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SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL

YOUR OFFICIAL GUIDE

OF THE PACIFIC FLYWAY

Wild Adventures, Wild Birds!

Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway January 22 – 26, 2020 Chico, CA

• More than 70 Guided Field Trips • Informative & Hands-on Workshops • Activities • Art Show • Live Raptors • “Gathering of Wings” Banquet with Keynote Speaker Karen Amstutz

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Snow Goose Festival Headquarters Chico Masonic Family Center 1110 W. East Ave., Chico Open Wednesday – Sunday January 22–26 Photo by Stephen McDonald

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21ST ANNUAL SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL

Thank You to our 2020 Sponsors!

Major Sponsors Snow Goose ($2,500 or more)

Altacal Audubon Society

California Conservation Corps

California State Parks Northern Buttes District

Chico News & Review US Fish & Wildlife Service/ Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex KIXE-TV

REGISTRATION DEADLINES Online Registration: Closes at 12:00pm Tues., Jan. 21 www.snowgoosefestival.org Walk-In Registration: May be available for some events Wednesday–Saturday, 9am-4pm and Sunday before 10am at the Chico Masonic Family Center, Snow Goose Festival Headquarters, but cannot be guaranteed. For further information on registration please call: 530-592-9092

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Cancellation Policy: No cancellations or refunds will be available online. To cancel and receive a refund, minus a processing fee, you must call or email the Snow Goose Festival office by Monday, January 6, 2020. Beginning Tuesday, January 7, no cancellations or “no shows” will be refunded. If the Snow Goose Festival must cancel an event, registered attendees of that event will be notified via email. Attendees will be offered the following options: • register for substitute activities of the same value • donate registration fee to SGF programs • full refund (allow up to 4 weeks processing)

DIRECTIONS TO FESTIVAL LOCATIONS Rancho Esquon, Inc.

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Please take special note of the location your field trip departs from.

Bell Memorial Union, CSU, Chico (BMU)

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River Partners

Corner of 2nd & Chestnut St., Chico, 530-898-4636. Directions: From U.S. Hwy 99, take the East First Avenue Exit. Proceed west on East First Avenue following signs to campus. After approx. 1.5 miles, turn left on Esplanade, into downtown Chico. Turn right at 2nd St, then three blocks to corner of 2nd St & Chestnut St. If coming from Hwy 32, turn east at the W. 2nd St stoplight. BMU is six blocks, on the left, at corner of 2nd & Chestnut St. FREE PARKING on weekends at Chico State’s parking structure and in lots across the street from the BMU. Chico Creek Nature Center (CcNc)

Supporting Sponsors

Great Blue Heron ($1,000)

1968 E. 8th Street, Chico, 530-891-4671. Directions from Chico: From Hwy 99 take the Hwy 32 Chester Exit #385. Head northeast on CA-32 East toward Chester/E. 9th St. Turn left on Fir St., which turns into E. 8th St. The CCNC will be 0.75 miles on the left.

Chico Masonic Family Center (CMFC) Snow Goose Festival Headquarters & Welcome Center

Llano Seco Rancho

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1110 W. East Avenue, Chico, 530-342-7143. Directions from Chico: From Hwy 99, take East Avenue exit. (two exits north of East 1st Avenue exit.) Turn west on East Avenue. The CMFC is approx. 1.5 miles from Hwy 99 exit, on the right (north) side of East Avenue. If coming from Nord Avenue on Hwy 32, turn east at the W. East Avenue stoplight. CMFC is on the left, after crossing railroad tracks from the Hwy 32 and East Avenue intersection.

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Chico Creek Nature Center

1513 State Hwy 99, Gridley 530-846-3222 Directions from Chico: Take Hwy 99 South to Gridley McDonalds, west side of Hwy 99 in Gridley. Driving time and distance from Chico: 35 minutes, 29 miles.

Llano Seco Viewing Platform

Tundra Swan ($500)

Snowy Egret ($250)

California Rice Commission

Brome Bird Care Chico Chamber of Commerce Friends of Butte Creek Western Canal Water District Northern California Regional Land Trust

Central Valley Joint Venture Friends of Bidwell Park Lake Oroville Marina Patria and David Forster/ Yellow Rose Ranch Out of this World Optics Oxford Suites

White-faced Ibis ($100) Baker’s Birkenstock Mountain Sports

7 Mile Road, Chico-Dayton Directions: From Chico, take Dayton Road south approximately five miles, turn west onto Ord Ferry Road. Continue west approximately three miles, turn south onto Seven-mile Lane. Travel two miles to the Unit entrance.

