Notes about your surroundingsHeisler Park Field Trip--The...

Notes about your surroundings

Heisler Park Field Trip--The Sea & Sage chapter of the National Audubon Society will host a field trip to Heisler Park in Laguna Beach on Tuesday.

The trip will begin at 8 a.m.

On a rocky cliff overlooking the ocean, the park is a great lookout point for pelagic birds, as well as shorebirds, grebes, gulls and pelicans. The park’s shrubbery also attracts a variety of land birds.

The park is on Cliff Drive off North Coast Highway, one block north of Laguna’s Main Beach.

Participants are asked to bring binoculars, bird book and a scope if they have one. They are also asked to wear comfortable shoes that won’t be ruined by sand because, after birding at Heisler Park, the group will drive up to Reef Point and walk down to the beach.

For more information, contact the Sea & Sage chapter office at (714) 261-7963.

Owl Prowl--A naturalist-led evening tour of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve to look for owls will be held Saturday.

Sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Game and the Orange County Department of Harbors, Beaches and Parks, those interested in taking the trip are asked to call (714) 640-6746 for departure times and reservations.

The fee for the trip is $11 or free for California Wildlife Campaign members.

To become a California Wildlife Campaign member, contact the number above. The annual fee of $11 goes toward outdoor education programs and protection of homes for wildlife in California.

Memberships will give people free access or a discount on all tours presented at the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve as well as nine other wildlife areas throughout the state. Memberships are tax-deductible.

Children’s Program--The Oak Canyon Nature Center in Anaheim will sponsor a Saturday morning children’s nature program entitled “Catch Me if You Can,” about predators and prey.

The program will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. It is free and open to children ages 6 to 10. The center is at 6700 Walnut Canyon Road, Anaheim. Call (714) 998-8380 for more information.