Bird Walk with Kimball Garrett

43201 35th Street West,Lancaster CA 93536

29 April, 2023

Description

Explore the birdlife of the Antelope Valley desert with renowned ornithologist Kimball Garrett. We can expect to see about twenty-five to thirty unique species on our walk around the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve trails and we will concentrate on learning to identify them by sight and sound while exploring interesting aspects of their behavior, ecology, and conservation issues. An avid birdwatcher since childhood, Garrett has been involved in documenting the avifauna of Los Angeles County and adjacent regions for over forty years. Since the early 1990s he has monitored nonnative, naturalized bird species in California, including over 10 species of parrots, various doves, and several seed-eating passerines including Nutmeg Mannikins and Orange Bishops. He was lead author for two species monographs in the authoritative Birds of North America series, those for the Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) and the White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus). His book Birds of Southern California: Status and Distribution (coauthored with Jon Dunn) remains the standard distributional reference for the region. For this event, the group will meet in the parking lot of the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve at 8:00AM with the walk starting shortly thereafter. Trails are easy and maintained but comfortable walking shoes and water are highly recommended. Birds of Southern California: Status and Distribution by Kimball Garrett and Jon Dunn will be available for purchase in the Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center gift shop. Both signed and unsigned copies are available. The purpose of the Antelope Valley Audubon Society is to provide educational programs and services that build awareness of the importance of birds and other wildlife, and to promote conservation and restoration of natural habitats, primarily in the Antelope Valley area. For more information on the Antelope Valley Audubon Society chapter and their upcoming events, please visit https://www.avaudubon.org/programs/upcoming-events.