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 Solano County. Look for updates on locations and times in our Field Trip email Announcements. Most Weekly Bird Walks include a walk of variable length […]
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 to come across on the weekly birding trip. Our first Weekly Walk is scheduled for Napa's Kennedy Park on Saturday, September 7th beginning at 8:00 […]
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 the U.S. They breed mainly on islands and atolls in the Hawaiian Archipelago during the northern winter, and spend the non-breeding summer months from July-November […]
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 our first Beginners Bird Walk of the Fall Season. Join us Sunday, September 15, 2024 at […]
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 habitat that supports waterfowl, migrating shorebirds and passerines. Regular visitors include: Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Goldeneye, Western & Pied-billed Grebes, Snowy & Great Egrets […]
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 are beginning to arrive.The preserve follows the flow of Putah Creek and straddles the border of Solano and Yolo Counties. This area consists of riparian habitat […]
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 where the old state hospital used to reside. Traveling through the oak woodlands and mixed deciduous forest, we will look for some chaparral loving and […]
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 the Wetlands Edge Park in American Canyon. It is now peak migration season which is an exciting time for birders. We are starting to see […]
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 to echolocation. Meet the fastest mammal on earth, the Mexican free-tailed bat and the new California State symbol, the Pallid bat. In her presentation, Corky […]