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR)

752 County Road 99W, Willows (530) 934-2801 Directions: Located south of Willows off Interstate 5. Please call Refuge for directions.

Sacramento River Discovery Center (SRDC)

1000 Sale Lane, Red Bluff, 530-527-1196. Directions arriving from Chico on CA-99: Continue onto State Hwy 36W/Antelope Blvd. Turn left on Sale Lane.

Entrance gate is approximately 2 miles down Sale Lane.

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For complete descriptions and to register, visit:

PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS

snowgoosefestival.org

“Red-tailed Hawk” Painting Class NEW

Wednesday, Jan. 22

Thu 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Meet at Studio 561, Chico

Ages 9 and older are welcome. $45 Presenter: Christine Mac Shane

FIELD TRIPS

Birds, River, & Riparian Forests NEW

Friday, Jan. 24

Wed 7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Michael Rogner

FIELD TRIPS

Soils, Landforms, & Vegetation of Bidwell Park

Cole & Book Family Farms

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$25 - Y$10 Level 3 Field Trip Leaders: Andrew Conlin and Birder, John Seid

A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Keith Book and Gary Cole and Jerry Dirnberger and Lorraine Smith

Birding, History, & Wine Tasting in Durham

Marathon Big Day Birding in Nevada County SOLD OUT

Fri 6:30 am - 11:30 am

Wed 7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Wed 8:45 am - 4:15 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$35 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Mary Muchowski and Bill Smith

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

morning field trip. . A$38 - Y$20 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Kirby Flanagan

leaders. A$25 - Y$10 Level 3 Field Trip Leaders: John Seid and Joan Robbins

Sandhill Cranes & Winter Raptors NEW SOLD OUT

Eagle Roost Safari SOLD OUT

Lake Oroville Pontoon Boat Tour SOLD OUT

Thu 9:30 am - 2:00 pm

Up the Creek with a Pair of Binoculars

Wed 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

$125 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Henry Lomeli and Lindsay Wood

Wed 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

A$27 - Y$10 Level 3 Field Trip Leaders: Jon Aull and Charlie Cornell

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge & Vicinity Wed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Joyce Bond and Carol Anderson

Raptor Run

Wed 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Gary Nielsen and Gary Moeller

Meet at (Directions will be emailed to you prior to the Festival.)

Bat Safari SOLD OUT

Wed 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Linda Angerer

PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS

Wed 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Friday with a different leader. A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Fred Thomas

Basics of Wildlife Photography Workshop (Wednesday) and Field Trip (Thursday) Wed 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This is a Wednesday workshop with a Thursday

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A$55 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Mary Muchowski and Mary Wrysinski

Delevan NWR & Sacramento Refuge Fly-Off

A$50 - Y$35 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Brad Cooke and Dan Efseaff

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Winter Raptors SOLD OUT

Thu 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Jan Martinez

Thu 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Bruce Webb, Swarovski Optik Field Tech, and Gary Nielsen

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Divide Ranch (includes lunch)

After the Basics: Intermediate Wildlife Photography Workshop (Thursday) & Field Trip (Friday) SOLD OUT

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Thu 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thu 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Feathers, Figs, & Olives

Eagle Roost Safari SOLD OUT

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Meet at (Directions will be emailed to you prior to the Festival.)

FIELD TRIPS

Colusa NWR & Sutter Buttes NEW Thu 7:00 am - 5:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center Level 1= Mostly birding by car and/or easy walking Level 2= Walking, could involve distance but largely flat Level 3= More vigorous hiking, some elevation gain/loss Level 4= A true adventure trip, lots of driving and hiking = Wheelchair accessible A= Adult Y= Youth

Paddle the North Forebay NEW

Meet at Studio 561

Thursday, Jan. 23

A$35 - Y$20 Level 1 Field Trip Leader: Ted Beedy

Upper Bidwell Park’s Yahi Trail Thu 7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Sunday morning with different

