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[edit] Overview

Six mile auto tour, two mile walking trail. Beautiful ponds and wetlands. Also grasslands. 10,783 acres in the heart of the Sacramento Valley near Willows, California.

[edit] Birds

[edit] Notable Species

Bald Eagle,Golden Eagle,Snow Goose

[edit] Rarities

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[edit] Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

Pied-billed Grebe, Tundra Swan, Snow Goose, Ross's Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Canada Goose, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Mallard, Bufflehead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck,Greater Scaup,Lesser Scaup,American Coot, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle,American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon,Turkey Vulture

[edit] Other Wildlife

To do Coyote, Black-tailed Jack Rabbits

[edit] Site Information

[edit] History and Use

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[edit] Areas of Interest

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[edit] Access and Facilities

Visitor Center. Easy access.

Day pass fee $3.

[edit] Contact Details

Phone: (530) 934-2801

[edit] External Links

• Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
• Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge

Content and images originally posted by JonLivesay

[edit] Reviews

JonLivesay's review

THOUSANDS OF SNOW GEESE IN THE AIR AND ON THE WATER, ROSS AND GREATER WHITE-FRONTED ALSO ABUNDANT IN AREA. PINTAILS, NORTHERN SHOVELER, WIDGEONS, TEAL, MALLARD, CINNAMON TEAL, RED-TAILED HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, AMERICAN KESTRAL, PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN COOT, UNIDENTIFIED SWAN. REALLY LARGE FLOCK OF SNOW GEESE@ 5,000 IN FLIGHT COMING INTO RESERVE, INCREDIBLE VIEW. WILL POST SOME PICTURES SOON.

Pros

• ABUNDANT WILDLIFE VIEWING

Cons

• NONE

ayasuda's review

I'm glad this farm land was set aside for migratory waterfowl. Lot's of Snow, Ross, Whitefronted, and Canada Geese. Beautiful ducks, Wigeon, Mallard, Ring-billed, Cinnimon teal, Gadwall, Bufflehead, and Ruddies. Interesting song birds I wish I could identify. Good viewing for Bald Eagle, Buteos, and Peregrine Falcon. The other wildlife refuges are not far away.

Pros

• Birds are not skitish when your car stops.

Cons

• It's in the middle of California\'s heartland