• Birding Hot Spots Central Coast, Ca & info on Winter Bird Festival.
    
   June 29 - 2009 -  Hwy 1 - El Chorro Park - Cassin's Kingbird, so. of dog park
   

•     July 11 2009 - 11:00 - 2:00 - Montaña de Oro State Park - Pecho Ranch Day
         **   Want to know more about birding the Central Coast try  blog.birdinglady.com
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               House Wren by T. Llovet       Western Wood Pewee      Long-tailed Weasel at MdO
          
               more docentjoyce photos at  http://www.flickr.com/photos/docentjoyce/
  
        Camping     Easy Walks     North Central Coast     How to Become a Docent
  
   Experiencing difficulty identifying Gulls, Warblers & Brown Birds?
   You are not alone, Birdinglady.com will help you over the rough spots.
           
                    **** The Adventures of docentjoyce ****

•      Seattle-Shaw Island     California's Northern Coast     Family Vacation

•               Alaska - - -   Grand Canyon - - -  Yosemite - - -  Desert Odyssey  
        
                 ** Jumpcut - Docentjoyce -   slide shows on birds and nature  **
   
                                    Living History on the Central Coast
         Learn about the history of the Central Coast and the rugged Pecho Ranch, circa 1900. 
         Visit with charming Victorian Era farm women in the historic Spooner Ranch House
         Parlor located in Montaña de Oro State Park. - 11:00 - 1:00 - 2nd and 4th Saturday of
         every month.
                              
                                      Mrs. McAbee's Favorite Victorian Recipes        
          
                   The History of Living History    at the Spooner Ranch House                      

                                            
             Spooner Ranch House and Parlor, circa 1900, Montaña de Oro State Park, Ca.
                                    
                  Alden B. Spooner - Pecho Ranch History   -  Women of the Pecho

            The Historic Spooner Ranch House Visitor Center is open Thur- Sun      
               from 11:00 - 3:00.  Learn about otters, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, birds,
               native plants, whales, bobcats, raccoons, raptors, coyotes, rabbits and hares,
               sea balls, and Spooner Ranch history.
                                  For a tour of the exhibit room go to  -  Exhibits