Registration is NOT required for this trip.

Field Trip Leader: John Trochet

Blue Grosbeak Update: Early scouting trips have found no Blue Grosbeak at the Cosumnes River Preserve this July. John is still looking forward to an early morning of birding Cosumnes, but no longer expects to find Blue Grosbeak on this trip.

Blue Grosbeak, Image by Daniel Brown

This is a species-specific outing for Blue Grosbeaks. In recent years these birds have been breeding in scattered pairs over the lower Cosumnes River Preserve. Some years there have been pairs right along Franklin Blvd. opposite and north of the Visitor Center, or just at the Farm Center gate at the corner of Bruceville and Desmond Roads. As of this writing (10 May) John knows of no settled birds but expects to locate a few by July 17. An early start is important because their songs will guide us to them. Depending on the number of participants, we may carpool from the Farm Center. Viewing may be at a distance. John will have a scope, and if you have one you wish to bring, by all means do so. If Blue Grosbeaks are quickly found, then for those who are interested, John might do some general birding behind the gate. John does not expect that there will be mud to deal with, walking will be on level dirt farm roads, so any comfortable footwear should do.

Meeting Location: Meet John at the Farm Center Gate at Desmond Road and Bruceville Road. From Sacramento, head south on I-5. Take the Twin Cities exit and head east to Franklin Boulevard. Right on Franklin and left on Desmond. The Farm Center Gate is at the intersection of Desmond and Bruceville Roads.

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