Registration is NOT required for this field trip.

Field Trip Leader: Cathie LaZier

Want to do something non-commercial on Black Friday? Meet Cathie at the main CRP parking lot and we’ll walk along the flooded wetlands, down to the boardwalk and out, and circle back on the loop trail. We’ll be looking for Sandhill Cranes, geese, and a variety of duck species. Yellowlegs and Wilson’s Snipe will be in the shallower water, and other shorebirds are possible. This is a great trip for beginners. Scopes are helpful if you have one. You may want to bring lunch for afterwards; there are picnic tables behind the visitor center. Heavy rain cancels.

Meeting Location: Meet Cathie at the main visitor center parking lot.

Directions: (These directions are different from the usual ones but factor in some recent road construction.) Take I-5 south from Sacramento, exit on Twin Cities Rd, Exit #498. Turn left onto Twin Cities Rd and go east, crossing Franklin Blvd across the train tracks. Turn right at the next stop sign onto Bruceville Rd. Take Bruceville Rd south to Desmond Rd. Follow Desmond Rd back to Franklin Rd and turn left. Follow Franklin down to the main visitor parking lot on the left side of the road.

Further directions and maps are available at www.cosumnes.org.

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

Northern Pintail, Image by Mary Forrestal