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Hog Lake Outing
Hog Lake Parking Area 40.27898, -122.12182, CA, United StatesOn 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 […]
Waterfowl Identification
ZoomHave you ever had trouble identifying a duck flying overhead at your favorite lake or river? Can you ID flocks of birds as you scan an open waterway at Turtle […]
Clover Creek Preserve
Clover Creek Preserve 3705 Shasta View Drive, Redding, CA, United StatesWhat 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 […]
Rio Alto Wastewater Treatment Plant
Kutras Park 2400 Park Marina Dr., Redding, CA, United StatesRed-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 […]
The Incredible Birds of India with “Bird Man,” Mr. Sai
ZoomBlack-headed Oriole By Karthik Sai K Mr. Sai guided our RRAS president, Gail Kenny, and her family on an amazing bird excursion during a trip to Southern India this past […]
Barred Owls: Threat to Survival of the Spotted Owls in the Northwest
ZoomBarred Owls have been increasing in forests from Northern California to British Columbia for several decades and are now imperiling Northern Spotted Owls throughout their range. The newcomers outcompete the […]
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge 752 Co Rd 99W, Willows, CA, United StatesNorthern Pintail Drake On Saturday January 21st we will tour the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Caravan leaves the parking lot at Kutras at 6:00 am or meet at the parking lot at the […]
Black Butte Lake, Buckhorn Recreation Area
Kutras Park 2400 Park Marina Dr., Redding, CA, United StatesCome 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 […]