Birding in Chico

Great Day on the Butte College Wildlife Refuge Trail.

Here is a list of the birds that were seen. The Great Horned Owl was the highlight of the morning.
Turkey Vulture
Wood Duck
Bufflehead
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Rock Dove
Great Horned Owl
Anna’s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Downey Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Western Scrub Jay
American Crow
Oak Titmouse
Bush Tit
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

Carl

This class for OLLI members meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, starting September 6, and ending December 6. Most outings start at 9:00 A.M., and will be over by 11:00 A.M. unless noted.

A tentative schedule of meetings and viewing sites follows:

September 6
Upper Bidwell Park
Meet at the Old Rifle Range just above the golf course at 9 A.M.

September 20
Bidwell River State Park, Indian Fisheries Unit
Meet at Indian Fisheries, West end of Sacramento Ave. at 9 A.M.

October 4
Mendocino National Forest, Chico Genetic Resource Center
2741 Cramer Lane.Meet at Raleys Skyway parking lot (near Kragen Auto Parts) at 9 A.M.

October 18
Black Butte Lake
Meet at OSH parking lot (near Great Harvest Bread) at 8:30 A.M.
We may not be back until 12:p.m.

November 1
Feather River Parkway, Oroville
Meet at Meet at Raleys Skyway parking lot ( near Kragen Auto Parts ) at 9 A.M. Will be back around 12:00 P.M.

November 15
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Llano Seco, 7 Mile Lane.
Meet at viewing stand at 9 A.M.

December 6
Gray Lodge State Wildlife Area, Gridley
Meet at Meet at Raleys Skyway parking lot ( near Kragen Auto Parts ) at 9 A.M. Will be back around 12:00 P.M.

Note: Rain will cancel our outing. I will contact you by e-mail before 8:30 a.m. if we have to cancel.