A$35 - Y$20 Level 4 Field Trip Leader: Scott Huber

A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Harry Fuller

A$38 - Y$20 Level 3 Field Trip Leaders: Mike and Kathy Landini, Pamela Waldsmith and Karen L. Smith

All ages 9 and older are welcome. $45 Presenter: Christine Mac Shane

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Thu 7:45 am - 3:00 pm

“Early Bird Catches the Worm” Painting Class NEW Wed 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sacramento Refuge Fly-Off

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Fri 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Thu 8:15 am - 2:30 pm

A$35 - Y$20 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Bob Steinacher and Bill Frey

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area with Karen Amstutz SOLD OUT Thu 8:15 am - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$35 - Y$20 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Victor Paz, Ruth Paz and Karen Amstutz

This is a Thursday workshop with a Friday morning field trip. A$38 - Y$20 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Kirby Flanagan

Thu 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

$125 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Henry Lomeli and Lindsay Wood

Historic Llano Seco Rancho – Wildlife & Habitat Conservation

Fri 7:15 am - 12:15 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Red Bluff Recreation Area Fri 7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center at 7:30 am; Meet at Sacramento River Discovery Center at 8:30 am

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: David Dahnke

Llano Seco Rancho – Land, Water, & Wildlife

Fri 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: John W. Hunt and Malia Forbert

Sutter Buttes Hike – Dean Ranch SOLD OUT Fri 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Meet at Gridley McDonald’s

A$45 - Y$30 Level 3 Field Trip Leader: Peter Sands

Thu 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Yana Trail

A$35 - Y$15 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Richard Thieriot

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Bidwell Park Bird Walk

Winter Northern Saw-whet Owl Banding SOLD OUT

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Thu 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Thu 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm

This trip is also offered on Friday. A$15 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Roger Lederer and Carol Burr

A$37 - Y$20 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Ken Sobon and Owl Monitoring Team

Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

A$30 - Y$15 Level 3 Field Trip Leaders: Andy Tomaselli and Bill Frey

Rancho Esquon

Fri 8:15 am - 12:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Sunday. A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Shane Romain

D TRIPS & WORKSHOPS Bidwell Park Bird Walk Fri 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Thursday. A$15 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Roger Lederer and Carol Burr

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Fri 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: David Samuels

Dye Creek Preserve

Fri 8:45 am - 3:45 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Boots/sturdy footwear is a MUST! A$27 Level 3 Field Trip Leader: Donald Beers

Raptors, River, & Waterfowl with Karen Amstutz NEW SOLD OUT Fri 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$32 - Y$15 Level 1 Field Trip Leaders: Gaylord Grams and Karen Amstutz

Bird the Shores of Black Butte Lake Fri 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS Bird Carving Seminar for Beginners Fri 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Must be fifteen years or older. $35 Presenters: Jim Burcio and Bob Solari and Ken Nelson

Saturday, Jan. 25 FIELD TRIPS

Valley Wetlands & Wintering Waterbirds – For the Serious Birder SOLD OUT Sat 6:30 am - 4:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$35 - Y$20 Level 4 Field Trip Leader: Jay Bogiatto

Raptor ID, Trapping, & Banding SOLD OUT Sat 7:00 am - 12:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Sunday. A$35 - Y$20 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Jeff Kidd and Scott Thomas and Colin Dillingham

FREE EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 25–26 The Maze of Maps

This program begins by meeting a live insect eating bat, native to Chico.

Then learn about bats, especially those who help agriculture through a family friendly PowerPoint including pictures and short videos. Finally three species of native bats are displayed, one at a time, using a movie camera so the bats are projected larger than life. Presenter: Corky Quirk founder of NorCal Bats

Exhibits & Vendors Galore

Using Your Smartphone for Wildlife Photos

Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Sun 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center This year we will feature an eclectic assortment of interesting maps from around the North Valley and beyond. Get the bird’s eye view of our local landscape features. Stroll through maps in the CMFC hallway and let your curiosity take you on a tour.

Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Sun 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Displays by State, Federal, and Non-profit organizations. Plus vendors selling everything from binoculars to bird books.

Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Sun 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center All 100 California winners from nearly 2,000 entries will be on display. Don’t forget to see the Chico winners.

and how it makes its living. Our high quality animal pelts include the thick fur of river otter and beaver, the silky fur of bobcat and rabbit as well as that of a rare red fox and more.

