebook, and West County Hawkwatch goggle blogger)

So for yahoo?
Headlands Hawks at Yahoo groups (where you are now)

Facebook?
Jenner Headlands Hawk Migration Project & West County Hawkwatch Raptor Research Group

Google Blogger?
West County Hawkwatch

Best email for Larry?
northcoastraptor@gmail.com

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New December, January, Febuary and March dates....

2016 Fall - Winter

December 3rd, (Saturday) 9 am to 1 pm at the King-Swett Ranches
Where the Wild Things Are Hike with Jim Walsh:  Wander the hills between Fairfield, Benicia and Vallejo.  Get a great workout and learn about the birds and other wildlife that call this area home.  Take advantage of this special opportunity if you can because the King-Swett Ranches are otherwise closed.  Up to six miles.  Free!  Space is limited.  Pre-registration recommended.

December 3rd, (Saturday) 9:30 to 11am, Sonoma Land Trust, Baylands / Dickson units bird hike, (Reclamation Road off of highway 37) Park at Reclamation road parking lot, no registration necessary.

December 18th, (Sunday) 10am to 2pm, Solano Land Trust, Over-wintering distribution Raptor Hike at Lynch Canyon Open Space. Solano Land Trust website: www.solanolandtrust.org under events calendar. Pre-registration recommended.

January 16th, (Monday) 7pm to 9pm, Madrone Audubon, PowerPoint Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History. West County HawkWatch presents "Local Hawks in the region, Migration, Resident and Over-wintering identification and Natural history" a beginning and novice talk and PowerPoint presentation. Details on how to identify what you see when you are looking at hawks. Some history on the past, present and future of our Birds of Prey. Opportunities to go out and see these birds on upcoming scheduled hikes, walks and counts. Plus some handouts of Hawk Identification process paperwork.

January 21st, (Saturday) 1pm to 5pm, Solano Land Trust, PowerPoint and Hike, Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History, at Rush Ranch - starting at 1pm. West County HawkWatch presents "Local Hawks in the region, Migration, Resident and Over-wintering identification and Natural history" a beginning and novice talk and PowerPoint presentation. Details on how to identify what you see when you are looking at hawks. Some history on the past, present and future of our Birds of Prey. Opportunities to go out and see these birds on upcoming scheduled hikes, walks and counts. Plus some handouts of Hawk Identification process paperwork. Solano Land Trust website: www.solanolandtrust.org under events calendar. Pre-registration recommended.

January 26th (Thursday night) 7pm to 9pm, Sonoma Land Trust, Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History PowerPoint Presentation at SLT main building. Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

January 29th (Sunday) 10am to 2pm, Tolay Creek Over-wintering Birds of Prey hike, 10am to 1:30pm Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

February (10th, 11th 12th) is Bay Area Flyway Festival and on:

February 11th Sears Point Property (Dickson Trial / Baylands) tour with Sonoma Land Trust 10am to 11:45am.

February 11th Sears Point Property (Dickson Trial / Baylands) tour with Sonoma Land Trust Noon to 1:45pm.

February 12th Solano Land Trust tour at Lynch Canyon Open Space 10am to 2pm

February 16th - 19th (Thursday -Sunday) Winter Wings Festival @ Lower Klamath Basin Region. West County HawkWatch is not planning on going but we have some folks in the Region to help you if you are there

February 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th (Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon) West County Hawkwatch to the Lower Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge complex, including but not limited to the Butte Valley, Lower Klamath and Tule Lake. WCHW member, guest and VIP tour 2017. Exclusive and Extensive tours with our own group.

March 5th (Sunday) 10am to 2pm Skaggs Island Birds of Prey tour with Sonoma Land Trust 10am to 2pm Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

March 9th 7:00 to 8:30pm, Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History PowerPoint Presentation at the Laguna Foundation Center

March 11th, 10am to 2pm, Laguna Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History walk on the Laguna Trail.  

