Showcasing northern Santa Barbara County sites on the Central Coast Birding Trail, the fifth annual Central Coast Birding Rally will be held the weekend of October 4-6. A reception to acquaint visitors to the area will be held Friday evening. The Rally itself will run from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday followed by a Santa Maria style bar-b-cue with awards and an auction of birding related items and SB Co wine Saturday afternoon. On Sunday the focus will be on "the Ponds" of VAFB with a big day to see how many species can be found at this premier site on the Central Coast Birding Trail. 250 species have been recorded during the short eight year existence of the preserve including 30 species of warblers. The entire event is free to participants having been funded by La Purisima Audubon and the business community of northern Santa Barbara County. For more information, visit our web page at http://lpas.westhost.com/rally or call rally chairman John Ayres at 805-736-8312.

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Gene Lynch
Spokane