Welcome!
The Redwood Region Audubon Society is
an energetic community of volunteers from all over northern
California. We offer free bird walks every week, frequet programs,
and numerous special outings. We are also a strong voice for
conservation in our bioregion. We hope to see you at one of our events soon!
Saturday,
June 9: Horse Mountain. We
will be birding high elevation Humboldt County from Horse to Grouse
Mtn. on Forest Service Route 1 during this annual field trip. Target
species will include, Mountain Quail, Sooty Grouse, Northern
Pygmy-Owl, Pileated and White-headed Woodpeckers, Red-breasted
Sapsucker, Dusky and Hammond’s Flycatcher, Townsend's Solitaire,
Green-tailed Towhee, Thick-billed Fox Sparrow and more. Maybe we’ll
even luck into a Northern Goshawk! Meet at 7:00
a.m. near
Espresso 101 off of Giuntoli. Rob Fowler will lead - 707-616-9841; migratoriusfwlr@gmail.com).
Bring a lunch. We will finish around early-afternoon. LIMITED
TO 15 PEOPLE SO PLEASE CONTACT ROB TO BE PUT ON THE LIST.
Saturday,
June 9:
Southern
Humboldt Community Park in Garberville.
The walk begins at 8:00 a.m. in Tooby Park with leader David Fix.
Take Sprowl Creek Road for 1 mile and just past the park entryway
(McKee Lane) you'll see the Tooby parking lot which is well signed
and is on the right. We spend 20 to 30 minutes observing the Eel
River which is just below Tooby. We then cross the road and
enter the Community Park (McKee Lane) and slowly work our way towards
the farm house, stables and barn. If you're late you can easily catch
up by walking towards the barn! The walk is an easy 2 to 3 hour walk
.We generally have some extra binoculars. Organic shade grown (bird
friendly) coffee is usually provided. No dogs please. A porta-potty
available on the trail. For information call Jay
( Jaysooter10@gmail.com)
at 923-2695. Heavy rain cancels.
Saturday, June 9: Inland Birding Adventure Meet with leader Melissa Dougherty in
Willow Creek at Studio 299 (75 The Terrace, Willow Creek) after 9:00
a.m. to arrange carpooling. The group will depart promptly at 9:30 a.m. and end
around noon. All ages, abilities and interest levels are welcome! (530)
859-1874 or willowcreekbirdwalks@gmail.com.
Sunday,
June 10: Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
This is a wonderful 2-to 3-hour trip for people wanting to learn the
birds of the Humboldt Bay area. It takes a leisurely pace with
emphasis on enjoying the birds! Beginners are more than welcome. Meet
at the Refuge Visitor Center at 9 a.m. Call Jude Power (707-822-
3613) for more information.
Saturday,
June 30: Blue Lake. Meet
at the parking pull-out just south of the Mad River bridge on
Hatchery Rd. at 9 a.m. We’ll bird in the riparian cottonwoods and
then drive to the hatchery. Contact Alexa at 202-288-5174.
Sunday, July 8: Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
This is a wonderful 2-to 3-hour trip for people wanting to learn the
birds of the Humboldt Bay area. It takes a leisurely pace with
emphasis on enjoying the birds! Beginners are more than welcome. Meet
at the Refuge Visitor Center at 9 a.m. Call Jude Power (707-822-
3613) for more information. Saturday, July 14: Inland Birding Adventure. Meet with leader Birgitte Elbek
in
Willow Creek at Studio 299 (75 The Terrace, Willow Creek) after 9:00
a.m. to arrange carpooling. The group will depart promptly at 9:30 a.m. and end
around noon. All ages, abilities and interest levels are welcome!
Sunday,
July 15:
Birds and Butterflies of Horse and Grouse Mountain.
Join Gary Falxa (707.476.9238; garyfalxa@gmail.com)
and Rob Fowler (707.616.9841; migratoriusfwlr@gmail.com)
for a butterfly-specific trip from Horse to Grouse Mountain. Various
fritillaries, blues, swallowtails, coppers, hairstreaks and more will
be searched out and we’ll note the birds seen and heard while we
do! We will also look for the recently-described and local Disguised
Wood-Nymph. Meet at 9
a.m. in
the Valley West Shopping Center near the Jitterbug coffee shop in
Arcata. Bring a lunch and sun protection. Saturday, July 21:
Southern
Humboldt Community Park in Garberville.
The walk begins at 8:00 a.m. in Tooby Park with leader Jude Power.
Take Sprowl Creek Road for 1 mile and just past the park entryway
(McKee Lane) you'll see the Tooby parking lot which is well signed
and is on the right. We spend 20 to 30 minutes observing the Eel
River which is just below Tooby. We then cross the road and
enter the Community Park (McKee Lane) and slowly work our way towards
the farm house, stables and barn. If you're late you can easily catch
up by walking towards the barn! The walk is an easy 2 to 3 hour walk
.We generally have some extra binoculars. Organic shade grown (bird
friendly) coffee is usually provided. No dogs please. A porta-potty
is available on the trail. For information call Jay
( Jaysooter10@gmail.com)
at 923-2695. Heavy rain cancels. Friday, Saturday and
Sunday,
July 27- July 29:
Lassen National Park Campout. RRAS
has been invited to join Wintu Audubon (Redding) and Altacal Audubon
(Chico) at Lost Creek Group Camp sites 4 &5 for a fun
weekend meeting with other NorCal Audubon folks. Field trips in the
Park for higher altitude birds such as Mtn Chickadees, Olive-sided
Flycatchers, Western Wood Pewees, Townsend Solitaire, Mtn
Bluebirds, birding for woodpeckers and sapsuckers in
burned areas-- potluck dinners, campfire. Contact Larry Jordan
of Wintu Audubon thelarryjordan@gmail.com
Sunday, July 29: College of the Redwoods
Go birding at the College of the
Redwoods. The College campus offers a variety of habitats: shrub hedges, fields,
forests, marsh, and pond. Participants are likely to see and hear migrating
songbirds, soaring hawks, and wetlands-loving birds. Meet leader Alexa DeJoannis
at 9 a.m. at the flagpole in front of Administration. Parking is free on
weekends! (202) 288-5174.
Second Thursday Redwood Region Audubon Society holds its monthly
Conservation Meeting the second Thursday of each month noon at Rita’s Margaritas and Mexican
Grill, 1111 5th Street, Eureka. (707) 445-8311.
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Join our free bird walk at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary every Saturday! Local Birding Hotline: 707-822-5666 Volunteer Opportunity! Saturday, June 2, 9:30 - noon
Summer Field Trips Coming:
Saturday,
June 9: Horse Mountain Saturday, June 30: Blue Lake ] Sunday,
July 15:
Birds and Butterflies of Horse and Grouse Mountain. Friday, Saturday and
Sunday,
July 27- July 29:
Lassen National Park Campout.
For
some of our more far-reaching trips we would like to suggest donating
gas money to driver. A good rule of thumb is $5 per ½
hour drive time to field trip destination.
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Keep Up to Date Via RRAS Listserve
Be reminded about field trips and programs and learn about upcoming
meetings, public hearings, and symposia of interest to RRAS members and
other concerned nature lovers. Create an account at https://groups.io/ if you don't already have one, then search for rras and join us!
Our great photos:
Great Blue Heron by
Jeanie Breslin
and
Sanderling and Red-tailed Hawk by
Susan Wellington
 The 2nd edition of RRAS’ Common Birds of Northwest California by
local birder Kenneth Burton and photographer Leslie Anderson is now
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