March 18th, 1pm-5pm, Saturday Solano Land Trust, PowerPoint and Hike, Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History, at Rush Ranch - starting at 1pm. West County HawkWatch presents "Local Hawks in the region, Migration, Resident and Over-wintering identification and Natural history" a beginning and novice talk and PowerPoint presentation. Details on how to identify what you see when you are looking at hawks. Some history on the past, present and future of our Birds of Prey. Opportunities to go out and see these birds on upcoming scheduled hikes, walks and counts. Plus some handouts of Hawk Identification process paperwork. Solano Land Trust website: www.solanolandtrust.org under events calendar. Pre-registration recommended.

Dates 2016 - 2017 Outings, hikes, walks, talks and presentations... West County Hawkwatch

Dates 2016 - 2017 Outings, hikes, walks, talks and presentations...

Fall - Winter

September 11th, Solano Land Trust (Sunday) 10am to 2pm

Birds of Prey Migration and Identification at Lynch Canyon Open Space. Solano Land Trust website: www.solanolandtrust.org under "events calendar"

September 25th, Sonoma Land Trust (Sunday) 10am to 2pm

Birds of Prey Migration and Identification Estero Americano Coastal Preserve. Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

October 2nd, Sonoma Land Trust (Sunday) 10am to 4pm
Birds of Prey Migration and Identification Pole Mountain. Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

October 9th, The Wildlands Conservancy (Sunday) 10am to 2pm
Birds of Prey Migration and Identification Estero Americano Coastal Preserve. The Wildlands Conservancy website: www.wildlandsconservancy.org located on the Jenner Headlands Preserve page under Jenner Headlands Guided Hike and Preserve link (yes its Estero Preserve but listed under Jenner)

October 16th, Sonoma Land Trust (Sunday) 10am to 4pm
Birds of Prey Migration and Identification Pole Mountain. Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

October 23rd, Sonoma Land Trust (Sunday) 10am to 2pm
Birds of Prey Migration and Identification Estero Americano Coastal Preserve. Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

November 5th, Sonoma Land Trust (Saturday) 9am to noon
PowerPoint/Hike (Shore birds and Hawks) Sears Point Wetlands. Raptors and Shorebirds — They Love the Bay, Too! 9—10am Hundreds of thousands of birds migrate through and live by the bay. Learn which birds are likely to be seen and discover how to spot them in the sky, on the water and on the landscape. Presentation, 9am to 10am PowerPoint, 10:30am to noon, walk the Dickson and Baylands units. Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

November 6th, Solano Land Trust (Sunday) 10am to 2pm
Over-wintering distribution Raptor Hike at Rockville Trails Preserve. Solano Land Trust website: www.solanolandtrust.org under events calendar

November 8th REI Events (Tuesday Night) 7pm to 8:30pm
PowerPoint Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History. West County HawkWatch presents "Local Hawks in the region, Migration, Resident and Over-wintering, Identification and Natural history" a beginning and novice talk and presentation. Details on how to identify what you see when you are looking at hawks. Some history on the past, present and future of our Birds of Prey. Opportunities to go out and see these birds on upcoming scheduled hikes, walks and counts. Plus some handouts of Hawk Identification process paperwork. REI 2715 Santa Rosa Ave Santa Rosa, CA 95407 (707) 540-9025

November 12th, Solano Land Trust (Saturday) 10am to 2pm
Over-wintering distribution Raptor Hike at Lynch Canyon Open Space (donor hike VIP). Solano Land Trust website: www.solanolandtrust.org under events calendar.

November 13th, The Wildlands Conservancy (Saturday) 10am to 2pm
Over-wintering distribution Raptor Hike Estero Americano Coast Preserve. The Wildlands Conservancy website: www.wildlandsconservancy.org located on the Jenner Headlands Preserve page under Jenner Headlands Guided Hike and Preserve link (yes its Estero Preserve but listed under Jenner)

November 19th Tolay Lake Madrone 9am to 1pm, This is offered by Madrone Audubon and an exclusive tour into the Tolay Lake region looking for over-wintering Birds of Prey with our local Audubon membership and guests....

