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NEWSLETTER OF THE ALTACAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties of Northern California
December 2018 . January 2019 I
ALTACAL
Programs for the general community are normally held on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.,
at the Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E.8th St. Chico.
In December the program is held on the second Monday and in June,July,and August there are no programs.
Monday, December 10, 2018 . 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 23—Sunday, January 27, 2019
Chico Creek Nature Centre Chico Masonic Family Center ki
Members' Slide Show
Altacal Audubon is having
ee what Altacal members and friends have been up to
as they share their photos at our annual Members' slide
its biggest program of
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show Program, a favorite program for many.There are always 1 I ,-,1 IVA]
great new photos shared and sometimes old ones which the year! The 20th Annual
are just as great, as are the stories that go along with these
pictures.Join in by bringing a few of your own photos of birds/ Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway
wildlife/nature. We will have plenty of time for all who want to
participate.Also at this program we will hear about plans for A II sorts of wonders are in store for birders and outdoor
the annual Chico and Oroville Christmas bird counts taking
enthusiasts of all skills and ages at the 20th Annual Snow
place over the following weekends. Call or email Jennifer
Patten, (530)592-9092 or jechico@sbcglobal.net so we know Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway, Wednesday—Sunday,
ahead of time how many will be showing photos.
January 23-27, 2019, located at the Chico Masonic Family Center,
1110 W. East Ave. Chico, California.
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This action-packed 5-day event celebrates the remarkable journey of
millions of waterfowl and raptors along the Pacific Flyway that call the
Northern Sacramento Valley their home during the winter months.
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Cranes, Swans, Ducks& Geese off hwy 99
by Steve Overlock wonders of the Pacific Flyway and its inhabitants.
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The 20th Annual Snow Goose Festival of
ALTACAL AUDUBON SOCIETY the Pacific Flyway
Board of Directors continued from p1
President
Steve Overlock
The 2019 festival has an array of new and exciting field trips,
(530) 828-0966
stephenoverlock@sbcglobal.net workshops, and a new art show venue, MONCA (Museum of
Vice President Ken Sobon Northern California Art). Here are just a few highlights that will be
(530)592-3350
ksobon@thermalito.org part of our 20th Anniversary:
Secretary Vacant
• Banquet Keynote: Farallon Islands:A Mecca for Birds and
Treasurer Vacant
Birders, by Naturalist& Birding Guide David Wimpfheimer
Membership Cathy Carter
(530)342-9152
scarab4ever@gmail.com • Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, CSUC, exhibit
Publications/ Carla Resnick Remarkable Lives: The Intertwined Worlds of Birds and
Newsletter (530) 343-6929
carlaphoto@gmail.com Humans, opening the week of the Snow Goose Festival
Publicity/ Wayland Augur
Web Site (530) 519-4724 • 2018 Audubon PhotographyAwards traveling exhibit,featuring
wba@acm.org
12 spectacular bird photographs, on display
Field Trips Matt Forster
(619) 347-2269
Visit our website www.snowgoosefestival.org for program and
findforster@yahoo.corn
Ross Schaefer registration information. For early notification of our exciting field
rschaeferl @mail.csuchico.edu
trip and workshop schedule, be sure you are on our email list and
Sanctuary/ Ken Sobon
Lands/Refuge (530) 592-3350 "like" us on Facebook as that is a great source for instant Festival
ksobon@thermalito.org
information and updates.
Conservation Scott Huber
Co-chair (530) 321-5579
wmscotthuber@gmail.com
Education Vacant
Programs Jennifer Patten
(530) 345-9356 Board Meetings
jpchico@sbcglobal.net
5:15 p.m.
Sac NWR Vacant 2nd Wednesday of each month
Bookstore
Altacal Audubon Society/Snow Goose Festival Office
Director- Kathryn Hood
635 Flume Street, Chico
at-Large (530) 321-2852
verdant44@gmail.com Altacal Audubon Members are welcome to attend
Director- Dawn Garcia
at-Large (530)513-1785
avifan59@gmail.com
Director- Mary Muchowski Altacal Audubon & AmazonSmile
at-Large (530) 228-0625
mmuchowski@earthlink.net
The next time you shop online,set your shopping cart to Amazon
Director- Marilyn Gamette Smile, (smile.amazon.com) and support Altacal Audubon with
Emeritus your purchase.
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Owls On The Move: Fall Migration 2018, And A Surprise!
