We will bird the 2 mile Manzanita Lake loop trail looking for mountain birds and early warblers. Likely suspects are Bald Eagle, American Dipper, Clark’s Nutcracker, Bufflehead, White-headed Woodpecker, Brown Creeper and Mountain Chickadee. Meet at the Loomis Museum parking lot at 8:00am. Wear layers of clothes as it will most likely be pretty cool in the morning. Entrance fees are required. If you don’t have a pass I suggest you arrange ahead of time to ride with someone that has a Golden Age pass.
Join us for a walk on the Salmon Trail along Battle Creek, through marshes and oak woodland to look for nesting Bald Eagles, Osprey and Wood Ducks. Warblers and flycatchers would be a real treat as well. Meet at 8:00 at the Battle Creek Wildlife Area parking lot located at 23999 Coleman Fish Hatchery Road in Anderson, California. We will spend two to three hours walking about two miles on a dirt path from the wildlife area to the fish hatchery. Vehicles will be placed at both ends of the trail and we will carpool back and forth. There is a port-a-potty at the wildlife area and bathrooms at Coleman Fish Hatchery.
Please note: A visit to the area requires the purchase of a CDFW Lands Pass. Visitors who are in possession of a valid California hunting or fishing license in their name are exempt from this requirement. Lands passes may be purchased online, by phone at (800) 565-1458, or in-person at locations wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold. Contact trip leader Tricia Ford at triciathebirdnerd@gmail.com for more information.
