Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
Four Day Event - Martin Luther King Weekend - Feb;
Over 200 species are usually sighted during the Festival weekend.
Over 100 individual events are featured, including pelagic cruises, boat rides and kayaking in the Bay, van trips throughout the county, as well as many informative workshops.
Guided Tours of the Estuary and many surrounding areas. Morro Bay consistently ranks in the top of American birding sites.
This has become a major winter birding festival, famous throughout the U.S.
Aleutian Goose Festival - MAR
Crescent City Civic Center / Last Weekend in March /
Watch at sunrise as tens of thousands of Aleutian Canada Geese rise from their offshore island resting place
Annual event since 1999 - features birding, nature and Indian cultural experiences.
This birding, nature, and heritage celebration offers 80 events, at
Redwood National and State Parks, the Smith River National Recreation Area, Castle Rock
Wildlife Refuge, Tolowa Dunes State Park, and the Lake Earl Wildlife Area, and Lake Earl
Coastal Lagoon.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park - Arnold CA
Giant Sierra Redwood Groves
This grove includes Discovery Tree, the first giant sierra redwood noted in California.
The Park also houses two main campgrounds, picnic areas and hundreds of miles of established trails.
Popular activities include cross-country skiing, hiking, mountain biking and bird-watching.
Butte Valley National Grasslands
Location: northern Siskiyou County between Dorris and Macdoel along Highway US-97;
14,250 acre grasslands reserves dedicated in July 1991 as the nation's 20th National Grassland.
It is administered as part of the Klamath National Forest along the Klamath River Basin.
This area provides abundant birdwatching oppurtunities.
Salton Sea International Bird Festival
Four-day annual special event on the watch for endangered species of California Desert.
Over 400 recorded species - Can see 100 species per day. Salton Sea – Desert – Wetlands – Agriculture – Awesome birding on Pacific Flyway.
An abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities includes five campgrounds and boat ramp.
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