Dawn Garcia/Oct 2018, NSWO Assistant Project Director
is another great year for Northern Saw-whet Owls! We banded Then,this October 2018, Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Canada,
91 by November 1st with 2 weeks to go. Ken Sobon (Project netted her again during fall migration. It's been a full year since
Directory) and Wyatt Flersey (Assistant Bander) started out with her original band date. Where has she been? We can only guess
a whopping 10 owls early in the season. October 8. We've had between point A and B but I assume she flew north in the winter/
3 recaptures showing some winter site fidelity on the Reserve, spring 2017 to breed, maybe somewhere in Canada. Then she
hopefully meaning the prey base is good. We are very grateful for flew south through the tip of Vancouver Island at the RPBO. Here
our new and seasoned team of enthusiastic volunteers,Thank you! her information was input into the BBL's "report a band site" by
Stay tuned with wykrw.birdbling.blogspot.com. Rebecca and she received the certificate of appreciation showing
the owl's information. It is a great reminder that anytime you see a
The Surprise bird with a band or market that you can read,please submit to BBL,
At CSU Chico Reserve's we have banded almost 900 owls since it is valuable information!
we first opened the monitoring station in 2005.This is the very first
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AVofm�������n�ntobirders.�� �»� K��� Trips Anyone wi&hasense-� � o/mmrnbeginning is e8oparti:ipaAp.
Altacal Audbuon's scheduled field trips are a great way to experience a variety of birding areas, with an experienced trip
leader, Occasionally "Pop-up" Birding Field Tiips, that aren't listed here, will be posted on the Altacal Facebook Page
(h#pn://www.facebumk.oum/a|taou|oudubon/) andtheA|taom|Audmbnnambpoge (httpx/www.a|tauaiorg).
Feather River, Forebay and Afterbay 0mpnil|e Christmas Bird Count
Smb/oday, December 8, 2O/8 ` SA.M. -2P.M. Sabynday, December 29, 2Q1B ^ 7:3UA.M.
Trip Leaders: Ross Schaefer and Matt Forster Compiler: Gaylord Grams
Join us as we Gook for diving and dappling ducks and many All levels of birders are welcome. Beginners will be paired
migrant birds while we walk along portions of the Feather
up with experienced birders. You will be assigned an area
River Diversion Dam and both the Thermalito Afterbay and
and spend the day counting birds in this area. Bring warm
Forebay. Over the years we have had many rare sightings
at these sites including Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted
clothes, hiking shoes, lunch, bir� bVoke �n� binoculars.
y�e/0anse�Su�8nnte[and Red-necked(�rebe|VVovviNaUao K4en�sd7�30A�KA. Bu#eCoun�yAg{�ommiouiooers[ fice,
be looking for Common and Barrow's Goldeneye, Hooded 316 Nelson Ave., Oroville. East of Hwy 70 across from
Merganser, Common Merganser, Canvanbaok, Radhead, Home Depot. Compilation Dinner 4:30 P.M. TBA.
Eurasion Widgeon and all the other ducks that migrant to Contact:
and through Butte County this time of year! What do you Gaylord Grams, gg2canoe@yahoo.com, (530) 533-1624
think is going to be this year's rare bird? We recommend
wearing warm clothing (layers a good id*a), bring your Chico Oxidation Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
binoculars or loaners will be available and if you have a Saturday, January 5, 20/9 ~ /D/\.M. - 1 PM.
spotting scope this will be a good trip for using it. Bring a Trip Leaders: Skip Augur and Matt Forster
lunch and beverage as well. Light rain will not cancel. We We will get a personal and up close view of the winter
will meet at Chico Park and Ride (Hwy 32 just west of Hwy waterfowl migration at the Chico Oxidation Ponds, west
99) skQA.k8.The trip will be 5-6 hnuro, so plan accordingly! of Chico. Come and get a first-hand look at our dabblers
Contact: from Alaska and Canada: Northern Pintail, Cinnamon
Matthew Forster, findforster@yahoo.com, (619) 347-2269 Teal, Hooded Merganser, Green-winged and Blue-winged
Chico Christmas Bird Count Teal and possibly some unexpected vagrants! We have
Saturday, December /5, 20/8 ' 7:30 A.M. had Long-tailed Duck and Trumpeter Swans in some of
Compiler: Mary Muchowski our past January trips. The walk is under 2 miles and
All levels of birders are welcome. Bring warm clothes, about 3 hours in total, flat and easy going.
hiking shoes, lunch, bird books and binoculars. You will be You will need to RSVP for this trip. We are only allowed to
assigned an area and spend the day counting birds in this take a total of 20 people. So first come, first serve. We will
area. RSVPs encouraged! Meet at 7:30 A.M. at the Chico give you detailed instructions on how to get there. Please
Creek Nature Center, 1968 East 8th St., Chico. Compilation contact Matthew Forster to reserve your space.
