Western tanagers stop over on their way from the tropics to Canada. Photo in Rose Canyon by Karen Straus/
SD Audubon Society
Sat. Apr. 18 8 - 10 am
Sat. Apr. 25 8 - 10 am Sun. May 3 8 - 10 am
Sat. May 9 8 - 10 am
No bathrooms or water
at trailhead or in Rose Canyon
Meet
Dead end of Regents Rd, University City
(intersection Regents Rd./Lahitte Court)
Bring
Water, sunscreen, binoculars if you have them
(we have extra you can borrow)
April & May is the best time to see and hear birds
in Rose Canyon. Rose Canyon is a greenbelt that provides a haven for resident and migrating birds.
Birds from the tropics and northern Mexico have arrived
Some are in spectacular breeding plumage. Some will stay to mate, build nests, and raise their young before heading south again in the fall. Others will stop to rest and feed in Rose Canyon, then continue on their way further north - as far as Canada.
Birds that live here year round
Are singing to attract mates and establish territories, building nests, feeding young.
Birds that overwinter here are preparing to leave
They will migrate north as far as Canada to breed, then return in the fall.
Never been on a bird walk? Spring migration is the best time to try it out.
