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Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/15/2025
8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location
Rock River Road

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Paolo Maffei will be the trip leader for a Central Sierra Audubon Society (CSAS) birding outing Saturday, Feb. 15 along Rock River Road to Salt Springs Valley in Calaveras County. This will primarily be a birding by car outing. Raptors commonly seen in the area this time of the year include Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier, Ferruginous Hawk, Rough-Legged Hawk and often Bald Eagles and occasionally Golden Eagles. Many different varieties of ducks will be visible plus possibly a Eurasian Widgeon or a Cinnamon Teal.
Meet at Barrows Restaurant in Sonora at 8 a.m. to carpool or meet at the Copperopolis Pond at 9 a.m. where we ca organize a caravan with our walkie-talkies. Bring a sack lunch, water, snack and birding paraphernalia. Lunch will be at Salt Springs Resort picnic area before moving on to the rest of the valley Rain will cancel. RSVP to Kit DeGear at kdegear@gmail.com.
Details and a map are available on the CSAS website at centralsierraaudubon.org.

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