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Key to abbreviations (used when appropriate)
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
CALIFORNIA GUIDES
Bob Barnes
Kern River Valley Birding
1009 Las Cruces Avenue
Ridgecrest, California 93555
E: bbarnes@lightspeed.net
C: 760-382-1260
P: 760-375-6140
CALIFORNIA SITES
9 accessible nature trails for hiking and birding
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6295/hike.htm
W, E
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (Huntington Beach)
http://www.huntingtonbeachevents.com/conserv.html
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/1551/bolsa.htm
http://www.bolsachica.org/About/mission.html
W, E
Cabrillo National Monument (San Diego)
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/
Cabrillo NM Accessibility Information Page
W, E
Canebrake Ecological Preserve (Inyokern-Onyx)
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/articles/canebrake01.html
Cranebreak Information
W [you must read the information in the above site] E
Clear Creek WMA (Hollister)
http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=616
&agencyCode=126
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/recreation.html
D
Earthquake Trail (Point Reyes National Seashore)
http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/hiking_guide.htm
W, E
El Dorado Nature Center (Long Beach)
http://www.longbeach.gov/park/facilities/parks/el_dorado_nature_center.asp
W, E
Elkhorn Slough (between Santa Cruz and Monterey)
http://www.elkhornslough.org/
http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm
E, W (one short trail)
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area (Gridley)
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region2/graylodge/index.html
W, E, D
Honey Lake (Susanville)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/HoneyLake.htm
D [most]
Kern River Fish Hatchery (Kernville)
http://www.kernvalley.com/fishhatchery/maps.htm
http://www.kernvalley.com/fishhatchery/index.htm
W, E
Kern NWR (Delano)
http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/recEdMore.cfm?ID=11610
D
Kern River Preserve Headquarters(Kernville)
http://kern.audubon.org/visiting_krp.htm
Kern River Preserve Headquarters info sheet
D, E
Lower Klamath NWR (Dorris)
http://www.fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges/lowerklamath/lowerklamath.html
D
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens (Ft. Bragg)
http://www.gardenbythesea.org/
W, E
Merced NWR [San Luis NWR Complex] (Merced)
http://www.fws.gov/sanluis/features.htm
D
Muir Woods NM (Golden Gate Bridge)
http://www.nps.gov/muwo/
W, E
Modoc NWR (Alturas)
http://www.fws.gov/modoc/
D
Morro Bay State Park (Morro Bay)
http://www.birdingamerica.com/California/morrobay.htm
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=594
D, E
Palo Alto Baylands and Shoreline Park (Mountain View)
[Be sure to also visit the Duck Pond at the end of Embarcadero Road which has
handicapped parking less than 100 feet from where egrets and herons nest]
http://baytrail.abag.ca.gov/vtour/map3/access/Btpalto/Btpalto.htm
http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/PondMaps/PA.html
W, E
"Radio Road Pond" (San Mateo) A Local Hot Spot
Directions: take Highway 101 to Redwood City then take the Redwood
Shores Parkway exit, heading east (towards the bay). Continue for about 2.7
miles. Turn right at the sign for Radio Road. Go to where it ends in a
T-junction and you will be looking right at the pond.
D, E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
San Diego County [WOW!! THE WHOLE COUNTY]
You will LOVE this site!
