Field Trips
Sacramento Audubon Society is proud to offer field trips to suit a variety of birders and birding abilities, and visit a large range of birding locations. Activities are organized and led by volunteers who offer their time and expertise to those who join them.
Unless otherwise noted, field trips are geared towards those over the age of 13.
Dogs and other pets are not allowed on Sacramento Audubon Field Trips. Those who need a service animal, as defined by the ADA, to participate should contact the trip leader prior to the field trip.
Please ensure the safety and well-being of all by not attending a field trip if you are sick.
Please read the description of each field trip carefully to note any specific requirements.
Some trips require advance registration. Registration opens when the trip is announced in The Observer or posted to the website.
Always check the website for any last minute updates prior to joining a field trip. Cancellations or last minute instructions will be posted to the website, even for trips requiring registration. Trips are planned up to 3 months in advance and conditions can change. If you are unsure of the status of a field trip, call or email the trip leader.
Trips LEAVE the meeting place at the time stated. Please arrive early if you need driving directions or are hoping to carpool.
Leaders cannot organize ridesharing/carpools as they are private agreements between the driver and the passengers. Drivers must carry adequate insurance coverage. Please be courteous and share gas expenses with the driver.
Upcoming Field Trips
Printable PDF of upcoming field trips | Calendar View
Area Birding Events
Birding Ethics
The Sacramento Audubon Society is dedicated to the protection of birds and their natural habitats. Let’s ensure that our enjoyment of those spaces doesn’t negatively impact their existence or their inhabitants.
The American Birding Association has established a Code of Ethics to help us all “practice and promote respectful, enjoyable, thoughtful birding.”
Here are a few highlights of this Code of Ethics. Please honor these important safeguards.
Minimize habitat disturbance by staying on trails.
Avoid getting too close to birds, especially those that are nesting.
Limit the use of recordings and other audio methods of attracting birds, particularly in heavily birded areas.
Always bird and report with honesty and integrity.
Never enter private property without the landowner’s permission.
Keep cats and other domestic animals indoors or controlled.
In addition to ethics while birding, please consider the well-being of birds while taking photographs. National Audubon Society has a Guide to Ethical Bird Photography.
Banner Photo Credit: Birders along the American River by Daniel Lee Brown