Meet Smokey Bear and the Blue Goose

SATURDAY ONLY

A$35 - Y$20 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Skip Augur

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Harry Fuller

Paddle the North Forebay NEW

Junior Naturalist Activities

Oxidation Ponds & Indian Fishery

This trip is also offered on Friday morning with different leaders. A$50 - Y$35 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Brad Cooke and Tess McGuire

Demystifying Ducks: Getting to Know Your Waterfowl NEW Fri 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Fri 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Saturday and Sunday with different leaders. A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Mary Muchowski and Joseph O’Neil

Sacramento Refuge Fly-Off Fri 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Wednesday with a different leader. A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Steve Emmons

Refuge to Refuge – Snow Geese Galore!

Sat 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Sat 7:15 am - 12:15 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Wilbur Road & the Afterbay Sat 7:30 am - 1:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Phil Johnson

Tehama Bird Trek

Sat 7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Raptor Run thru Butte County SOLD OUT

A$27 - Y$10 Level 3 Field Trip Leader: David Dahnke

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Sutter Buttes Hike – State Park’s Peace Valley

Fri 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Bruce Webb, Swarovski Optik Field Tech and Gary Nielsen

Eagle Roost Safari SOLD OUT Fri 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Meet at (Directions will be emailed to you prior to the Festival.).

$125 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Henry Lomeli and Lindsay Wood

Family Owl Prowl

Sat 7:45 am - 4:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$45 - Y$30 Level 3 Field Trip Leader: Cortney Lopez

Sutter Buttes Hike – State Park’s Peace Valley & “House Hill” Sat 7:45 am - 4:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$45 - Y$30 Level 4 Field Trip Leader: Ranger Blair Pubols

Fri 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Meet at Chico Creek Nature Center

A$12 - Y$5 Level 1 Field Trip Leader: Scott Torricelli

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Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center We will spend an hour learning how to use your smartphone and your own optics to capture remarkable telephoto quality photos and even videos which you can share with friends.

Presenter: Bruce Webb, Swarovski Optik Field Tech

Federal Junior Duck Stamp Display

Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Sun 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Smokey Bear and the National Wildlife Refuge’s Blue Goose will be visiting at various times courtesy of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Also be sure to visit the US Fish & Wildlife Service fire safety exhibit booth.

This trip is also offered on Saturday with different leaders.

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Joyce Bond and Carol Anderson

Chico Masonic Family Center 1110 W. East Ave., Chico

Sat 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Sun 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Youth may earn a Junior Naturalist Certificate by participating in a few activities designed just for youth. There will be nature crafts, opportunities to build a bird feeder, make a bird call and much, much more!

Bird Olympics

Sat. 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Sun 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Participants will fly through this fun activity learning through play about the physical attributes of birds by comparing their own physical abilities to those of birds. Presenter: Chico Creek Nature Center

Owl Pellets

Sat 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Sun 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center What do owls get up to at night? Learn a lot about what they eat by dissecting a little owl pellet. Don’t know what a pellet is, come on down and find out.

Presenter: Chico Creek Nature Center

Skins & Skulls

Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sun 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center We’ll open a treasure box on loan to us from Lassen Volcanic National Park and explore an educational set of over 20 demonstration skulls and pelts. Gently feel the sharp teeth of a large predator, the tip of an eagle’s beak, a beaver’s buck tooth, or a deer’s grinding molars. Skulls are beautiful in form and function.

Each skull is full of clues as to what the animal eats

Live Raptor Experience

Sat. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Come see the Center for Reconnecting with Nature’s display of raptors and falcons. Live birds of prey will be present and the Center will be sharing about their mission, which focuses on reconnecting both youth and adults with nature. The exhibit of live raptors will be open from 10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm.

Build a LEGO Bird

Sat. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Swoop into our collection of thousands of LEGO to design and customize your own LEGO bird creation.

Then attach your bird to our zip line to watch it “fly” across the room. After a brief compare and contrast between real bird flight and LEGO bird flight, Play-Well TEKnologies instructors Amber Drake and Matthew Greening will assist kids with designing, building, and “flying” LEGO birds. While participants do not get to keep their creations, they do get to play and build with our massive LEGO collection and develop skills and inspiration that they can apply to building at home. Youth ages 6-12 welcome, but you must arrive by 1:00 pm to participate. (LEGO is a registered trademark of the LEGO Group

Bats Eat the Bugs that Bug Us Sat. 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center

SUNDAY ONLY All About Bats!

