Special Farallon Island Birdwatching Trip Scheduled for Wed. April 2, 2008

To celebrate and highlight the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco's Wednesday, April 2nd, 8pm Forward 50 Speaker Series presentation: "Jonathan Rosen on Birdwatching", SF Bay Whale Watching has scheduled a special birdwatching trip to the Farallon Islands from 10:30am to 4pm on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

According to the JCCSF's press release an estimated 46 million Americans are birdwatchers. In the JCCSF lecture series on Wednesday evening, New Yorker and New York Times contributor Jonathan Rosen "brings an engaging perspective to this popular pastime, born out of the tangled history of industrialization and nature longing. For many species of birds, this may be our last chance to look towards the sky to watch them!"


The evening presentation is open to the public as is this special mid-week opportunity to travel to the Farallon Islands and visit the largest seabird colony in the Continental US. Approximately 250,000 seabirds, during peak breeding and migrating periods, populate the Islands and surrounding waters of the Farallones. Come join us on Wednesday, April 2 for an opportunity to see the Farallones during their "green" phase, when the normally stark rocks are covered with spring growth, and thousands of Common Murres and other birds crowd in for April egg laying.


The egg laying will go on regardless, but please remember to call SF Bay Whale Watching the night before the trip at (415) 331-6267 to ensure that weather conditions do not disrupt the best laid plans!




SF Bay Whale Watching's special April 2, 10:30am Farallon Island birdwatching trip cost: $80.00. Order your tickets online at sfbaywhalewatching.com or call (415)331-6267.

Tickets for the April 2, 8:00pm JCCSF Forward 50 Speaker Series presentation "Jonathan Rosen on Birdwatching" cost: $8.00 for Members and $10.00 for the public. Order online at www.jccsf.org, or call (415) 292-1200.

(by the way: no extra charge if we should spot some whales on the way out to the birds...!)

Photos by Ed Estes. Text by Kathleen Jacques.