Registration is NOT required for this field trip.

Field Trip Leader: Cliff Feldheim

The Central Valley is one of the most important wintering waterfowl areas in North America. Cliff will be looking for a diversity of ducks, geese, swans, and other waterbirds that winter in the Sacramento Valley or stop to feed on their way south. This is also a good place for raptors, and Bald Eagles are a possibility. There is a 3.7 mile driving route and a great viewing platform as well. Bring lunch, snacks, and hydration as the Refuge has no restaurant. Cliff is a waterfowl scientist who has published 17 papers on California’s wintering and breeding waterfowl within the last 6 years and works for Ducks Unlimited. He will discuss recent research and conservation efforts for waterfowl and can answer all your questions about waterfowl and conservation. This is a good trip for new and experienced birders alike. FRS radios are helpful on this trip.

Note that there is a $6 day use fee for each vehicle or buy a Duck Stamp ($25) which supports migratory bird conservations and is valid for a year. 

Meeting Location: Meet Cliff at the Bel Air shopping center on Arena Blvd.

Directions: From Sacramento take I-5 north to Arena Blvd. Turn left (west) at the first stoplight which is Buckhorn Blvd, then turn right into the parking lot. Meet at the north side of the parking lot between Wells Fargo and Golden 1.

Snow Goose, Image by Daniel Lee Brown