Birding in Chico

Next Outing, May 1, 2008

Carl — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:33:14 +0000

Our next outing will be to Bidwell River State Park, Indian Fishery, on River Road.

Need a map? Select “Directions to Chico Bird Watching Sites.

Carl

Horseshoe Lake, Upper Bidwell Park

Carl — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:25:31 +0000

I thought we had a good day at Horseshoe Lake Thursday. Here is list of birds we saw.

American Bittern
Turkey Vulture
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
California Quail
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Rock Dove
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-Billed Magpie
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Western Bluebird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Finch

Carl

OLLI Black Butte trip

Carl — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:01:25 +0000

On Thursday April 4th the weather was beautiful for our trip to the Black Butte Lake area. We saw a wide variety of birds including two Osprey chicks in a nest just as we started on Rd. 206. On the trip back there was an adult in the nest shielding the chicks from the sun. We also saw some Lewis’s Woodpeckers, a Turkey, and a couple of Bullock’s Oriole’s.
Here is a complete list:

Clark’s Grebe
American White Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Mallard
Common Merganser
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
Killdeer
California Quail
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-Billed Magpie
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Western Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird
Bullock’s Oriole
House Finch

Carl

Butte College Wildlife Refuge

Carl — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:58:04 +0000

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

Seven Mile Lane Canceled

Carl — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:01:05 +0000

Due to the threat of rain, I have canceled today’s outing to Seven Mile Lane.

Carl

The Great Backyard Bird Count

Carl — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:13:12 +0000

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

Birds Sighted at Sacramento Wildlife Refuge Willows

Carl — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:06:13 +0000

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

OLLI Spring 2008 Schedule

Carl — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:31:51 +0000

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

Mendocino National Forest, Chico Genetic Resource Center

Carl — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:55:59 +0000

Birds Sighted at the Chico Genetic Resource Center, October 4, 2007

Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Flicker
Black Phoebe
Western Scrub Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Western Bluebird
European Starling
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird

Indian Fishery

Carl — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:49:00 +0000

Birds sighted at Indian Fishery, September 20, 2007

Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Western Scrub Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Oak Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Bullock’s Oriole

The Black-throated Gray Warbler was a treat for our outing