Leader: Rudy Darling (and various other people) 530-272-6504 rdarling@sbbmail.com
This walk is designed for beginners, but more skilled birders are helpful and welcome. We’ll talk about how and where to find birds, and what to look for when you find one. We meet in the parking lot of the Briar Patch Market on Sierra College Drive in Grass Valley. We walk for a little less than two miles and it usually takes about two hours. Fifteen to twenty different species are almost guaranteed, especially with enough sharp eyes and ears. It’s a nice walk up over the hill at Sierra College and back to the Briar Patch. Come on out and help us find and identify some birds. Be aware of the weather and dress appropriately. A little light drizzle won’t cause a cancellation, but a real rainstorm will. Please contact Rudy if the weather is questionable.
Leaders: Kate Brennan and Ann Thomas
530-268-1682 (Kate’s phone) 530-263-7413 (text)
Fall is a special time of the year as migrating birds are beginning to come into the area for the winter. Join us as we slowly walk through the park, stopping to identify and observe the behavior of the birds we see. All bird lovers are welcome. We generally see 20 or more bird species along the way, and many of these will be the birds you will see in your neighborhoods during the fall/winter season. Binoculars will bring the birds up close and personal. Meet in the parking lot by children’s playground (near the pond) on Park Drive in Auburn. Contact the leader if weather is questionable.
Leader: Allen Bertke 530-913-2722 bertke@pacbell.net
Meet at the tiny Kneebone Cemetery just before you get to the Bridgeport Visitor’s center on Pleasant Valley Rd. Free parking just north of there on the shoulder of Pleasant Valley Rd. We will follow Kentucky Creek to the Yuba River, past the Visitor’s center and historic hay and wagon barn, then across the longest covered bridge in the country, the Bridgeport Covered Bridge. We will be targeting the resident species such as Spotted and California Towhees, Wrentits, Band-tailed Pigeons, Northern Flickers,Tree Swallows, etc. Fall migrants like Ruby-crowned Kinglets, White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows should also be around. Bald Eagles and American Dippers are often seen as well. If weather is questionable contact the leader. All birding levels welcome.
Leader: Sarah Roeske roeske.sarah@gmail.com
All are welcome. This is a co-Placer Land Trust–Sierra Foothills Audubon Society event. Please check the Placer Land Trust “Events” site to sign up: https://placerlandtrust.org/calendar/. They will provide information for where to meet.
This ~1700-acre property includes blue oak–grassland, black oak–pine woodland, and several ponds. Approximately 2.5 miles of walking on farm roads, moderate uphill sections, and up to 250 ft elevation gain. There are no facilities on the property. Enrollment limited to 12 people. Heavy rain will cancel event.
Leader: Sarah Roeske 916-281-4914
This is a co-Placer Land Trust–Sierra Foothills Audubon Society event. The Placer Land Trust “Events” web site will advertise it about three to four weeks before the event. https://placerlandtrust.org/calendar/. Please sign up through the Land Trust to attend; they will provide information for where to meet.
Clover Valley is one of the last remaining intact sections of oak woodlands in western Placer County. The valley includes a rich wildlife corridor along a small year-round creek, with wetlands, beaver-dammed ponds, and open meadows. We will stroll along farm roads but will also be on rough paths through tall grasses; please wear sturdy shoes and long pants. Approximately 2.5 miles of walking, no significant elevation change. There are no facilities on the property. Enrollment limited to 12 people. Heavy rain will cancel event.
Leader: Rudy Darling (and various other people) 530-272-6504 rdarling@sbbmail.com
This walk is designed for beginners, but more skilled birders are helpful and welcome. We’ll talk about how and where to find birds, and what to look for when you find one. We meet in the parking lot of the Briar Patch Market on Sierra College Drive in Grass Valley. We walk for a little less than two miles and it usually takes about two hours. Fifteen to twenty different species are almost guaranteed, especially with enough sharp eyes and ears. It’s a nice walk up over the hill at Sierra College and back to the Briar Patch. Come on out and help us find and identify some birds. Be aware of the weather and dress appropriately. A little light drizzle won’t cause a cancellation, but a real rainstorm will. Please contact Rudy if the weather is questionable.
Leaders: Kate Brennan and Ann Thomas
530-268-1682 (Kate’s phone) 530-263-7413 (text)
Fall is a special time of the year as migrating birds are beginning to come into the area for the winter. Join us as we slowly walk through the park, stopping to identify and observe the behavior of the birds we see. All bird lovers are welcome. We generally see 20 or more bird species along the way, and many of these will be the birds you will see in your neighborhoods during the fall/winter season. Binoculars will bring the birds up close and personal. Meet in the parking lot by children’s playground (near the pond) on Park Drive in Auburn. Contact the leader if weather is questionable.
Leader: Allen Bertke 530-913-2722 bertke@pacbell.net
Meet at the Indian Hill Park and Ride off the Indian Hill/Newcastle exit on I-80 at 8:00 AM, or at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery parking lot at 8:30 AM. Please let me know if you will be going directly to the Fish Hatchery. We will be walking a flat loop trail along the riparian habit of the American River. We should see Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Black-crowned Night- Herons, Double-crested Cormorants, various ducks, towhees, sparrows, and more. This is the time of year Chinook Salmon run. The hatchery raises them here and once they become breeding adults they return to where they were hatched. It’s fun to watch them leap up the fish ladder “waterfall”. The hatchery itself is open and there are docents to explain the process of “milking” the eggs and silt for the next year’s hatch. If weather is questionable contact leader.
Leader: Dale Rubach rupobird@gmail.com
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas are some of the best places to observe the annual concentrations of waterfowl in the Central Valley. We should see huge numbers of ducks and geese, along with raptors, shorebirds, and songbirds. We will first visit the District 10 rice fields on Woodruff Lane, north of Marysville, to observe the concentrations of Tundra Swans, then return to Highway 20 and head across the valley to Colusa NWR. Bring a lunch and something to drink. Birding will mainly be from cars with one or two short walks on level ground. All levels of birders are welcome.
Participation will be limited to 10 people. Please contact me by email two weeks before the trip to sign-up. The meeting place will be given when registering. Light rain will not cancel trip, heavy rain will.