Birding in Chico

The weather is great this morning! I’ll see you in Upper Park around 9 a.m.

It may be a little cool so be sure to dress in layers.

Carl

Upper Bidwell Park

This Thursday we will be meeting at the new parking lot by the Old Rifle Range in upper Bidwell Park.

To get to the lot, go East on East Ave. just past the new City Fire station. Turn left on Wildwood ave. for about 3 tenths of a mile, Wildwood becomes Upper Park Road. Follow Upper Park Road for about 1.7 miles (past the Observatory and Club House Road). The parking lot is on the left just before the gate. We will be meeting at 9 A.M.

Birds sighted at Horseshoe Lake and golf course

Turkey Vulture, Canada Goose, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, Bufflehead, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Red-shouldered Hawk, Killdeer, Anna’s Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, Downey Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Scrub Jay, Yellow-Billed Magpie, American Crow, Violet Green, Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, European Starling, American Robin, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden Crowned Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Western Meadowlark, Brewer’s Blackbird, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch