Registration is required for this trip and will be limited to 20 participants. Please email Chris to register.

Field Trip Leader: Chris Conard

By mid-July, the treatment ponds at the EchoWater Facility (surrounded by the SacSewer Bufferlands) may host thousands of migrating shorebirds that, weeks to a few days earlier, were on the Arctic tundra. This trip is open to anyone with an interest in shorebirds and is a great chance to learn more about them. We’ll scrutinize the common species, pointing out important ID points as well as a little of their natural history. And we’ll scan for any rarities that could be among the hoped for masses. Conditions are dynamic, and we may spend a little time checking out the adjacent Bufferlands, but we will wrap up before temperatures climb unreasonably.

 Directions and confirmation of exact meeting location and time will be provided upon registration. 

Western Sandpiper, Image by Chris Conard