Redwood Region Audubon Society – Free Tours!

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday, June 4, 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Bring your binoculars and meet leader Kathryn Wendel at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata for incredible views of Humboldt Bay, easy to walk trails, and a great diversity of birdlife. Please let us know you plan to attend. Contact Ralph Bucher [email protected]

Join the Redwood Region Audubon Society on a birding walk and tour of the Eel River Estuary and Preserve on Sunday, June 5, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Immediately east of Centerville Beach, this preserve is owned and operated by The Wildlands Conservancy and offers incredible access to shorebirds, waterbirds, raptors, and songbirds and also has a fascinating history in ecology and conservation. Come learn about the property and the plans for continued restoration and enjoy the diversity of species that use this beautiful wetland habitat. Contact Janelle Chojnacki [email protected]  to sign up and get meeting location details.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday, June 11, 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Bring your binoculars and meet leader Drew Meyer at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata for incredible views of Humboldt Bay, easy to walk trails, and a great diversity of birdlife. Please let us know you plan to attend. Contact Ralph Bucher [email protected]

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday, June 18, 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Bring your binoculars and meet leader Gary Friedrichsen at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata for incredible views of Humboldt Bay, easy to walk trails, and a great diversity of birdlife. Please let us know you plan to attend. Contact Ralph Bucher [email protected]

Redwood Region Audubon Society will offer a free guided birding tour along the Eureka Waterfront Trail on Sunday, June 19, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with leader Ralph Bucher. This relatively urban trail offers the potential to observe species abundance and diversity comparable to many more remote locations. This walk is on a flat, paved trail that is easily accessible. Contact Ralph Bucher to sign up for this field trip at [email protected].

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for a Women and Girls Birding Tour of Trinidad Head on Sunday, June 19, 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with leader Maddy Rifka-Brunt. This walk marks the one year anniversary of the monthly Women and Girls Bird Walk series and will have a special focus on the seabirds nesting on the rocks just offshore. Maddy has been monitoring these nearshore rocks for nesting seabirds for a few months this season. She will share her observations and knowledge of these colonially nesting species, likely including cormorants, gulls, and murres. We may see some great terrestrial species as we walk around Trinidad Head. Bring a scope if you have one. We will also bring several to share. Contact field trip organizer Janelle Chojnacki  [email protected] to sign up and get meeting location details.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday, June 25, 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Bring your binoculars and meet leader Ken Burton at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata for incredible views of Humboldt Bay, easy to walk trails, and a great diversity of birdlife. Please let us know you plan to attend. Contact Ralph Bucher [email protected]

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society on Saturday, June 25, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for a Wigi Wetlands Volunteer Workday. Help create bird-friendly native habitat and restore a section of the bay trail by removing invasive plants and trash. The trail section is located behind the Bayshore Mall and volunteers will meet in the parking lot directly behind Walmart. We will provide tools, gloves and packaged snacks. Please bring your own drinking water. Contact Jeremy Cashen at [email protected]  or 214-605-7368.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society in partnership with local guiding company, Kayak Trinidad on Saturday, June 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for an exciting morning viewing local seabirds from a kayak. We will ply the waters of Trinidad Bay with professional kayak guides seeking out Marbled Murrelets, Pigeon Guillemots, Common Murres, Black Oystercatchers and more. All kayaks and gear are provided. Space is limited and reservations are required. Costs for this trip are $109/person. Contact Andrew Orahoske [email protected] to reserve a spot on this seabirding adventure.

Redwood Region Audubon Society will offer a free guided birding tour at the Wigi Wetlands portion of the Humboldt Bay Trail on Sunday, June 26, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Meet leader Hal Genger at the Bayshore Mall parking lot behind Kohl’s Department store for a stroll along the trail looking at birds, plants, and the restoration in progress. Please let us know you plan to attend. Contact Hal Genger [email protected]