{"id":6319,"date":"2012-06-10T12:36:06","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T19:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=6319"},"modified":"2012-06-10T12:36:06","modified_gmt":"2012-06-10T19:36:06","slug":"watching-sunsets-and-birds-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/watching-sunsets-and-birds-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching Sunsets and Birds in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"img\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/images\/beachset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you watch a sunset in California, it&#8217;s likely you&#8217;ll also watch birds. They dip, dive, grab their last moments of light and food to take back to the nest before tucking in and resting till the sun comes back again. For those who like to watch birds, an integral part of the experience involves watching the skies in which they fly. Daylight is the easiest time to watch birds but the late afternoon sun makes for spectacular picture taking\u00a0 when the light changes white birds suddenly seem orange.<\/p>\n<p>Over 90% of California&#8217;s original wetland habitats are gone, making way for development and housing mostly. The remaining small percent hangs with its health always in peril. On June 1, 2012 the State of California Parks clear legal hurdles and received the green light to begin repairing one such important area, the Malibu Lagoon.\u00a0 Other efforts to save wetlands and restore them have had some success. Watsonville holds a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/events\/earthday\/watsonville.html\">wetlands restoration day<\/a> on the 4th Saturday each month and is one of dozens of such efforts inviting the public to particpate and help out.<\/p>\n<p>If you just want to watch, you can see California bird migrations throughout the state from the desert to the sea, and participate in special events such as hikes, walks, and festivals honoring California&#8217;s bird populations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few California Bird Festivals and Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 15-17, 2012\u00a0\u00a0 Mono Lake Bird Chautaqua, birdchautauqua.org<\/li>\n<li>August 11, 2012\u00a0\u00a0 Kern River Valley Hummingbird Celebration, kern.audubon.org<\/li>\n<li>September 13-16, 2012\u00a0\u00a0 Monterey Bay Birding Festival, montereybaybirding.org<\/li>\n<li>September 29, 2012\u00a0 Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival, kern.audubon.org<\/li>\n<li>November 2-4, 2012\u00a0 Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival, cranefestival.com<\/li>\n<li>November 15-18, 2012\u00a0\u00a0 Central Valley Birding Symposium, cvbirds.org<\/li>\n<li>January 18-21, 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morro Bay Bird Festival,\u00a0 morrobaybirdfestival.org\/index.htm<\/li>\n<li>January 24-27, 2013 Chico Snow Goose Festival , snowgoosefestival.org<\/li>\n<li>February 8-10, 2013 San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, sfbayflywayfestival.com<\/li>\n<li>February15-17, 2013\u00a0 Klamath Falls Winter Wings Festival, winterwingsfest.org<\/li>\n<li>February 15-18, 2013\u00a0\u00a0 Great Backyard Bird Count, birdsource.org<\/li>\n<li>February 22-23, 2013\u00a0\u00a0 Davis California Duck Days,\u00a0 yolobasin.org<\/li>\n<li>March\u00a0 7-10, 2013\u00a0 16th Annual San Diego Bay Bird Festival, sandiegoaudubon.org<\/li>\n<li>March 8-9, 2013\u00a0\u00a0 Los Banos Wild on Wetlands Weekend, creec.edgateway.net<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/birds\/california-birding-winter-events.html\">Winter birding events<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you watch a sunset in California, it&#8217;s likely you&#8217;ll also watch birds. They dip, dive, grab their last moments of light and food to take back to the nest before tucking in and resting till the sun comes back again. 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