Hey, beginning birders! We hope to start up our Beginning Bird Walks in October emphasizing basic bird identification at American Canyon Wetlands or Newell Canyon Preserve, and at other locations in […]
NSAS sponsors weekly birding walks, open to everyone, led by ornithologist Andrew Ford. Andrew has a wealth of information regarding birds, plants and just about anything else you might happen […]
About the Presentation: The Laysan Albatross is a large soaring seabird distinguished by sensational thousand mile flights from the Hawaiian Islands to the Aleutian Islands and the West Coast of […]
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, […]
Rodeo Lagoon is one of Marin’s largest freshwater lagoons separated from the Pacific Ocean by a narrow sandy beach. It is surrounded by willow groves and provides aquatic and mudflat […]
Join Andrew Ford for his Weekly Bird Walk on Sunday, September 22nd at the Putah Creek Preserve . Our fall migrators are passing through and some of our winter species […]
This SUNDAY, September 29, 2024 we will explore Skyline Wilderness Park. OVERVIEW Skyline is a rocky, mostly well used trail system which runs through the hills just outside of Napa through […]
NSAS Beginner's Bird Walk on Sunday, September 29 After a summer hiatus, our Sunday Beginner's Bird Walks have resumed! This Sunday, September 29 we will be making another visit to […]
About the Program: Bats play an important role in the ecosystem as major consumers of nocturnal insects. They have many adaptations to help them navigate the night sky, from flight […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]