Latest Past Events

CBC Bird ID Workshop

Always a popular event, Compiler Bart Wickel and Emmett Iverson host the Bird ID workshop in preparation for our 51st annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Bart will share data and trends from previous counts, touch on the impacts of climate change and fire history on the count. Emmett will lead a session on helpful tips […]

Bobcat Ranch

Join us for a morning of hiking at Audubon California’s Bobcat Ranch, located in the foothills of the Coast Range just west of Winters.  Our moderately easy hike will be roughly two miles round-trip, following ranch roads through the Blue Oak grasslands.  The final route for the hike has not been set, but no matter […]

Sacramento & Colusa Wildlife Refuges

This post-Thanksgiving trip will feature iconic Central Valley wintering birds at two national wildlife refuges.  Depending on water conditions, in late November the Sacramento and Colusa National Wildlife Refuges typically host hundreds of thousands of wintering geese and ducks, as well as many other birds.  We will also have good chances of seeing bald eagles […]