GET YOUR ROOMS RESERVED NOW.  The place seems to be filling up fast.  There are lots of motels in Borrego Springs.  Many of us stay at Stanlunds Resort Inn & Suites, 2771 Borrego Springs Road, Borrego Springs, 92004 760-767-5501. We will probably meet there each morning.  Watch this website for times.

Anza Borrego State Park is a huge place.  If we hit the Spring migration right, there are lots of desert oddities.  One of our major goals is to catch sight of the Swainson's Hawks as they migrate through. They come in to feed on the bugs that happen during the Spring bloom.  The weather is the big variable.  If we guessed right, the place will be covered in desert blooms. If not, it can be a "little warm" (Ok.  More like a desert hell hole)  Over the years, I have been treated to Mountain Quail and Long Eared Owls.  At this point in the season, it is too hard to predict.  Plan on arriving Friday evening.  We will start bright and early Saturday morning.  Bring water, sack lunches for Saturday and Sunday and your bird watching stuff.  Some of the places we will go to will be on dirt roads.  The condition of those roads really depends on the winter weather.  We will probably cram into SUV's for the Saturday places.  

Jay Oberholtzer leads.