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By on June 7, 2025 in

Trip Leaders: Jennifer Patten, Joyce Bond, Hilary Locke

Limit: 15 participants

AltaCal Bird Alliance and Shasta Birding Society have enjoyed birding in Lassen Volcanic National Park for several years. We will be doing it again and welcome other chapters to join us and camp at the Lost Creek Group Campground site #5 reserved for the nights of Tuesday, June 17th, and Wednesday, June 18th.
Species that you might 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, Yellow Warbler, Western Tanager, and Cassin’s Finch, among others. We will visit the birding hot spots at Manzanita Lake, Hat Creek, Summit Peak, and Kings Creek; the remainder of our itinerary will be flexible, tailored to the interests of participants. Please note that due to lingering snow, some trails may be inaccessible.
Lost Creek Group Campground has primitive facilities, pit toilets, and potable water is available. Tuesday and Wednesday nights are potlucks. Please bring something to share. You are responsible for your breakfast and lunches. Bring camp gear, a tent, water bottles, bug spray, sunscreen, a camp chair, sturdy hiking shoes/boots, dress in layers, and prepare for cold weather. Bring firewood if you have some. We can collect wood in the forest too. To register for this camp out and have a spot to stay over at the park, click on the Zeff link https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/birding-lassen-volcanic-national-park
If you are only attending the bird walks and not camping, contact Jennifer Patten,  jenepatten@gmail.com, for more details and questions.

Lassen Volcanic National Park Camp Out

By on May 8, 2016 in

We have enjoyed the birding and camping at the Lost Creek Group Campground over the years, so we are scheduling this event again this year. Group Camp Site #5 has been reserved for the nights of Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25. This year the park road should be free of snow by late June and it should be ideal for observing nesting birds. We are again inviting the Redwood Region Audubon Society and Altacal Audubon Society to join us. Folks can either camp at Lost Creek or drive up for either or both Saturday and Sunday. Campers can arrive at the campsite at a time of their choosing on Friday afternoon. Saturday daytrippers should meet at the Redding Civic Auditorium (Convention Center) at 8:00 am Saturday morning to car pool. We will bird Manzanita Lake and vicinity on Saturday morning. The rest of the itinerary is open and will depend on the interests of the participants. Daytrippers for Sunday, June 28, will meet at the campsite at 9:00 am. Lost Creek has primitive facilities; pit toilets and no electricity. Potable water is available. Contact Bill Oliver (Ph. 941-7741 or email wwoliver9 AT gmail DOT com for other particulars. Map: https://goo.gl/QkU9Nj