NSAS Beginners Bird Walk on Sunday, October 13 Join us for our next Beginners Bird walk on Sunday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m.! It is migration season and anyone who has joined our walks before knows that the wetlands are a great place to be during this exciting time! So, if you are dipping […]
This Saturday, October 19th, we will be checking out the wetlands of Huichica Creek since we should have some water, waterfowl are returning and we SHOULD be right before the opener of the waterfowl season, slated to start Oct 26. We will be looking for the waterfowl and shorebirds in the flooded ponds. OVERVIEW: The […]
Save Mount Diablo’s Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve is over 200 acres situated between the Crystyl Ranch residential development in Concord and Lime Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek. The preserve includes grassland, stream canyons, blue oak woodland, chaparral, and oak savannas. It’s home to rare species such as the northernmost stand of desert olive, rare […]
Join us for our next Beginners Bird walk at American Canyon Wetlands on Sunday, October 27 at 9:00 a.m.! It is migration season and anyone who has joined our walks before knows that the wetlands are a great place to be during this exciting time! So, if you are dipping a toe into birding, or […]
This Saturday, November 2, we will travel to and explore Lagoon Valley Regional Park. There will be rainstorms in the evening but the weather is looking to be a bit cooler but very little rain during our day. OVERVIEW Lagoon Valley consists of many hiking trails among the hills and canyons and groves of mixed conifers and deciduous trees. Many waterbirds are […]
About the Program: Learn about ‘the raptor advantage’ with this brief overview of what a ‘raptor’ really is; focusing on the main anatomical and physiological adaptations that are featured in these birds which are products of millions of years of evolution honing virtually every body part to a lifestyle that depends on being able to […]
9:00 am - 12:00 pm NSAS Beginners Bird Walk, American Canyon Wetlands, Sunday, November 24, 9 am - noon. Rain cancels.
Join us for our next Beginners Bird walk on Sunday, December 8 at 9:00 a.m. No reservations are necessary. The event is free and open to the public. Loaner binoculars are available to use. Meeting time and location: We will meet at 9 AM on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at the parking lot for the […]
The trip has been changed to Sunday due to heavy rains forecast for Saturday and to Lynch Canyon in hopes of spotting the Thick-billed Kingbird that was located there last weekend! December’s Monthly Field Trip is our annual Benicia CBC Pre-Count with Tom Slyker & Robin Leong: Sunday, December 15th, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon: […]
The 77th Benicia CBC - Monday, December 16th, 2024. The Benicia Count was founded by Benician Emerson Stoner in 1930, 94 years ago! This year we will be counting all the birds we can find in the Benicia CBC circle which includes the communities of Benicia, East Vallejo, Cordelia, West Suisun City, as well as […]
Join us for our next Beginners Bird walk on Sunday, December 22 at 9:00 a.m. No reservations are necessary. The event is free and open to the public. Loaner binoculars are available to use. Meeting time and location: We will meet at 9 AM on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at the parking lot for the […]
Children, bring your parents and come join us to look for birds in Napa's local Parks on Sunday, December 22nd. The fun begins at 9:00 a.m. at Connolly Ranch. Participants will sign in, review birding strategies, have a binocular training, and break into small teams. Teams will then travel with their parents by car to […]
