Join Wintu Audubon Society for a bird walk around Lema Ranch on Saturday, September 16 at 7:00 am. We will be birding the oak woodlands and ponds at the Ranch on fairly level paved paths. Depending on the weather, we will bird the Mule Loop and possibly the longer Leah’s loop route. We expect some late summer birds and early migrants and waterfowl. Bring water and a snack. Park and meet at the north end of Lema Road.
We are again scheduling a visit to the ponds targeting waterfowl, shorebirds and migrating warblers. Assemble at the Treatment Plant’s Administration Building at the end of Metz Road at 7:30 am sharp to meet your leader, Larry Jordan. This is a 1/2-day trip that may end in the early afternoon if the birding is good. Directions to the Clear Creek Plant: Take Hwy 273 south, after crossing Clear Creek and past the Win-River Casino, take the second left turn at River Ranch Road and cross over the railroad tracks. Turn left on Eastside Rd. Entrance is at 2200 Metz Road on the right.
Please join us on a journey with many trails at this very diverse public land with no fees. Sacramento River bisects 488 acres, at this Recreation Area of riparian forest, flowering grasslands, wetlands, and oak woodlands providing very diverse nature viewing experiences. This location is Tehama Region’s number one eBird’s hotspot. This is great home for many varieties of Sparrows, Warblers, Wrens, Woodpeckers, Waterfowl, Wading Birds, and Shorebirds. Yellow-billed Magpies and Phainopeplas are often found here year-round. Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 7:30am. We will meet at the parking lot south end of Sale Lane at the Sacramento River Discovery Center
Join us on a birdy exploration of the City of Redding’s newest trail, Kum Bay Xerel. Once known as Riverland Drive Open Space, the area has been renamed in recognition of the Native American Wintu people in our community. Kum Bay Xerel means “Shady Oak Village” and now has a parking area and a paved, accessible trail of approximately one mile.
Meet Education Chair Tricia Ford at 9:00 am for a two to three hour easy stroll along the Sacramento River to watch a variety of water birds and warblers in the willows. There are no bathrooms at the open space.
Directions from Redding: From I-5 South, take exit 673 for Knighton Road. Turn right on Knighton Road and then make an immediate left onto Riverland Drive. Follow Riverland Drive a short way to the trailhead parking lot located in front of the Geodesic Sphere.
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 mouth and flows westward, through wetlands, to its confluence with the Sacramento River. Join Larry Jordan, trip leader, for a hike up Dye Creek Canyon. Golden Eagles, Peregrine Falcons and Canyon Wrens are a possibility. Wild flowers should be abundant. The three mile trail is rough so be prepared. Bring water, a lunch, and sturdy shoes for this all day outing. Meet at 6:30 sharp at the Kutras Park on Park Marina Drive to caravan, or meet us at the north end of Foothill Road at 7:15. We will bird Foothill Road on the way to the preserve with each vehicle having a walkie-talkie to communicate birds seen. Contact Larry Jordan at 530-949-5266 for more info.
