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Crawling Critters and Feathered Friends

Shasta Land Trust Sacramento River Property 5170 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA, United States

Young nature lovers can enjoy a spring morning learning about our flying feathered friends and creepy, crawling critters! Learn about the incredible bird species present at the Shasta Land Trust’s Sacramento River property with a walking bird tour led by the Shasta Birding Society. Kids will learn tips to ID birds with a hands-on bird […]

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Earth Day Festival

Caldwell Park 3 Quartz Hill Rd, Redding, CA, United States

Join the fun at the second annual Earth Day celebration sponsored by the Shasta Environmental Alliance. The free event will be held at Caldwell Park from 11:00 to 4:00 and will feature kids’ activities, booths, music, and food. Last year’s event was held on a gorgeous spring day that was inspiring to all. Our group […]

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Rancho Breisgau Field Trip

Rancho Breisgau Property 3805 Gover Road, Anderson, CA, United States

Join Shasta Birding Society for a field trip led by Brooke Thompson of the Bureau of Land Management at the 426-acre  in southern Shasta County. The property is the site of a BLM restoration project to reclaim the area from agricultural use to riparian oak woodland in the Battle Creek watershed. Brooke will present the […]

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Newville Ponds – Buckhorn Campground at Black Butte Lake Recreation Area

Newville Ponds Lower Stony Creek Recreation Area, Orland, United States

We will meet at the parking lot for Newville Ponds which is located on Newville Road west of Stoney Creek bridge. Map location at; https://goo.gl/maps/C78SVShicsrhr2QR7 These two unique locations that are part of the US Army’s Corp of Engineers, Black Butte Recreation Area. This recreation area is a great spot for migratory and residential birds, […]

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Waterbird Ecology and Movement in the Saline Lakes of the Great Basin

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For our May evening program, Cory Overton will discuss the efforts of the USGS to create a science strategy to monitor and assess the hydrology of saline lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats.  They have marked American Avocet and Wilson’s Phalarope with GPS and MOTUS style […]

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Birding Basics at Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary

Turtle Bay Redding Boat Launch 725 Auditorium Drive Redding, CA 96001, Redding, CA, United States

How many types of nests do our local breeding birds make? Where are you most likely to discover them? Find out by joining us on this search for breeding bird behaviors and their nests. We usually see between 30 and 36 bird species around the Sundial Bridge. Meet at the Turtle Bay Redding Boat Launch, […]

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Dye Creek Preserve Outing

Kutras Park 2400 Park Marina Dr., Redding, CA, United States

Located in the foothills below Mount Lassen, the 37,540-acre Gray Davis Dye Creek Preserve is an expansive landscape of blue oak woodlands, volcanic buttes, and rolling wildflower fields. The landscape is dissected dramatically by Dye Creek Canyon with its vertical cliffs, clear-water creek, and diverse riparian forests. The forest widens as it leaves the canyon […]

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Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant 2200 Metz Road, Anderson, CA, United States

Our May 18th field trip will be to the ponds targeting any late migrants and spring summer residents. Assemble at the treatment plant's administration building at the end of Metz Road at 7:30 am sharp to meet your leader Tim Kashuba. This is a 1/2 day trip that may end in the early afternoon if […]

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Grace and Nora Lakes

Kutras Park 2400 Park Marina Dr., Redding, CA, United States

Join trip leader David Garza for a half day trip to two under-visited locations located a short 1.5-mile drive south of Shingletown. Grace and Nora Lakes are owned and managed by PG&E and access is allowed for recreational use. The water levels are low lately, but we anticipate some waterfowl, forest passerines and woodpeckers around […]

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