Field Trip: Oso Flaco Lake

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Date & Time

Saturday, August 11, 2018
9:00 am - 11:30 am

Target Birds

  • Fresh water birds
  • Salt water birds
  • Northern Harrier
  • Wren
  • etc.

Trip Leader: Jack Sanford

Cost:

$8.00 to car pool drivers + $5 entrance fee per car or park outside the entrance.

Directions:

We will car pool from our Sears car pool location at the NE corner of the upper parking lot. We will meet at 7:00am and car pool to the Oso Flaco Lake parking area.

 

If you would like meet us at the lake at 9:00 am:

  • Take Hwy 101 to Hwy 166 (Main street exit in Santa Maria)
  •  Head west towards the town of Guadalupe
  • Turn right at the Hwy 1 intersection and go thru the town of Guadalupe
  • Travel 3 miles to the Oso Flaco Road
  • Turn left on Oso Flaco Road and proceed 3 miles to the parking lot

 

Other Information

  • Dress in layers
  • Bring water, snack or lunch
  • Wear comfortable shoes
  • Bring a hats
  • Binoculars a must, spotting scopes are very useful

Trip Coordinator

Jack Sanford

 

Sponsored By Santa Barbara Audubon Society

photo courtesy The Dunes Center