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Coleman Fish Hatchery and Battle Creek Wildlife Area

By on February 29, 2024 in

Bald Eagle Calling

Our plan is to meet at Coleman Fish Hatchery parking lot and work our way to Battle Creek Salmon Trail on the west of hatchery. This 1.4-mile path will provide great access around ponds and along Battle Creek with exceptional sections of riparian habitat. We will quickly enter Battle Creek Wildlife Area where we will join the Oaktree Trail for an additional 1.2-mile walk through large tracts of oaks, willows, and many other native and non-native plants and trees. With recent wet seasonal weather patterns these past few weeks, we should have ideal conditions for many waterbirds, raptors, and passerines within this area of 582 acres to explore.
The place to meet is 24411 Coleman Fish Hatchery Rd, Anderson, CA 96007, pin drop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ndVyEXHLRACygV9C9
We will stage vehicle(s) at Battle Creek Wildlife Area, so we can transport drivers back to Coleman Fish Hatchery parking lot and pick up others at the end of the outing. We will reschedule if rained out. Contact me at danbye56@gmail.com with questions.

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Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

By on January 20, 2024 in

THIS OUTING HAS BEEN MOVED TO SUNDAY THE 28TH DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

Northern Shoveler Pair

On Sunday January 28th we will tour the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Caravan leaves the parking lot at Kutras next to the park at 6:00 am or meet at the parking lot at the refuge at 7:30 am. We will have walkie talkies to hand out to each vehicle. If we are lucky, the new visitor center will be open by then, if not, portable restrooms are located in the parking lot and at the half-way point on the auto tour at the viewing platform. Bring a lunch and snacks to eat during the tour and at our pause at the platform. There is an entrance fee, dependent on your age and situation, see the link below for information. Most of the drivers have a permit already.
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/sacramento/sacramento-nwr-complex-passes-and-permits

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Paynes Creek Wetlands

By on January 1, 2024 in

This is a no fee area and a very active hotspot this time of the year, especially with all the recent weather events we have had in 2023 so far. We are planning to meet at the Bass Pond Parking Lot at, 22459 Bend Ferry Rd, Red Bluff, CA 96080, at the main entrances to the Wetlands. Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qQ89aRHfRg7gbHhDA

This half-day event should yield many varieties of waterbirds, raptors, woodpeckers, and many songbirds in this unique and open wetlands area. From the parking lot we will start with a walk on a two-mile loop through several ponds to the south side of the road. If time permits, we will take a short drive to Payne’s Creek Crossing to round out our journey.

Please contact Dan Bye, by text/cell 530 228 9373 or email danbye56@gmail.com for more information.

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Kum Bay Xerel Trail

By on January 1, 2024 in

Bald Eagle Calling

You are invited to come out to Kum Bay Xerel for a day of birding along the Sacramento River in South Redding. To get there take the Knighton Road Exit (#673) from I-5, turn west on Knighton Road and make an immediate left on Riverland Drive. Continue for about ½  mile and park at the giant blue geodesic sphere. The first ¾ mile is paved and wheelchair accessible. There is an additional mile of dirt trails on adjacent BLM land. Expect wintering waterfowl on the water and many songbird species along the lush wooded riparian corridor, as well as raptors, including eagles, soaring overhead. New bathrooms are available in the parking lot.

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Battle Creek Wildlife Area

By on November 5, 2023 in

Meet at the Battle Creek Wildlife Area parking lot and kiosk at 8:00 am. We’ll hike the Oak Tree trail looking for wintering passerines, Picidae and raptors. We will then work our way upstream to the Coleman Fish Hatchery and bird the ponds looking for waterfowl, marsh and shorebirds and more raptors. We will set up a car shuttle to drive us back from the Hatchery to the Battle Creek parking lot.

Please note: A visit to the area requires the purchase of a CDFW Lands Pass. Visitors who are in possession of a valid California hunting or fishing license in their name are exempt from this requirement. Lands passes may be purchased online, by phone at (800) 565-1458, or in-person at locations wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold.

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