Napa RCD's Coastal Clean-up Day - Saturday, September 20 from 9:00 a.m. - Noon! Join our Team Captain, Betty Labastida, and become a part of our efforts to clean up our section of Napa Creek. Help Betty and our volunteers clean-up our section of Napa Creek at the corner of Main and Pearl Streets in […]
Where: 6:15 PM, Rio Lindo Adventist Academy, 3200 Rio Lindo Ave., Healdsburg, CA. For those driving separately meet at the gate and either call the office to gain entrance or wait for the group to arrive. History: Vaux’s Swifts have been roosting in the Rio Lindo Adventist Academy chimney since 1989, the first year the […]
Biologist and ornithologist Dan Ariola will discuss the unique life history of this largest North American swallow, differences between the eastern and western subspecies, current threats they face. He’ll present an overview of the status and conservation issues facing the species in California. He will also provide preliminary results of the 2025 statewide Purple Martin breeding […]
Where: 8:00 AM (location will be announced after registration) Leaders: Mark Stephenson/Bruce Thomsen This Field Trip will be Limited to 15 NSAS Members Tentative Trip Itinerary (Stay tuned as the Trip Itinerary may change) Friday’s Schedule: we will venture to Big Sur and specifically to Andrew Molera State Park. Andrew Molera is a haven for […]
Beginner bird walks are fun ways to explore birding or sharpen your skills. The group meets at 9:00 AM at the American Canyon Wetlands parking lot and follows a path along the water. You can expect to see both local and migratory birds. Binoculars are available to borrow. Heavy rain cancels. Free and open to […]
Biologist and ornithologist Dan Ariola will discuss the unique life history of this largest North American swallow, differences between the eastern and western subspecies, current threats they face. He’ll present an overview of the status and conservation issues facing the species in California. He will also provide preliminary results of the 2025 statewide Purple Martin breeding […]
Beginner bird walks are fun ways to explore birding or sharpen your skills. The group meets at 9:00 AM at the American Canyon Wetlands parking lot and follows a path along the water. You can expect to see both local and migratory birds. Binoculars are available to borrow. Heavy rain cancels. Free and open to […]
Are you dipping a toe into birding, or dusting off a pair of binoculars for the first time in a while? If you want company as you learn about birding, we’d be delighted to have you join us for the next Beginners Bird Walk of the Fall Season on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at the […]
About the Presentation: Many birds are brightly colored, others use patterned feathers for camouflage. How do these colors originate? What’s the difference between colors from pigments and physical colors? From Yellow Warblers to Anna’s Hummingbirds, from Snow Geese to Brewer’s Blackbirds, each species makes unique use of the feather colors it possesses. What do the […]
Abbott’s Lagoon is a beautiful walk with chances for observing many land, marsh, and shorebird species as well as views of the ocean birds including possible scope views of Sooty Shearwaters. Each Fall, Abbott's Lagoon hosts a variety of shorebird species including Pectoral, Baird’s and Ruffs, Golden Plovers, Snowy Plovers as well as Longspurs and […]
Our fall Beginner’s Bird Walks have been very rewarding so far. The weather has cooperated with sunny days, and the tides have been perfect for observing and identifying multiple species of ducks and many hundreds of shorebirds. We are hoping our good fortune will continue for our walk this Sunday. So, if you’d like some […]
We will meet at the Colusa Parking Lot at 8:00 a.m. This is always our popular winter trip to visit Colusa, Sacramento and Gray Lodge Wildlife Refuges. These are some of the best locations in the entire Sacramento Valley observe overwintering waterfowl. We will look for Ducks, Geese, Shorebirds as well as Raptors and woodland […]