Dinner 4:30 P.M. TBA. Contact:
Contact:' K0atthewForster,findfore8er@yahno.00m' (G19)347-22891
Mary[Nuohowuki. mnmmohowuki@earthNnk.nst. (53O)228'0625 SkipAwgwr, »vba@aom.org
Honey Lake Christmas Bird Count
Friday, December 21, 2018(Trip fsDecember 2D_22/
Compiler: Matt Forster --- --
Thin Christmas Bird Count is not for the faint of heart!
Temperatures have ranged from single digits to 45-50 °F, �---- �
so make sure to pack warm clothing! We will be staying
Thursday night and leaving Saturday morning. Rare birds
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over the last couple years have been Lapland and Chestnut-
collared Longspur,American Tree Sparrow, and Long-tailed
Duck to name a few. Reese RSVP for more information!
Contact:
Matthew Forster, findforster@yahoo.com, (619) 347-2269
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Birding Trips
Raptor Run!
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be traveling by car to Cottonwood Rd., then the ForebayA 04/7 //1?lriiiii('"IA y,,,'/',,,:;l°„,oltlll;IAllt,'lli'llf/,v%jf,A,Y1/v/f
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accordingly! Ferruginous Hawk
Contact:
Matthew Forster, findforster@yahoo.com, (619) 347-2269
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The 20th Annual Snow Goose Festival
January 23-27, 2019
Registration begins in early December, so sign up early
because many of the field trips fill up fast! Make sure you
get tickets to Saturday's "Gathering of Wings" Banquet &
, ,„l,ike .,,;504,; 5, 17, ,"
Silent Auction where Naturalist, David Wimpfheimer will ."-.7, ' l,ll4,fl115Nl„l.''-', /
outline some of the factors that result in dramatic diversity
of migratory and breeding birds in his lively presentation, S Kr 0 /IN GOOSE
"Point Reyes and the Farallon islands: A Mecca for Birds
and Birders." He will examine trends and changes and FESTIVAL
share stories of special birds that have been seen over the
decades.
www.snowgoosefestivalorg
Contact:
info@snowgoosefestival.org, (530) 592-9092
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Get to know Your National Wildlife Refuges!
by Sarah Smither o.
The Refuge's Water
Visitor Services Assistant 8EgVICE
Water is the catalyst for a cascade of events at the Sacramento As the huge flocks of ducks and geese fly into
National Wildlife Refuge Complex. As water is drained off the refuges, they create a traveling buffet for .,..,,,, r• ,..0'
of the land between May and August, different levels of moisture raptors like the red-tailed hawk and the bald eagle.
are created in the soil, and this moisture is the key to life on the Also, big insect blooms, fed by the new water, are sustenance for
refuges. When and how this water is drawn off of the three types these waterfowl, songbirds, bats, reptiles, and fish. In turn, these
of ponds, seasonal irrigated, seasonal non-irrigated, and summer creatures are food for other animals like coyotes, raccoons,turtles,
water is of high importance because it stimulates the growth of and egrets.The water creates vast food webs.
three plant species.
Having water on the refuges at the right time and in the right amount
Watergrass, smartweed, and swamp timothy, are important food creates healthy habitat. Such habitat is crucial for the survival of
sources for migratory waterfowl. In May, water is briefly drained, many species.
flooded, and then drained again on the seasonal irrigated ponds.
By February, many waterfowl start migrating north to their breeding
This creates two periods of cool moist soils, spurring watergrass
grounds. By April, much of the water is gone. Only the summer
and smartweed to grow and flourish. Simultaneously, water on the
water is left fully flooded until July to create habitat for baby birds
seasonal non-irrigated ponds is drained for a longer period of time,
like mallards and wood ducks that nest locally.
and this creates warmer soils. Swamp timothy thrives under these
warm soil conditions.At the summer water ponds, watergrass and In May, the annual cycle begins again as the water is rapidly
smartweed also grow, however water is drawn off of these areas drained off the wetlands. Moist soil is exposed which gives life to
in July. the seeds beneath the soils surface. The Complex would not be
the abounding and eco-rich place it is today without the strategic
In August, major flood-ups begin on the wetlands. Water from the use of water.
Sacramento River rushes through the Glenn Colusa Irrigation
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Jan 5 Chico Oxidation Pond Field Trip
Jan 9 Altacal Audubon Board Meeting
Jan 12 Raptor Run Field Trip
Jan 23-29 The 20th Annual Snow Goose Festival Cranes, Swans, Ducks& Geese off hwy 99
by Steve Overlock
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