Date: 4/13/25 10:25 am From: Anthony Metcalf via groups.io <ametcalf...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] Date Change: May 3 and 4th Shorebird Extravangaza SBVAS
*May 3 and May 4 Two Day Shorebird Extravaganza*
*Please note the date change to May 3 and 4:* Hey shorebirders and vagrant hunters, join David Rankin (619-869-3952) and Tony Metcalf (951-347-7710) for a two day birding extravaganza at the north end of the Salton Sea (Saturday) and the San Jacinto Wildlife Area (Sunday). We will focus primarily on shorebirds, contrasting mid-April shorebird diversity at the Salton Sea with inland coastal shorebird diversity at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area and Mystic Lake. (Of course we look at everything from gulls to passerines!!). On Saturday (May 3) we will meet at 8 AM at the infamous Arco Station in Mecca (66th Ave and HWY 86), and on Sunday (May 4) meet at the gates of the San Jacinto Wildlife Area at 7:30AM. You can join us for one or both days. Bring drinks, snacks, lunch etc. And we recommend rubber boots for the barnacle beaches at the NESS and goopy Mystic Lake Shoreline.
Tony and David SBVAS -- Anthony Metcalf Department of Biology California State University, San Bernardino 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407 (909) 537-7501 FAX: (909) 537-7038
