Anyone with questions concerning this Birding Rally can e-mail off the list. I have participated almost all of the rallies to date, being co-creator. It's a great experience.

Gene Lynch
Spokane

The Central Coast Birding Rally is just around the corner. Registration deadline is September 20.



Competitive Open Class - Santa Maria Valley

Competitive Hobby Class - Lompoc Valley

Non-competitive Rally - Lompoc Valley [new with this year's event]



Rally Reception, 5-7 p.m. on Friday, October 3 at Day's Inn Vandenberg Village

Rally, 7 a.m. - noon on Saturday, October 4

Santa Maria bar-b-cue, Awards and Auction at Los Alamos County Park, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 4.

Big Site beginning at dawn on Sunday, October 5 at Nojoqui Falls County Park.



Participants in the Central Coast Birding Rally are going to have a lot of fun, but let us not lose sight of the real purpose behind the rally and La Purisima Audubon's efforts to promote the Central Coast Birding Trail. We want to make the Central Coast of California a premier destination for birders from across the country along with the parallel consequence of conveying the value of conservation and recreation to community leaders and landowners. The entire event is FREE. You can help by entering a team in one of the three rally venues. Check it out. http://lpas.westhost.com/rally/ .

John Ayres

LPAS Rally Chairman

Lompoc, CA