JOIN US AT BUILDING 34 ON MARE ISLAND IN VALLEJO FOR THIS FREE, COMMUNITY EVENT!
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SATURDAY FEB 1 & SUNDAY FEB 2, 2025 10AM–4PM
HIKES THROUGHOUT THE AREA • LIVE BIRD STREAMING •
EVENT DAY ACTIVITIES • EXPERT SPEAKERS •
ART SHOW AND SALE • FOOD & DRINKS • FUN FOR ALL
MEET THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIRDERS
The event offers a lineup of hikes, presentations and kids craft activities to inspire curiosity and appreciation for the incredible journey of migratory birds, including a live raptor presentation and the chance to meet and learn about bats!
Saturday, February 1, 2025
HAPPENING AT BUILDING 34, MARE ISLAND
11 am Presentation: Oiled bird feather demo
Speaker: Cheryl Reynolds, International Bird Rescue, bird rescue.org
12 pm Presentation: New Pacific Flyway Center – before & after construction
Speaker: Veronica Cornett, pacificflywaycenter.org
1 pm Presentation: Live Raptors
Speaker: Jenny Papka, Executive Director, Native Bird Connections
2 pm Presentation: The Burrowing Owl
Speaker: Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity
3 pm Presentation: Taking Action to Support Monarch Butterfly Migration
Speaker: Carrie Strohl, School Garden Doctor, schoolgardendoctor.org
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10 am – 4 pm at Napa Solano Audubon Table:
Hummingbird Feeder Activity for Kids
Led by: Carol Boykin, napasolanobirds.org
HIKES / OFFSITE TRIPS
7 am : 2 hour hike
American Canyon Wetlands, led by Jeff Miller
2 Eucalyptus Drive, American Canyon
8 am – Sunset : Self guided hike
South End of Mare Island / Mare Island Preserve
167 O’Hara Ct, Mare Island
10 am – 3 pm : Self guided hike
Mare Island San Pablo Bay Trail
10 am – 12 pm : 2 hour tour
Vallejo People’s Garden, led by Vilma Aquino and Suzanne Briley
1055 Azuar Avenue, Mare Island
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Sunday, February 2, 2025
HAPPENING AT BUILDING 34, MARE ISLAND
11 am Presentation: Oiled bird feather demo
Speaker: TBD
Building 34, Mare Island
12 pm Presentation: Birds of the Sierra Nevada and the Great Basin
Speaker: Rich Cimino - yellowbilledtours.com
1 pm Presentation: New Pacific Flyway Center – before & after construction
Speaker: Veronica Cornett, pacificflywaycenter.org
2 pm Presentation: Live Bat Program
Speaker: Corky Quirk, NorCal Bats
Building 34, Mare Island
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10 am – 4 pm at Napa Solano Audubon Table:
Hummingbird Feeder Activity for Kids
Led by: Carol Boykin, napasolanobirds.org
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1:30 pm Presentation: Life History of Birds
2 pm Craft: Pine Cone Bird Feeders
Speaker: Kathleen S. Farros-Hoeppner
Building 34, Mare Island
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3 pm Presentation: Birds of the Sacramento Valley
Speaker: Andrew Engilis, Jr
Building 34, Mare Island
HIKES & OFFSITE TRIPS
8 am – Sunset : Self guided hike
South End of Mare Island / Mare Island Preserve
167 O’Hara Ct, Mare Island
10 am – 3 pm : Self guided hike
Mare Island San Pablo Bay Trail
10 am – 12 pm : 2 hour tour
Vallejo People’s Garden, led by Vilma Aquino and Suzanne Briley
1055 Azuar Avenue, Mare Island
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1ST HIKE: 7am : 2 hours
1ST HIKE: 9am : 2 hours
Dickson Ranch / Sears Point (Sonoma Land Trust)
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9:30 am – 1:30 pm : 4 hour hike
Skaggs Island, led by Mark Stephenson, Meg Marriott,
Murray Berner and Adrian Johnson
Address sent to registered hikers
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1ST HIKE: 7am : 2 hours
2ND HIKE: 9am : 2 hours
Pacific Flyway Center Wetlands, led by Fred Werner
Address sent to registered hikers
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9 am : 2 hour hike
American Canyon Wetlands, led by Karina Garcia
2 Eucalyptus Drive, American Canyon
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8 am – 12 pm : 4 hour hike
Lynch Canyon Open Space Park, led by Andrew Ford
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KIDS
CRAFT!
KIDS
CRAFT!
KIDS
CRAFT!
OUR MISSION
To continue the environmental education legacy of the North Bay and to celebrate its birds within the natural world. Support our community through knowledge preservation of the Pacific Flyway in California.
