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 the Kutras parking lot at 6:45 am or meet at the parking lot at Hog Lake at 7:30 am (Approximate Sunrise). Hog Lake is located off […]
Have 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 Bay or the Sacramento Wildlife Refuge? If you'd like to learn more about identification of our local waterfowl you won't want to miss this presentation. […]
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 for this month’s adventure in our city parks is “Redding’s Raptors.” This will be the fourth in a series of eight walks, one per month […]
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 to visit this unique location. The treatment plant encompasses 78 acres with four ponds and two miles of flat, easy walking trails. Meet at Kutras Park […]
Black-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 August. Also known as ‘‘Bird Man,’’ Mr. Sai is a wildlife researcher, photographer, guide, and conservationist in Tirupati, India where he works as a wildlife […]
Barred 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 smaller owls for both territory and prey. To address this problem, several Barred Owl removal studies have been initiated. In Northern California, these studies have […]
Northern 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 refuge at 7:30 am. We will have walkie talkies to hand out to each vehicle. Portable restrooms are located at the “closed for remodeling visitors center” […]
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 sightings of Bonaparte’s Gull at this third largest eBird Hotspot in Tehama County. This is a fee area at $10 per vehicle, and there is […]