Sun. 11:00am - 12:30pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center They are one of the most beneficial, yet most misunderstood animals in the world. Learn more about the habits, habitats, and species of bats that reside within the unique ecosystems of California’s valleys and forests. Presenter: Linda Angerer

Birds in Sacramento Valley’s Winter Wetlands

Sun. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center The Birds in Sacramento Valley’s Winter Wetlands was filmed in the Gray Lodge Wildlife Refuge, the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, the Llano Seco Wildlife Refuge, and the wetlands and rice fields in and around the counties of Butte and Colusa in California. This film gives viewers a close-up look at many of the migratory birds that come from as far away as Siberia and the Arctic Circle to make their homes in the Sacramento Valley’s wetlands each winter. Included are Snow Geese, Ross’s Geese, Greater White-Fronted Geese, Canada Geese, Tundra Swans, Sandhill Cranes, Bald Eagles and several other species not included in the first film.

Presenter: Henry Ganzler

Raptor Force Assembly

Sun. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center West Coast Falconry is coming to the Snow Goose Festival! Falconers have played a pivotal role in raptor conservation, captive breeding techniques, and educating the public on seeing the world through the eyes of nature’s elite predators. Get an up-close look at hawks, falcons, owls, and a precocious vulture. Bring your cameras and questions – we will be flying several birds during the presentation.

Optics Demo

Sun 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Learn the basics about Binoculars and Spotting Scopes for bird watching! What do the numbers mean? Isn’t higher power always better? This will be a “show and tell” discussion about the differences in size, quality, and construction of optics so that you can make a good choice for your needs and budget.

Sample optics will be available from numerous manufacturers to illustrate. Marilyn Rose from Out of This World Optics will be the presenter.

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Snow Goose Festival Art Exhibit January 23 to February 9, 2020

900 Esplanade, Chico (530) 487-7272 Hours: Thursday –Sunday, 11:00am -5:00pm Feast your eyes on wonderful art by artists whose subjects include wildlife and habitat along the Pacific Flyway. This impressive art exhibit, located at the Museum of Northern California Art will feature the work of many artists in a variety of media, including sculpture, clay, oils, fiber arts, watercolor, acrylics, mixed media, glass and photography.

Snow Goose Festival Art Reception

Friday, January 24, 2020 5:00pm to 8:00pm at monca FREE to the Public Parking at: Chico High School–Esplanade, Oleander Ave., First Christian Church–295 E Washington Ave (two blocks east), and Chico Jr. High School.

You are invited to view the inspiring collection of artwork, enjoy refreshments, live music, splendid conversations, and a no-host bar. Bring a friend and meet the artists, along with fellow festival participants, presenters, and field trip leaders. This is a truly special evening you won’t want to miss!

Special Showing: Refuge a film by Mark Lipman Museum of Northern California Art (monca) This film plays in a loop throughout the time the museum is open Thursday – Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, January 23 – February 9 Filmed and recorded at the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area over the past three years, “Refuge” is a 3-channel video installation with surround sound that transports the viewer from sunrise to sunset in approximately an hour. Time is collapsed through editing rather than using time-lapse images so that the viewer can have a more natural experience of being in the refuge itself, watching the snow geese lift and resettle on the ponds. The pace is slow, offering an opportunity to sink deeply into the experience of birds, water, mountains, grasses and trees.

Scene from Refuge

“Gathering of Wings”

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Saturday, January 25, 2020 • 5:30pm – 10:00pm Bell Memorial Union Auditorium, CSU, Chico Corner of 2nd Street and Chestnut Street, Chico COST: $40 Adult, $30 Youth (17 years & younger) and students w/ ID Beer & Wine (No Host)

Don’t miss the biggest event of the Snow Goose Festival, our “Gathering of Wings” Banquet. This treasured evening is a mix of great food, great company and great entertainment and is anticipated by many as the one chance per year they have to visit and catch up with fellow birders and friends in the community. Join field trip leaders, workshop presenters and all our hard-working committee members and volunteers in celebrating this special evening.

