Birding in Chico

This class meets every Thursday starting January 25, 2007 to March 1, 2007. All outings start at 9:00 A.M. unless noted otherwise, and most will be over by 11:00 A.M.

January 25
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge,
Llano Seco, 7 Mile Lane.
Meet at the viewing stand

February 1
Bidwell River State Park (Indian Fisheries)
Meet at Indian Fisheries

February 8
Upper Bidwell Park
Meet at the new parking lot above Horseshoe Lake

February 15
Feather River Parkway, Oroville
Meet at Park and Ride, Lot #2 at 9 A.M. Will be back around 12.00 P.M.

February 22
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge
Pine Creek Unit
Meet at Albertson’s Parking lot on East Ave.

March 1
Black Butte Lake
Meet at Park & Ride, Lot #2 at 8:30 A.M.
We will return to Chico around 12:30
*Note, Bring your small radio if you have one.

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

Thursday January 4, a Golden Eagle was sighted in a tree on Ceres Ave. north of of East Ave. It was a mature bird and seen by several different people.

A list of birds sighted at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows on 12/14/06

Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
White-faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross’s Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Bald Eagle
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Black-necked Stilt
Western Gull
Mourning Dove
European Starling
Black Phoebe
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Crow
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden Crowned Sparrow
Belted Kingfisher
Long-billed Curlew
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Common Merganser

Below, some photos by Scott Perry:

Our outing tomorrow, 12/14/06, will be on rain or shine. Be sure to come for soup after the tour.

The following is a list of birds we sighted at 7 Mile lane.

The weather was clear and cold, about 55˚, but very little wind.

7 Mile Lane 12/7/06

Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Ring Necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
immature Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Long-billed Curlew
Long-billed Dowitcher
Western Gull
Loggerhead Shrike
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird