Mt. Shasta Audubon Releases A Birder's Guide to Driving Routes in
Siskiyou County
Thirteen driving routes give birders access to nearly 300 species
throughout the year.
A Birder's Guide to Driving Routes in Siskiyou County is now available
online and in stores in Siskiyou County. Producing a quality map that
would give visitors who are birders easy access to the fantastic
birding in Siskiyou County has been a goal for the Mt. Shasta Audubon
Society. Long time Audubon member Ray Ekstrom has added over 330 bird
species to his life list while birding in Siskiyou County . "This map
will give birders new to our area the information we locals use
everyday," says local Audubon member and map contributor, Kerry Mauro.
The thirteen routes cover the nationally recognized birding
destinations within the Klamath National Wildlife Refuges. Perhaps
more importantly, they take birders into the little known areas such
as the route up Seiad Creek to Horsetail Falls off the Klamath River
Highway where, as the route instructions explain, "Sora has been
heard, and Willow Flycatchers sometimes nest."
Each route is numbered and outlined in bold color on the map face. On
the back, a close-up detail of the route is provided along with
driving directions, habitat of that precise area, birds to look for,
particular highlights and additional points of interest. Great care
has been given to providing accurate distance measurements and Forest
Service road numbers for the back road areas most visitors would not
venture out onto without clear directions.
The beautifully detailed map platform was created by map specialist,
Dave LaPlante, of Natural Resources Geospatial in Montague, CA. This
same platform will be used for the soon to be released Siskiyou
Cycling Map. The routes and associated birding information were
created by avid birders in the Mount Shasta Region.
The map can be purchased online at www.villagebooks-mtshasta.com, or
in stores throughout Siskiyou County. For information about the map,
go to www.visitsiskiyou.org/birdmap.html.
Media Note: For more information and photos, contact Joanne Steele,
530-926-3850, or by cell phone at 530-859-2217
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