Featured Keynote Speaker: Karen Amstutz, Professional Naturalist & Environmental Educator

Karen is an exceptionally gifted speaker and her programs are renowned in Yosemite National Park. Working as a naturalist for 30 years, she has lived with a connection and attention to the natural world in both professional and personal capacities.

Leading bird walks and conducting bird surveys in Yosemite since 2012 has provided engagement with a surprising variety of avian species.

Keynote Address: “The Gift of Watching Birds”

The practice of birding makes us whole. Well, it has the potential to set us on a path of finding our way into our place in the more–than-human community.

Why do we do this thing called “birding”? Is it more than a new and hard-earned addition to a list? As we use our binocular vision and our ears in pursuit of our avian objectives, we become more than human ourselves. Our ears tune in to the bird sounds around us and our senses awaken to other cues. As my focus on birds has taught me much about this most intriguing group of fellow terrestrials, I have gained insight into my own species. What does the future hold for us as we witness our beloved species struggle through these times? I believe bird watchers hold more power over positive outcomes in an uncertain future than even we know. Following our hearts…where will we go?

–- Karen Amstutz

SILENT AUCTION begins at 5:30 pm

The vibrant Silent Auction tables will accompany us while we dine at the BMU and will include a variety of exquisite items including works of art, wine, and services. Your financial participation directly affects our ability to ensure that the Snow Goose Festival remains the North State’s premier birding event, so enjoy the evening bidding for an event or item that you love. You won’t be disappointed!

Tundra Swan Viewing – District 10 (includes lunch)

Explore the Wild Side of Butte Creek

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$27 - Y$10 Level 3 Field Trip Leader: Dan Efseaff

Sat 8:00 am - 1:30 pm

A$32 - Y$15 Level 1 Field Trip Leaders: Charlie Mathews and Dale Whitmore

Lassen Volcanic National Park Snowshoe Hike Sat 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Here. A$27 - Y$10 Level 4 Field Trip Leader: Gregory Purifoy

Sat 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$12 - Y$5 Presenter: Harry Fuller

Oxidation Ponds & Indian Fishery SOLD OUT

Meet at Gridley McDonald’s

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$45 - Y$30 Level 3 Field Trip Leader: Laura Lush

Birds & Trees of Cedar Grove NEW Sat 8:15 am - 12:15 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Joseph O’Neil and John Meserve and Melanie Albrecht Peterson

Bird the Shores of Black Butte Lake

Sat 11:30 am - 4:00 pm

This trip is also offered on Friday and Sunday with different leaders. A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Ross Schaefer

Raptor Run SOLD OUT

Sat 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Wednesday and Sunday with different leaders. A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Gary Nielsen and Gary Moeller

Sat 8:15 am - 3:45 pm

Tundra Swan Viewing – District 10

This trip is also offered on Friday with different leaders. A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Andy Tomaselli and Bill Frey

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Llano Seco Viewing Platform with Karen Amstutz

Eagle Roost Safari SOLD OUT

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Sat 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Sunday led by Shelly Kirn.

A$32 - Y$15 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Shelly Kirn and Karen Amstutz

Wings & Wine Tasting in Vina SOLD OUT Sat 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$40 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Matt Forster and Bill Smith

Foothill Bird Trek

Sat 8:45 am - 12:45 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Jerry Dirnberger and Lorraine Smith

Birds & Brews NEW SOLD OUT Sat 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$35 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Mary Muchowski

Sat 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Meet at (Directions will be emailed to you prior to the Festival.)

$125 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Henry Lomeli and Lindsay Wood

Less Lawn, More Wildlife – Gardens as Habitat Sat 9:00 am - 10:30 am

This trip is also offered on Thursday morning with different leaders. A$25 - Y$10 Level 3 Field Trip Leaders: Charlie Cornell and Liam Huber

Rancho Esquon

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$12 - Y$5 Presenter: Steve Emmons

Sun 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Reflecting Back as We Rebuild the Future after Fires NEW

This trip is also offered on Friday.

