Field Trip: Rush Ranch Open Space and Grizzly Island Wildlife Area

Date: Sunday February 21, 2016

Time: 8:00 AM

Join birders at Rush Ranch, a 2,070 acre open space in southern Solano County, managed by Solano Land Trust. (NSAS Event)

Details:

Leader: Ken Poerner, Land Steward, Solano Land Trust

Description: Rush Ranch is an important bird area, bordered on one side by the Suisun Marsh, a vital component of the San Francisco Bay/Delta Estuary. Within its boundaries is one of the best remaining examples of brackish tidal marsh habitat, exceptionally rich in vegetation and wildlife. We will look for Burrowing, Great Horned, and Barn Owls, raptors, ducks, and Tricolored Blackbirds. Then, we will visit the marsh for rails and continue on to Grizzly Island for ducks, shorebirds, possible bittern, and Loggerhead Shrike. It is free to the public every day of the year. Donations are accepted at the Iron Ranger within the parking lot. Bring lunch and water. This trip is limited to 15 people. Please make reservations with the coordinator, Wendy Cole at 707-363-3170 or beehaven2@comcast.com.

Directions: Take Hwy 80 to CA-12 east towards Suisun/Rio Vista. Go five miles to Grizzly Island Road. Meet Ken at the McDonalds on the corner.

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