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12th Annual Snow Goose Festival: January 27-30, 2011
Field Trips

Thursday, Jan 27 Start Time End Time Ratings
Marathon Big Day Birding - SOLD OUT! 6:30 am 5:30 pm A true adventure trip, lots of driving and hiking
Beginning Birding at Chico's Oxidation Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary - NEW 8:30 am 11:30 am Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Sutter Buttes -- Peace Valley with Yuba Historical Society --CANCELED!! 8:30 am 3:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Historic Llano Seco Rancho -- Wildlife and Habitat Conservation - SOLD OUT! 3:30 pm 6:30 pm Mostly birding by car and/or easy walking
Owl Banding and Survey - SOLD OUT! 5:30 pm 9:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat

 

Friday, Jan 28 Start Time End Time Ratings
Bird the Shores of Black Butte Lake 7:30 am 2:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Sutter Buttes Hike -- Dean Ranch 7:30 am 4:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Sutter Buttes Hike - State Park's Peace Valley 8:00 am 4:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Digiscoping Workshop/Field Trip 8:00 am 12:00 pm Mostly birding by car and/or easy walking
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge 8:30 am 2:00 pm Mostly birding by car and/or easy walking
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area - SOLD OUT! 9:00 am 2:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Bird Sketching Field Trip for Adults - SOLD OUT! - NEW 10:00 am 12:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Sacramento Refuge Fly-Off - SOLD OUT! 12:30 pm 6:30 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Family Owl Prowl 7:00 pm 8:30 pm Mostly birding by car and/or easy walking

 

Saturday, Jan 29 Start Time End Time Ratings
Valley Wetlands and Wintering Waterbirds - For the Serious Birder 6:30 am 4:30 pm A true adventure trip, lots of driving and hiking
Refuge to Refuge -- Snow Geese Galore! 7:00 am 5:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Redding's Hot Spots 7:00 am 2:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Birding Lake Red Bluff Recreation Area and Environs 7:45 am 3:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Llano Seco Viewing Platform -- Dabbling, Diving & Soaring 8:00 am 12:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Sutter Buttes Hike - State Park's Peace Valley - SOLD OUT! - NEW 8:00 am 4:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Raptor Run 8:00 am 12:00 pm Mostly birding by car and/or easy walking
Tundra Swan Viewing -- District 10 8:00 am 1:30 pm Mostly birding by car and/or easy walking
Lassen Volcanic National Park Snowshoe Hike - SOLD OUT! 8:00 am 3:00 pm A true adventure trip, lots of driving and hiking
Sutter Buttes Hike -- Dean Ranch 8:00 am 4:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Bidwell Park: Bird and Ecological Diversity - NEW 8:30 am 12:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Feather River Region & Nature Trail - SOLD OUT! 8:30 am 12:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Rancho Esquon - SOLD OUT! 8:30 am 12:30 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Vina Plains to Pine Creek & the River 8:30 am 12:30 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Growing Grebes on the Thermalito Afterbay Workshop/Field Trip - NEW 8:30 am 1:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Paradise Flume Trail - SOLD OUT! - NEW 8:30 am 2:00 pm A true adventure trip, lots of driving and hiking
Butte College Wildlife Refuge & Natural Area 8:30 am 12:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Dye Creek Preserve 8:45 am 2:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Western Burrowing Owls Workshop/Field Trip - NEW 9:00 am 1:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Thermalito Afterbay/Short Grass Plains - NEW 9:00 am 2:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Birds & Native Plants in Upper Bidwell Park 12:30 pm 4:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Beginning Birding at Chico's Oxidation Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary - SOLD OUT! - NEW 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Lundberg Family Farms - SOLD OUT! 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Mostly birding by car and/or easy walking
Del Rio Wildland Preserve (Flynn Wildland Preserve) 1:00 pm 4:30 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat

 

Sunday, Jan 30 Start Time End Time Ratings
"All About Raptors" Workshop/Field Trip - SOLD OUT! - NEW 7:00 am 1:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Oxidation Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary & Indian Fishery 7:30 am 12:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Sutter Buttes Hike -- Mid-Mountain 7:30 am 4:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Sutter Buttes Hike -- Summit Ascent 7:30 am 4:00 pm A true adventure trip, lots of driving and hiking
Paskenta's C & R Ranch -SOLD OUT! - NEW 8:00 am 2:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Photography at Sac Refuge 8:00 am 12:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Rio Vista, Woodson Bridge & Olive Tour - SOLD OUT! - NEW 8:00 am 2:30 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Birding In Paradise! 8:15 am 2:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Llano Seco Viewing Platform -- Dabbling, Diving & Soaring 8:30 am 12:30 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Hiking Tour of Riparian Restoration Sites 8:30 am 2:00 pm More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss
Feather River's Bedrock Park 8:45 am 12:30 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Beginning Birding by Ear 9:00 am 12:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Falcons and Falconry 9:00 am 11:00 am Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Bird & Bike with Chico Velo - NEW 10:00 am 2:00 pm A true adventure trip, lots of driving and hiking
Hidden Wetlands & "World of Trees" 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat
Wing-It to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge 1:30 pm 5:00 pm Walking, could involve distance but largely flat