Bird Watching on Paige Ranch

Join us for a peaceful fall morning bird watching at Paige Ranch, our protected property in Fall River Mills. Located along the Pacific Flyway, the Fall River region is within an Audubon Society Important Bird Area. Tour the rice fields and shoreline of the property that provide essential habitat for the many amazing native and migratory birds in the area, with a bird watching session led by special guests from the Shasta Birding Society. Enjoy a tasty lunch at the ranch following the bird walk!

Hosts: Shasta Birding Society, Liza Baldwin, Rod & Joyce Evans, Gregg Werner & Susan Whitaker

About Shasta Land Trust's Wildways Fundraising Series:

Shasta Land Trust’s Wildways series of fundraising events is a uniquely enjoyable way for people to contribute to the preservation of significant lands in far northern California. Connecting people and places, the Wildways event lineup features some of the most fun and interesting outings in the north state. Hosted by volunteers, all proceeds from ticket sales support Shasta Land Trust’s mission to conserve local land.

Sponsored by: Cornerstone Community Bank & Prather Ranch

About Shasta Birding Society

The mission of the Shasta Birding Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity. We promote enjoyment of the natural environment through education and interactive programs.

Presenter Bio: Larry Jordan moved from the Bay Area to Oak Run in 1980 to escape the crowded, noisy, hustle and bustle of city life. Among the gray and ponderosa pine, and the oak savannah, he found himself surrounded by nature. Coyotes howled in the winter evening, deer and fox were abundant and birds seemed to be everywhere. On the way home from an evening out, he and his wife found a tiny owl standing in the middle of the road to his home. He didn’t know what it was and had to look it up in his first edition Peterson Field Guide. It was his spark bird - a Burrowing Owl! Larry joined the Wintu Audubon Society and became the group’s webmaster in 2008. He is the Shasta County Coordinator for the California Bluebird Recovery Program and monitors an active Burrowing Owl habitat in the Chico area.