Registration is NOT required for this field trip.
This is a Family Friendly Trip. Participants 12 and under are welcome.

Field Trip Leader: Nicole Barden

Cedar Waxwing, Image by Chris Conard

Join Environmental Educator Nicole to explore what this popular birding location has to offer!  We will be on the lookout for our late summer feathered friends like Wilson’s Warblers, Western Tanagers, and maybe even Black-throated Gray Warblers.  This time of year also brings the possibility of seeing early returning birds like Cedar Waxwings.

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.  We will cover no more than 3 miles.  Public restrooms are available at this location.

Meeting Location: Meet at the parking lot near the boat ramp.  Sailor Bar is at the south end of Illinois Avenue, off Winding Way just west of Hazel Ave.  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 Sacramento County Parks Pass or a $6 day use fee is required. 

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