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Bob Barnes & Associates presents: Kern River Valley Birding in the beautiful Kern River Valley Kern County, California Birding Guide & Trip Planning Services 2004 ABA Young Birders' Conference Report California Cornucopia - Birding Kern County, Bob Steele, WildBird Magazine, Sep/Oct 2005 2007 NatureFest Schedule at a Glance BIRD SIGHTINGS LINKS | Bob Barnes & Associates Kern River Valley and Southern Sierra Nevada Birding Availability & Events Calendar Contact: Bob Barnes E: bbarnes@lightspeed.net P: 760-375-6140 (24 hrs. answering machine) 1009 Las Cruces Ave., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 P. O. Box 953, Weldon, CA 93283 INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATES: Roy Arroyo, Bob Barnes, Les Chibana, Roy Poucher, John Robinson, John Schmitt, Alison Sheehey, Steve Sosensky, Alberto Vargas, Gerardo Vega. ***NOTE: Feel free to inquire about guide or planning services for any day(s) of the year. Do not be dissuaded by days already listed with bookings/events as multiple guides are available to meet your requests on those days as well. Although one to three day visits may yield several target birds or a chance of experiencing a birding phenomenon (e.g.: spring passerine migration), birding visits of four or more days are recommended for all but limits of time and cursory purposes. Th, 29 Mar-Su, 1 Apr 07 Exhibitor at Texas Tropics Nature Festival, McAllen, TX Sa, 14 Apr 07 Kern Audubon Society Field Trip to Kern River Preserve w. Bob Barnes or associate, FREE. Th, 26 Apr-Fr, 11 May 07 Private parties BOOKED each day with Bob Barnes or an associate. Th-Mo, 26-30 Apr 07 Kern River Valley Spring Nature Festival Field Trips Birding Trip Leaders: Bob Barnes, Tom Edell, Gary File, Mary Freeman, Nick Freeman, Wes Fritz, Fred Heath, Lee Jones, Dan Lockshaw, Michael McQuerrey, Gary Potter, Roy Poucher, Jeff Seay, Alison Sheehey, Steve Sosensky, Susan Steele, 1 day - $40, 2 days - $75, 3 or 4 days - $100, $125 for 5 days. Fr-Su, 27-29 Apr 07 Kern County’s America’s Birdiest Inland County competition days. Su-Fr, 6-11 May 07 American Birding Association-endorsed Spring Migration in Tennessee w. On My Mountain’s John Robinson. Fr-Su, 11-13 May 07 Exhibitor at Spring Wings 2007, Fallon/Lahontan Valley, NW NV. Selected field trips w. Bob Barnes at Spring Wings. Mo-Sa, 14-19 May 07 Southeast Arizona w. On My Mountain’s John Robinson. Tu-Fr, 15-25 May 07 Private parties BOOKED each day with Bob Barnes or an associate. Sa-Su, 19-20 May 07 Kern River Valley/Southern Sierra Nevada Owling Weekend, $50 (But, highly limited participation). Th, 31 May-Fr, 1 Jun 07 Private party BOOKED each day with Bob Barnes or an associate. Sa, 2 Jun 07 4th Sequoia National Forest-South Butterfly Count, $3. Su, 3 Jun 07 4th South Fork Kern River Valley Butterfly Count, $3. We-Fr, 6-8 Jun 07 Private party BOOKED each day with Bob Barnes or an associate. Sa-Su, 16-17 Jun 07 Sea & Sage Audubon Society (Orange County, CA), Kern River Valley/Southern Sierra Nevada Field Trip Weekend w. Bob Barnes. Interested? Make inquiry. Fr-Mo, 22-25 Jun 07 Los Angeles Audubon Society, Kern River Valley/Southern Sierra Nevada Field Trip Weekend w. Bob Barnes. Interested? Make inquiry. Sa, 30 Jun 07 7th North Fork Kern River Valley Butterfly Count, $3. Su, 1 Jul 07 5th Giant Sequoia National Monument - South Butterfly Count, $3. Su-Sa, 1-14 Jul 07 Birding Bonanza in Northern Argentina w. On My Mountain’s John Robinson. Sa-Su, 7-8 Jul 07 South Fork Kern River Rapid Assessment Summer Bird Count, FREE. Make inquiry. Sa-Th, 4-9 Aug 07 Southeast Arizona w. On My Mountain’s John Robinson. Sa, 11 Aug 07 Kern River Valley Hummingbird Celebration, Kern River Preserve, Weldon, CA Fr-Su, 17-19 Aug 07 Birdfair - British Birdwatching Fair, Rutland Water, England (TENTATIVE – Depends on booth space availability) Th-Su, 27-30 Sep 07 Exhibitor at Western Field Ornithologists Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. Sa-Su, 29-30 Sep 07 13th Annual Kern River Valley Turkey Vulture Festival, Kern River Preserve, Weldon, CA Th-Su, 15-18 Nov 07 Exhibitor at Central Valley Bird Symposium, Stockton, CA. Th-Su, 26-29 Jun 08 7th North American Butterfly Association Biennial Meeting, Kern River Valley, CA |
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