A Wintu Country Chapter of the National Audubon Society
On Saturday, January 7, we will kick off the new year with a visit to Hog Lake in Tehama County to check on waterfowl and upland wintering birds. Caravan leaves … Continue reading "Hog Lake Outing"
What birds of prey will surprise us at Clover Creek Preserve? Merlin or American Kestrel? Red-tailed or Red-shouldered Hawk? Northern Harrier or White-tailed Kite? Sharp-shinned or Cooper’s Hawk? The theme … Continue reading "Clover Creek Preserve"
Red-winged Blackbird Male Rio Alto Wastewater Treatment Plant is located at Lake California in Cottonwood. With help from Bill Oliver and the plant’s general manager, Martha Slack, we have permission … Continue reading "Rio Alto Wastewater Treatment Plant"
Come join us to explore Black Butte Lake’s north shore, covered with oak woodland, to search for woodpeckers, grebes, waterfowl, wrens, and occasional birds-of-prey. There have been some very recent … Continue reading "Black Butte Lake, Buckhorn Recreation Area"
We will visit to Hog Lake in Tehama County to check on waterfowl and upland wintering birds. Caravan leaves the parking lot at Kutras at 6:45 am or meet at the … Continue reading "Hog Lake"
Red-winged Blackbird Male We are again scheduling a visit to the ponds targeting wintering waterfowl and early migrating shorebirds. We hope that the winter rains have provided abundant open water and muddy … Continue reading "Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant"
The wide-open vistas, grassy fields, large ponds and oak woodlands of Lema Ranch offer quite a variety of bird species. Winter waterfowl, woodpeckers and sparrows are a particular treat this … Continue reading "Lema Ranch Bird Walk"
“Warblers and Wood Ducks” is the theme of the bird walk at this gem of a park in west Redding. Meet on Thursday, March 9, at 9:00 at the bulletin … Continue reading "Mary Lake Birdwalk"
This is a no fee area and a very active hotspot this time of the year, especially with all the recent weather events we have had in 2023 so far. … Continue reading "Payne’s Creek Wetlands"
Join Wintu Audubon Society for a walk on a mile of the Sacramento River Trail through the Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary. Spring migration, the theme for this month’s walk, will … Continue reading "Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary"