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Lassen Volcanic National Park Lost Creek Group Campground

AltaCal Audubon will be camping and birding in Lassen VNP with the Shasta Birding Society, and other
Audubon chapters. Lost Creek Group Campsite #5 has been reserved for the nights of Friday, July 19,
and Saturday, July 20. Campers can arrive at the campsite on Friday after the 1pm check-in and check-
out by noon on Sunday, July 21. Species likely to see or hear, include Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker,
White-headed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Vaux’s Swift, Common
Nighthawk, Bufflehead, Canada Jay, Brown Creeper, American Dipper, Yellow Warbler, Western Tanager
and Cassin’s Finch, plus more. We will bird Manzanita Lake, Hat Creek, Summit Peak, and Kings Creek
areas and the rest of the itinerary is open and will depend on the interests of the participants. Lost
Creek Group Campground has primitive facilities, pit toilets, and potable water is available. Group size is
limited. If you would like to join us, contact Karen Smith, birds4ks@gmail.com to sign up and for more
details.

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Lightning Canyon Ranch Outing

Our first April 2024 field trip will be on Saturday April 6th from 6:00 am to noon to the Lightning Canyon Ranch, a private 2,205-acre property located at Lakehead overlooking Shasta Lake. This will be a half-day trip in rugged terrain targeting mid-elevation forest species such as Mountain Quail, Band-tailed Pigeon, American Dipper, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Northern Pygmy Owl, and possible migrant warblers and flycatchers. The owner’s local representative will give us an outline of the rich history of the property from Native American use, conservation via the Pacific Forest Trust, the 2021 Salt Fire to current and planned uses. We will then take a 1-2 mile birding hike along rugged logging and fire roads culminating with your own lunch at a hunters camp area. There are no bathroom facilities, wear layers of clothing and stout hiking boots, bring water and lunch, also trekking poles, bear spray and/or whistle if you have them. Be also alert for poison oak, rattle snakes, bear and mountain lion.

We will be carpooling with high clearance AWD/4WD vehicles due to limited parking and unpaved access roads. If you are interested, please contact webmaster@shastabirdingsociety.org to register and participate in the trip, receive detailed directions, eBird protocols, and obtain trip waivers to be signed and returned at least 5 days prior to the trip.

Persistent rain/snow prior to or the day of will cancel the trip due to unpaved road conditions.

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Birding Manzanita Lake

White-headed Woodpecker Male

We will bird the 2 mile Manzanita Lake loop trail looking for mountain birds and early warblers. Likely suspects are Bald Eagle, American Dipper, Clark’s Nutcracker, Bufflehead, White-headed Woodpecker, Brown Creeper and Mountain Chickadee. Meet at the Loomis Museum parking lot at 8:00am. Wear layers of clothes as it will most likely be pretty cool in the morning. Entrance fees are required. If you don’t have a pass I suggest you arrange ahead of time to ride with someone that has a Golden Age pass.

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