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

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes. It’s free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds.

Starting This Friday February 15 through the 18th. you can participate. A link to The Great Backyard Count can be found to the right under my Birding Links.

Hope you can find some time to take part in this bird count, it should be fun!

Carl

February 7, 2008

We had a great outing yesterday, the weather was fine and saw lots of birds

Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican
Double Crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
White Faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Black-necked Stilt
Long-billed Curlew
California Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-Billed Magpie
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird

Spring 2008 Revised Schedule

February 7

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows
Meet at the South Raley’s parking lot in Chico, near Kragen Auto Parts.
We will leave the parking lot at 8:30 A.M. Return around 12:30

February 21

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge,
Llano Seco, Seven Mile Lane.
Meet at the viewing stand at 9:00 A.M.

March 6

Butte College Wildlife Refuge & Nature Area
Meet at the South Raley’s parking lot in Chico, near Kragen Auto Parts. We will leave the parking lot at 9:00 A.M

April 3

Black Butte Lake
Meet at OSH Parking lot near Great Harvest Bread on East Ave.
We will leave the parking lot at 8:30 A.M. and will return around 12:30

April 17

Upper Bidwell Park
Meet at the new parking lot above Horseshoe Lake at 9:00 A.M.

May 1

Bidwell River State Park, Indian Fishery

Meet at Indian Fishery at 9:00 A.M.

May 15

Feather River Parkway, Oroville
Meet at the South Raley’s parking lot in Chico, near Kragen Auto Parts. We will leave the parking lot at 9:00 A.M.

Note: Rain will cancel our outings. I will contact you by e-mail before 8:30 a.m. and post a notice here if we have to cancel.

Carl

Birds Sighted at Black Butte
March 1, 2007

Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
Killdeer
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-Billed Magpie
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Oregon Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

Plus we found a Great Blue Heron rookery and saw a bobcat. Some day!

Carl