Birding with Ted Beedy - Colusa NWR & Sutter Buttes

November 12, 2011, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

SORRY, THIS TREK IS SOLD OUT

Birding with Ted Beedy
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge and Sutter Buttes 

Colusa_NWR.jpgWe always schedule this trip in mid-November/early December to maximize our chances of seeing large concentrations of waterfowl and other water birds wintering in the Central Valley. Colusa NWR is among the best places to view this great, annual spectacle. We should see more than 100,000 geese and ducks, and on past trips we have identified more than 80 species of birds.

We will also drive around the Sutter Buttes to look for raptors, songbirds, and Sandhill Cranes, and we’ll go from there to District 10 north of Marysville to see thousands of Tundra Swans, White-faced Ibis, and myriad other waterfowl as the sun sets over the Buttes.

Bring a lunch & something to drink, and wear warm clothes and bring a raincoat if the weather is wet and cold—the trip is on, rain or shine. Meet at the Flour Garden next to Safeway in downtown Grass Valley (not at Brunswick!) at 8:30 am, and we’ll carpool from there. We’ll get back to Grass Valley at about 5 pm, estimated driving time is 1.5 hours each way.

Ted Beedy has almost 30 years of experience as a professional wildlife biologist. He has studied wildlife throughout California, with an emphasis on special-status birds including Harlequin Ducks, California Gnatcatchers, Willow Flycatchers, and Tricolored Blackbirds. He has a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of California, Davis and has co-authored a book with David Lukas, A Guide to Birds of the Sierra Nevada. 

Level:  Easy
Suggested Donation:  $12 Land Trust Members, $17 Not-Yet-Members

For more information, call Treks Coordinator Melony Vance at 530-272-5994 x 200 or email Melony. She will contact all trek registrants a day or two prior to the trek with instructions on where and when to meet, etc.

Sorry, this trek is sold out.