Registration is NOT required for this field trip.

Field Trip Leader: Nicole Barden

Wilson’s Warbler, Image by Ray Rozema

Join Environmental Educator Nicole to explore what this popular birding location has to offer! We will be looking and listening for spring favorites, including returning Pacific-slope Flycatchers, trilling Chipping Sparrows, bright yellow Wilson’s Warblers, and singing Black-headed Grosbeaks. Maybe we will even locate a nest!

Open to all birding levels, this trip will be slow-paced, and we will be taking the time to appreciate bird behavior along the way. We will be listening for birds as much as looking for them and will be keeping an e-bird list as we go. Beginning birders and young birders are encouraged to join.

The trail we will be walking on is mostly flat, though there are some uneven sections with large, smoothed river rocks. There will be an optional steep section at the end for anyone who wants to bird for a little longer. We will cover no more than 3 miles. Public restrooms are available at this location.

Meeting Location: Meet Nicole at the parking lot at Sailor Bar in the last parking lot on your left, near the boat launch area. 

Directions: Sailor Bar is at the south end of Illinois Avenue, off Winding Way just west of Hazel. From Hwy. 50, take Hazel Ave. north, turn left on Winding Way, then turn Left on Illinois Ave. Follow Illinois all the way to the end.

Parking & Fees:  A Sac County Park Pass or $6 entry fee is required for all vehicles.

COVID 19 Precautions: All participants, including children 5 and up and field trip leaders, must be vaccinated.