Saturday Weekly Bird Walks with Andrew Ford
Our Saturday Bird Walks with Andrew Ford have been a great success and will continue throughout the year beginning on Saturday, September 7, 2024! These Saturday field trips may be organized on short notice, with the destination usually close enough that the trip only lasts half a day. Weekly Walks will typically travel to local Parks or Open Spaces in Napa or Solano Counties. Since birding hotspots vary throughout the season due to the weather and unpredictable migration patterns, the scheduled locations may change the week of the trip. Be sure to sign up for Field Trip email Announcements to have all of the up-to-date locations and specifics. Go to our Email Sign-up page. For everyone’s safety, we encourage all participants, who are eligible, to be vaccinated for Covid 19 and that all participants sign our Release of Liability Form.
Some of our Favorite Birding Locations and likely Destinations:
Napa County Birding Hotspots:
American Canyon Wetlands, Newell Canyon Open Space, Skyline Wilderness Park, Huichica Wetlands, Hudeman Slough Wetlands, Kennedy Park, Alston Park, Lake Hennessey, Moore Creek Park, Yountville Ecological Preserve and Yountmill Road, St. Helena’s White Sulphur Springs Rd., Bothe-Napa Valley State Park, & Angwin’s Las Posadas State Forest
Solano County Birding Hotspots
Benicia State Recreation Area, San Pablo Bay Trail, Lynch Canyon Open Space, Pacific Flyway Center Wetlands, Rockville Hills Regional Park, Rush Ranch, Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, Robinson & Flannery Roads, Putah Creek Riparian Preserve, Lagoon Valley Park, Gates & Mix Canyons, & Lake Solano, & Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Monthly Field Trips: Napa Solano Audubon offers Monthly Field Trips from September through June. These are often scheduled on Sundays or during the week, and travel to more distant locations outside of Napa and Sonoma Counties. Information on these Field Trips is posted under our website announcements and sent out via Field Trip eBlasts Announcements. Be sure to sign up for Field Trip Activity Announcements to have all of the up-to-date locations and specifics. Go to our Email Sign-up page. For everyone’s safety, we encourage all participants, who are eligible, to be vaccinated for Covid 19 and that all participants sign our Release of Liability Form.