Please review our hiker info page to familiarize yourself with hiker safety rules and our hike ratings so that you can select hikes that meet your level of fitness. Unless specified otherwise in the activity descriptions below, hikes have a 15 person limit, and they begin in the ABDNHA parking lot.

Birding

Name: Field Trip: The Birds & Other Wonders of the Salton Sea
Start: 2026-02-01T07:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-01T15:30:00-08:00
Location: ABDNHA Parking Lot

January 2026
Thursday, January 15 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Birding Walk Salton Sea Unit 1 Vendal Rd. (Easy)

ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA, United States

Trip Leaders: Tom Keffer and Lee Christie

Today we head to one of the best birding locations in our region: Unit 1 of the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. Expect Shovelers, Teals, Stilts, Avocet, Godwit, Dowitchers, thousands of Snow Geese and more. Easy walk of 2 miles RT, no elevation, good tread. Travel time 1 hour each way. Meet at ABDNHA by 7:50 a.m. Bring lunch/snacks, binoculars, water. Call 760-767-3098 to reserve. Limit: 10
Friday, January 30 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Hawkwatch Training Session 1

ABDNHA Library 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA, United States

First training session in preparation for the 2026 Borrego Springs Hawkwatch that will begin on Feb. 20. We will begin inside at the ABDNHA Library, followed by a visit to the viewing sites. All are welcome—those interested in finding out more, as well as new and returning volunteers. Please sign up at hawkwatchborregosprings@gmail.com and abdnha2@att.net. Eyes to the sky!
February 2026
Sunday, February 1 @ 7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Field Trip: The Birds & Other Wonders of the Salton Sea

ABDNHA Parking Lot 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA, United States

Leader: Kurt Leuschner, College of the Desert

Meet at 7:30 in the ABDNHA parking lot for carpooling. Bring a lunch and full tank of gas. We will explore the south end of the Salton Sea, stopping at various sites along the way, including Ocotillo Wells Discovery Center, Vendel Road (Unit One), Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters for lunch, Garst Road near Red Hill Marina, the mud volcanoes, and more. Return to Borrego Springs around 3-4 p.m. General Public: $20, Members: $16, Volunteers: $12. You can register online at www.abdnha.org or at the Nature Center, 760-767-3098.

Get Tickets $12.00 – $20.00

January 2026

February 2026