This is a Cosumnes River Preserve event.

Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center

Phone:916-684-2816

Address: 13501 Franklin Blvd. Galt, CA

Don’t forget to stop by the Cosumnes River Preserve and check out  “Ducks In Scopes”, where preserve docents have a row of scopes set up, some set lower to accommodate children.  They’ll focus on giving you good views of the many colorful ducks and geese, as well as some of the more interesting shorebirds such as Black-necked Stilts and Common Snipe.    A table display features “Duck Soup”, dishes of water dipped from the pond full of sand fleas, dragonfly nymphs, and other squiggly things that provide the protein the birds are feeding on.   A microscope and hand lens provide close-up looks.

Northern Shoveler, Image by Dana J. Miller-Blair