5th Annual Snow Goose Festival -  January 23–25, 2004 Chico Masonic Family Center,  Chico, CA

Friday night Reception at the Sierra Nevada Brewery, Saturday Banquet & Keynote Speaker at Chico Masonic Family Center. Activities include:

¨       Exciting Field Trips                       Informative Workshops

¨       Tours led by Birding Experts             Children’s Activities

¨       Naturalist led River Walks                Tour Lundberg Rice Farm

¨       And Book Family Farm                    Bird by Kayak

¨       Wildlife Refuge Tours                    Bird at Black Butte Lake

¨       Hike the Sutter Buttes                   Live Animal Workshops

¨       Owl Prowl in Bidwell Park

The keynote speaker for the Saturday night Banquet will Michael Denega.  He’ll present his photographs and wildlife studies of the controversial and environmentally-sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:

Learn about arctic birds of the Yukon Flats and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from a dynamic traveling birder and photographer who just happens to make his living as a researcher and teacher of biological sciences! Workshop Leader: Michael Denega will share his knowledge through an exciting PowerPoint presentation of the Pacific Flyway's arctic birds, which he has studied as a college instructor, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service volunteer and biological researcher. His travels and studies have taken him from the northern-most regions of the flyway in Alaska, to the southern-most habitats of South America.

For a Schedule of Events & Registration:

    Website: www.sacrivertrust.org         Email: snowgoose@shocking.com          Phone: (530) 345-1865

For Thanksgiving Bird Count info, see http://www.utahbirds.org/cbc/ThanksgBirdCount.htm. There’s also a link from our web page.

San Diego Bird Festival - February 4-8, 2004. The eighth annual San Diego Bird Festival spotlights the natural diversity of the region with birding trips to the Anza-Borrego Desert, Cuyamaca Mountains, San Elijo Lagoon home of the California Gnatcatcher, San Diego Bay, Coronado Islands and San Felipe in Baja California.  More than 480 species of birds have been seen in San Diego County, a bird haven along the Pacific Flyway and home to many exciting winter birds.

The Festival highlights include:  Friday night mixer with Adrian Binns and his amusing talk on Origin of Bird Names and Saturday night dinner with Kenn Kaufman. Field trips including a two night trip to San Felipe,  pelagic trips, kayaking along San Diego Bay, a variety of classes pertaining to birds, bees, butterflies and the technology of digiscoping.  For younger birders there will be the ever-popular Salt Marsh School House and a Sunday morning bird and bike trip along the bay. 

Space, as usual, is limited so register early on line at www.sandiegonaturefestivals.org. If you wish to receive a brochure e-mail registration@sandiegonaturefestivals.org and list your name and address. See you at Marina Village on Mission Bay in February! Come and enjoy fantastic birding and a chance to visit with friends from across the USA and beyond.