This field trip is CANCELLED due to flooding of the trails at Bobelaine. Please let Maureen know if you planned to attend; she will arrange another date and notify you.

Field Trip Leader: Maureen Geiger

Join Maureen for an approximately 2.5 mile walk in this 430-acre National Audubon Sanctuary managed by Sacramento Audubon. We will walk to the rivers’ overlook, where the Bear River flows into the Feather River, looking for resident and wintering birds such as Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrow, crowned sparrows, both towhees and various raptors along the way. Come and hear about the efforts underway to attract butterflies, including Monarchs, to the Preserve. This trip will end by noon. The trails are fairly level; however, to access them you must climb up and down a graded, moderately steep levee trail both coming and going.

Meeting Location: Meet Maureen at the Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary.

Directions: From Sacramento, take I-5 north, then Hwy 99 north toward Yuba City; about 2 miles north of the new bridge over the Feather River, turn right on Laurel Avenue and continue to the Bobelaine parking lot at the end of the road.

COVID 19 Precautions: All participants, including field trip leaders, must be vaccinated.

Hermit Thrush, Image by Mary Forrestal