A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Shane Romain

Sat 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Oxidation Ponds & Indian Fishery

A$12 - Y$5 Presenter: Maya Khosla

The History & Mystery of the Sutter Buttes Sat 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$12 - Y$5 Presenter: Mike Hubbartt

Sunday, Jan. 26 FIELD TRIPS

Raptor ID, Trapping, & Banding SOLD OUT Sun 7:00 am - 12:00 pm

This trip is also offered on Saturday. A$35 - Y$20 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Jeff Kidd, Scott Thomas and Colin Dillingham

Southwestern Colusa County – Sand Creek Road NEW SOLD OUT Sun 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$12 - Y$5 Presenter: John Whittlesey

Soundscapes of California

Coast Range Foothills via Newville Road

A$12 - Y$5 Presenters: Dan Dugan, Greg Weddig and Sharon Perry

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Sat 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Sun 8:30 am - 1:00 pm

Photographing Birds & Nature – Where to Go in California NEW

High-clearance vehicles are recommended.

A$30 - Y$10 Level 1 Field Trip Leaders: Stuart Angerer and Matt Forster

Sat 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Upper Bidwell Park’s Yahi Trail

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS

This trip is also offered on Saturday led by Shelly Kirn and Karen Amstutz. A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Shelly Kirn

Sat 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Sat 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm A$22 - Y$10 Level 1 Field Trip Leader: Dale Whitmore

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$12 - Y$5 Presenter: Kirby Flanagan

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$12 - Y$5 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Heidi Gysin

Sun 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

What’s Wild? Yesterday and Today NEW

Sat 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Llano Seco Viewing Platform

Sat 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Family Hike at Bidwell Park’s Five Mile Recreation Area

Sutter Buttes Hike – Dean Ranch Sat 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

The Galapagos Islands: A Virtual Tour NEW

Sun 7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$27 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Phil Johnson and Ross Schaefer

Sun 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

Beginning Birding by Ear Sun 7:45 am - 11:00 am

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

This trip is also offered on Friday and Saturday with different leaders. A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Skip Augur and Lisa Winslow

A$22 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Scott Huber and Dan Dugan and Greg Weddig and Sharon Perry

Raptor Run

Sutter Buttes Hike – Mid-Mountain

This trip is also offered on Wednesday and Saturday with different leaders. A$25 - Y$10 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Michelle Ocken and Gary Nielsen

Sun 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Meet at Gridley McDonald’s

Sun 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$45 - Y$30 Level 3 Field Trip Leaders: Marty Steidlmayer and Mike Hubbartt and Spencer Morrison

Family Hike at Verbena Fields

Sutter Buttes Hike – Summit Ascent

A$12 - Y$5 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Heidi Gysin

Sun 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Meet at Gridley McDonald’s.

A$45 - Y$30 Level 4 Field Trip Leaders: Marty Steidlmayer and Mike Hubbartt and Spencer Morrison

Birds & Trees of Butte Creek Ecological Preserve

Sun 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

Eagle Roost Safari SOLD OUT Sun 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Meet at (Directions will be emailed to you prior to the Festival.)

$125 Level 2 Field Trip Leaders: Henry Lomeli and Lindsay Wood

Sun 8:15 am - 12:15 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$22 - Y$10 Level 3 Field Trip Leaders: Joseph O’Neil, John Meserve, Jon Aull, Miguette Sansegundo and Melanie Albrecht Peterson

Gray Lodge & Cordi Winery Sun 8:15 am - 4:30 pm

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$35 Level 2 Field Trip Leader: Gaylord Grams

PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS Chico Backyard Birds

Sun 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Meet at Chico Masonic Family Center

A$12 - Y$5 Presenter: John “Mac” McCormick

J A N U A R Y, 2020

SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL

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Working together for Our Environment N

orthern California’s wetlands are a precious, yet scarce, resource. And while more than 95 percent of our wetlands have been lost, millions of waterfowl still make their home in the Central Valley. California rice growers work hand in hand with Ducks Unlimited to enhance and preserve habitat, keep rice farming viable and still meet waterfowl and human needs.

Ducks Unlimited is continually developing waterfowl-friendly land management practices and California’s Ricelands not only provide virtually all of America’s sushi rice, they contribute billions of dollars to our economy each year. As people benefit, so do the ducks.

California rice fields provide more than 60 percent of the food needed by wintering waterfowl, while DU’s on-the-ground conservation work provides wetlands habitat ducks need to flourish here in the Valley.

Find out how you can partner with Ducks Unlimited and the California Rice Commission.

Visit ducks.org and calrice.org.