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Local Audubon Society   

 

Buena Vista Audubon Society (BVAS) has its headquarters at the Nature Center located at 2202 South Coast Highway in Oceanside, phone 760-439-2473.  Their list of bird walks and activities can be viewed in the monthy issue of the Lagoon Flyer at: www.bvaudubon.org.

 

BVAS conducts a bird walk each month on the second Sunday at 8:00am to a local area.  A docent from BVAS conducts a bird walk on the first Saturday of each month at Whelan Lake Bird Sanctuary at 8:00am.  Whelan Lake is located at 3650 North River Road in Oceanside.  Birders can enter the property that day without calling ahead.  Birders can bird at Whelan Lake on their own on any day be calling a day in advance to Greg Stewart, Caretaker, at 760-722-4887, so he can open the gate.

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Link to Audubon's "Birds will be Birds" post...Beautiful Pictures!!!

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San Diego Botanic Gardens (formerly Quail Gardens), 230 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas.  Bird walks are held on the first Monday of each month. Birders from nearby towns meet at 8:00am in the SDBG parking lot for docent led walk.

 

Palomar Audubon Society.  There is a bird walk every Saturday of each month. The walks are longer in duration.

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Aqua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center, 1580 Cannon Rd., Carlsbad. Bird walk on the second Saturday of every month at 9:00am

 

BIRD & ANIMAL RESCUE

 

HUMMINGBIRD RESCUE CENTER: Marian Stacey, the well-known “Hummingbird Lady” ,

75 Fig Ave, Chula Vista, Ca, 91910, 1-619-420-5156

 

Hummingbirds only: Chula Vista Rescue Center: Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators

SEA AND SAGE (Orange Chapter of National Audubon) 1-619-420-5156 

 

PROJECT WILDLIFE, www.Projectwildlife.org Non-profit international organization that accepts WILD BIRDS and mammals from the public, emergency care for ill animals in distress and releases them back into their natural habitats.  Paid wild animals removal from inside homes (skunks, etc.)

Hot line: 1-619-225-9453 Triage Center is staffed seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hours of operation: 10 1.m. to 3 p.m.)

 

WILDLIFE TRIAGE AREA,

887-½ Sherman St, San Diego, Ca, 92110

Area for Drop-off is open 24/7. Hours for Staff and volunteers 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Center is open 7 days a week except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year.

 

RAPTOR (Hawks):  SKYHUNTERS                                http://www.skyhunters.org/bio.html

Nancy Conney, Lakeside.  Pager: 1-619-580-4615, phone 1-619-445-6565

North County Representative: Debby 1-760-480-9616

Over the past 15 years, Nancy and Skyhunters have cared for more than 4000 raptors and released about 80% back into their natural habitat. Nancy maintains U.S. Federal Fish and Wildlife permits for rehabilitation, education and Eagle possession.

 

SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY’S ANIMAL RESCUE:

Oceanside/Vista San Diego Humane Society North Campus: 760-757-4357

Escondido/San Marcos & Poway: 760-888-2225

 

WEST NILE VIRUS DEAD BIRD REPORTING: Call Environmental Health at 1-858-624-2888

www.westnile.ca.gov/bird-id.htm

 

WILDLIFE ASSISTANCE: emergency phone # 1-619-921-6044, main phone 858-2222 located at PMB 444, 4203 Genesee Ave, #103, San Diego, 92117. Responds to over 1, 000 calls per year for wild birds and mammals in trouble.  Not public funded.  Donations and membership fee only.

 

PET AND WILDLIFE HOSPITAL: Acacia Animal Health Center, 1-760-745-8115, located at 655 W. Citricado Parkway, Escondido.  Hours: Mon-Fri 7 am/9 pm, Sat 8/9 pm/ Sun. 10/5. 

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BUYING BINOCULARS

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BUYING BINOCULARS--What to look for when buying binoculars?Where to buy binoculars? One place is Eagle Optics.