http://miriameaglemon.com/San%20Diego%20Bird%20Pages/Sites/by_site.htm
D, E
San Diego County Booklet
Text
information about accessibility in many birding areas
Sacramento NWR Complex (90 mi. N/Sacramento/Willows)
http://www.fws.gov/sacramentovalleyrefuges/facilities.htm
and
http://www.fws.gov/sacramentovalleyrefuges/index.htm
D, W, E
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary (Irvine)
http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/SJWS/sjwsarticlebycat.htm
http://www.irwd.com/Environment/wildlife.php
W, E
San Luis NWR Complex (San Joaquin Valley-Los Banos)
http://www.fws.gov/sanluis/sanluis_info.htm
D
Schollenberger Park Wetlands (Petaluma)
http://www.petalumawetlandspark.org/HTML/Shollenberger.html
W, E
Sequoia National Park [Giant Forest Section] (Three Rivers)
http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/sequoia/giant_forest.html
W, E
Sequoia National Forest's Trail of 100 Giants (Kernville)
Sequoia Giant Trail information sheet
W, E
Tule Lake NWR (Tulelake)
http://www.fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges/tulelake/tulelake.html
D
Watsonville Sloughs (Monterey Bay)
http://watsonvillewetlandswatch.org/describe.htm
W, E
Yosemite National Park (eastern central California)
http://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hiking.htm
D, E, W
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
CALIFORNIA GUIDES
Bob Barnes
Kern River Valley Birding
1009 Las Cruces Avenue
Ridgecrest, California 93555
E: bbarnes@lightspeed.net
C: 760-382-1260
P: 760-375-6140
CALIFORNIA SITES
9 accessible nature trails for hiking and birding
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6295/hike.htm
W, E
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (Huntington Beach)
http://www.huntingtonbeachevents.com/conserv.html
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/1551/bolsa.htm
http://www.bolsachica.org/About/mission.html
W, E
Cabrillo National Monument (San Diego)
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/
Cabrillo NM Accessibility Information Page
W, E
Canebrake Ecological Preserve (Inyokern-Onyx)
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/articles/canebrake01.html
Cranebreak Information
W [you must read the information in the above site] E
Clear Creek WMA (Hollister)
http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=616
&agencyCode=126
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/recreation.html
D
Earthquake Trail (Point Reyes National Seashore)
http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/hiking_guide.htm
W, E
El Dorado Nature Center (Long Beach)
http://www.longbeach.gov/park/facilities/parks/el_dorado_nature_center.asp
W, E
Elkhorn Slough (between Santa Cruz and Monterey)
http://www.elkhornslough.org/
http://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr.htm
E, W (one short trail)
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area (Gridley)
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region2/graylodge/index.html
W, E, D
Honey Lake (Susanville)
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/BirdSites/HoneyLake.htm
D [most]
Kern River Fish Hatchery (Kernville)
http://www.kernvalley.com/fishhatchery/maps.htm
http://www.kernvalley.com/fishhatchery/index.htm
W, E
Kern NWR (Delano)
http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/recEdMore.cfm?ID=11610
D
Kern River Preserve Headquarters(Kernville)
http://kern.audubon.org/visiting_krp.htm
Kern River Preserve Headquarters info sheet
D, E
Lower Klamath NWR (Dorris)
http://www.fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges/lowerklamath/lowerklamath.html
D
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens (Ft. Bragg)
http://www.gardenbythesea.org/
W, E
Merced NWR [San Luis NWR Complex] (Merced)
http://www.fws.gov/sanluis/features.htm
D
Muir Woods NM (Golden Gate Bridge)
http://www.nps.gov/muwo/
W, E
Modoc NWR (Alturas)
http://www.fws.gov/modoc/
D
Morro Bay State Park (Morro Bay)
http://www.birdingamerica.com/California/morrobay.htm
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=594
D, E
Palo Alto Baylands and Shoreline Park (Mountain View)
[Be sure to also visit the Duck Pond at the end of Embarcadero Road which has
handicapped parking less than 100 feet from where egrets and herons nest]
http://baytrail.abag.ca.gov/vtour/map3/access/Btpalto/Btpalto.htm
http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/PondMaps/PA.html
W, E
"Radio Road Pond" (San Mateo) A Local Hot Spot
Directions: take Highway 101 to Redwood City then take the Redwood
Shores Parkway exit, heading east (towards the bay). Continue for about 2.7
miles. Turn right at the sign for Radio Road. Go to where it ends in a
T-junction and you will be looking right at the pond.
D, E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
San Diego County [WOW!! THE WHOLE COUNTY]
You will LOVE this site!
http://miriameaglemon.com/San%20Diego%20Bird%20Pages/Sites/by_site.htm
D, E
San Diego County Booklet
Text
information about accessibility in many birding areas
Sacramento NWR Complex (90 mi. N/Sacramento/Willows)
http://www.fws.gov/sacramentovalleyrefuges/facilities.htm
and
http://www.fws.gov/sacramentovalleyrefuges/index.htm
D, W, E
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary (Irvine)
http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/SJWS/sjwsarticlebycat.htm
http://www.irwd.com/Environment/wildlife.php
W, E
San Luis NWR Complex (San Joaquin Valley-Los Banos)
http://www.fws.gov/sanluis/sanluis_info.htm
D
Schollenberger Park Wetlands (Petaluma)
http://www.petalumawetlandspark.org/HTML/Shollenberger.html
W, E
Sequoia National Park [Giant Forest Section] (Three Rivers)
http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/sequoia/giant_forest.html
W, E
Sequoia National Forest's Trail of 100 Giants (Kernville)
Sequoia Giant Trail information sheet
W, E
Tule Lake NWR (Tulelake)
http://www.fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges/tulelake/tulelake.html
D
Watsonville Sloughs (Monterey Bay)
http://watsonvillewetlandswatch.org/describe.htm
W, E
Yosemite National Park (eastern central California)
http://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hiking.htm
D, E, W