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Field Trip - Wildlife Refuge North of Sacramento for Mobility Challenged Birders

Registration for this field trip is OPEN.

Registration is limited to 6 participants.

Field Trip Leader: Paul Milller

Snow Goose, Image by Daniel Brown

This winter trip offers those with mobility challenges, including wheelchair users, a fantastic opportunity to view waterfowl. This wildlife area is one of the more reliable places near Sacramento to see Blue-winged Teal. Handicapped parking and a fully accessible restroom are provided. Sometimes thousands of geese take flight over the water to the delight of birders. Other species to expect for the day include passerines, wetland birds, and raptors. We will begin the day traveling an accessible trail. This one-mile paved trail meanders along wetlands with several viewing platforms. After lunch, we'll take a drive around the auto loop. This time of year brings cold damp weather, so be prepared. A CDFW Lands Pass is required. Details will be provided upon registration.

COVID 19 Precautions:

  • All participants must register in advance to attend. Registration for this field trip will be limited to 6 participants.

  • All participants, including field trip leaders, must provide proof of COVID vaccination. After you have registered, you will receive an email from our Registration Coordinator with instructions on how to submit proof of vaccination.

  • Field trip participants should maintain adequate social distance.

  • There will be no sharing of binoculars, scopes or other optics on any field trips.

  • Field trips leaders are authorized by the Sacramento Audubon Board to cancel field trips if unregistered participants attempt to join or stated precautions are not met.

Earlier Event: February 18
Great Backyard Bird Count
Later Event: February 19
Mile Steward River Clean Up