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.
Explore the banks of the Sacramento River, four ponds and a shady oak woodland to look for arriving spring warblers and Osprey. A large variety of year-round birds frequent the park, including Yellow-billed Magpies, Bald Eagles, Osprey and a variety of woodpeckers. A special treat would be a sighting of the elusive California Thrasher.
Meet at 8am at Kiddyland (the children’s playground) in the park, located at 2800 Rupert Road in Anderson. We will spend about two hours walking less than two miles on paved and hard-pack dirt trails and across grass lawns. There are bathrooms located at Kiddyland.
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 8:00 am 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 and look for River Ranch Road after crossing Clear Creek. Cross over the Railroad tracks and turn left on Eastside Rd. Entrance is on Metz Road on the right.
Wintu Audubon will join BLM staff on a full day trip to Hog Lake. Join David Byers and Tim Kashuba to explore this new destination for Wintu Audubon members. Recently seen species include Tundra Swan, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Yellowlegs and Lewis’s Woodpecker! This walk includes a relatively flat 1/2 mile walk to the lake and another 1/2 to 3/4 mile to explore some of the vistas to the north. Bring your lunch and water. Participants are required to have proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and sign waiver. Meet at the Hog Lake Parking Lot at 7:30 am, approximately 10 miles east of Red Bluff on SR 36, 40.27898, -122.12182.
Participants are required to have proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and sign waiver.
We are again scheduling a visit to the ponds targeting wintering waterfowl and very early migrating shorebirds. We hope that the winter rains will provide abundant open water and muddy shorelines for these species. Assemble at the Treatment Plant’s Administration Building at the end of Metz Road at 8:00 am 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 and look for River Ranch Road after crossing Clear Creek. Cross over the Railroad tracks and turn left on Eastside Rd. Entrance is on Metz Road on the right.
*All participants, ages 5 and older, must provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior to the field trip. Participants must practice social
distancing when outdoors on field trips and must wear masks and practice social distancing while indoors. Participation is not currently allowed for persons under the age of 5.
