Date: 4/12/26 10:54 am From: Anthony Metcalf via groups.io <ametcalf...> Subject: [inlandcountybirds] SBVAS Field Trip to the North End of the Salton Sea and the San Jacinto Wildlife Area (April 18 and 19
Hi all,
Please join us for the annual trip to the NESS on Saturbday followed by the SJW on Sunday. Yes, the two premier Riverside County Birding locations in one weekend!!!
Details below.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, Sunday, April 19, 2026
8:00 am and 7:30 am
Salton Sea Shorebirds, San Jacinto Wildlife Area
Leaders: Tony Metcalf <aemetcalf...> <ametcalf...>(951) 347-7710, David Rankin: <david.rankin...>
Hey shore-birders and April migrant lovers, join Tony Metcalf (951-347-7710) and David Rankin (619-869-3952) for a birding extravaganza at the north end of the Salton Sea (Saturday) and the San Jacinto Wildlife Area (Sunday). We will focus primarily on shorebirds, contrasting mid-April shorebird diversity at the Salton Sea with inland coastal shorebird diversity at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area and Mystic Lake. (Of course we look at everything from gulls to passerines!!). On Saturday (April 20) we will meet at 8 AM at the infamous Arco Station in Mecca (66 th Ave and HWY 86), and on Sunday (April 21) meet at the gates of the San Jacinto Wildlife Area at 7:30 AM. You can join us for one or both days. Bring drinks, snacks, lunch etc. And we recommend rubber boots for the barnacle beaches at the NESS and goopy Mystic Lake Shoreline
Tony Metcalf
SBVAS
-- Anthony Metcalf Department of Biology California State University, San Bernardino 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407 (909) 537-7501 FAX: (909) 537-7038