November 19th (Saturday) Cub Scout Pack 25 West County Hawkwatch Nature Outing. Bird, Hawk, Nature hike at Spring Lake Park 2pm to 4pm, Meet at the Environmental Center at Spring Lake Park, looking for birding and naturalists to help lead. Call or email Larry 707-791-0335 or northcoastraptor@gmail.com (I need help! please consider helping me lead the next generation of birders!)

November 20th (Sunday) 10am to 4pm Sonoma Land Trust, Pole Mountain, Bird hike and Raptor quest (reschedule from a earlier rain cancellation)... Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

December 3rd (Saturday) 9:30 to 11am Sonoma Land Trust, Baylands / Dickson units bird hike, (Reclamation Road off of highway 37) Park at Reclamation road parking lot, no registration necessary.

December 18th, Solano Land Trust (Sunday) 10am to 2pm Over-wintering distribution Raptor Hike at Lynch Canyon Open Space. Solano Land Trust website: www.solanolandtrust.org under events calendar.

January 16th Madrone Audubon PowerPoint Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History West County HawkWatch presents "Local Hawks in the region, Migration, Resident and Over-wintering identification and Natural history" a beginning and novice talk and PowerPoint presentation. Details on how to identify what you see when you are looking at hawks. Some history on the past, present and future of our Birds of Prey. Opportunities to go out and see these birds on upcoming scheduled hikes, walks and counts. Plus some handouts of Hawk Identification process paperwork.

January 21st, Solano Land Trust (Saturday) 1pm to 5pm PowerPoint and Hike, Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History at Rush Ranch - starting at 1pm. West County HawkWatch presents "Local Hawks in the region, Migration, Resident and Over-wintering identification and Natural history" a beginning and novice talk and PowerPoint presentation. Details on how to identify what you see when you are looking at hawks. Some history on the past, present and future of our Birds of Prey. Opportunities to go out and see these birds on upcoming scheduled hikes, walks and counts. Plus some handouts of Hawk Identification process paperwork. Solano Land Trust website: www.solanolandtrust.org under events calendar.

Jan 26th Sonoma Land Trust (Thursday night) 7pm to 8:30pm Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History PowerPoint Presentation at SLT main building. Sonoma Land Trust Website: www.sonomalandtrust.org under the "out on the lands" calendar.

(TBD) January 29th Skaggs Island or Tolay Creek Over-wintering Birds of Prey hike (Sonoma Land Trust Pending)

February 10th, 11th and 12th is Bay Area Flyway Festival and on:
February 11th we are planning a Sears Point Property tour with Sonoma Land Trust
(TBD) February 12th Solano Land Trust tour at Lynch Canyon

February 16th through the 19th Winter Wings Festival @ Lower Klamath Basin Region. Larry is not planning on going but we may have some West County HawkWatch folks in the Region to help you if you are there

February 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th West County Hawkwatch to the Lower Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge complex, including but not limited to the Butte Valley, Lower Klamath and Tule Lake. WCHW member, guest and VIP tour 2017. Exclusive and Extensive tours with our own group.

(TBD) March 5th Skaggs Island, Tolay Creek or Cougar Mountain with Sonoma Land Trust

(TBD) 2017 TBA Laguna Foundation PowerPoint and Hike Birds of Prey Identification and Natural History

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It is so important to stay on the bird to see all the possible profiles and views it offers....

We teach that in our outings and watches to stay on it and get all you can, we try to do this on all raptors, but always when its a species that is often hard call or misidentified. So often folks see a bird, make a call and then they move to look for the next bird, staying on a bird to see all its appearance at each angle is indeed a major key to un-tapping the wonders of Raptor Identification.... love the Blog HWI, thank you 

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Rough-legged Hawk... by Earl Reinink
a hawk, a man and a camera....

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