FORB Hosted 15th Annual New Years Day Celebration at Sutter's Landing Park!

Reflecting on why nature is important and what we must do to protect and preserve it. Dale

Clear blue skies greeted the many folks that came out to enjoy another FORB New Years Day Celebration. Well over 50 people came, including many return visitors and some first time attendees. Everyone had a very good time enjoying oatmeal cookies, hot cocoa or coffee, wildlife viewing and being out in nature. The group also left the area cleaner than they found it too collecting litter as they walked. We hope to see you there next year and hopefully at one of our upcoming second Saturday events sooner. Photos and captions by Robert unless otherwise noted.

​Thanks to all who came and made it a special and memorable start of the year!

A Friend of the River Banks, FORB!
Robert

Thanks to all who made clean up a part of our New Year River Walk!

It was another great turnout from our community and of old and new neighbors reuniting! Some neighbors children were little toddlers crawling in the sand years ago and are now young adults!

What a start to the New Year! JoEllen

A male Common Goldeneye Duck. They can fly up to 40 miles an hour and their wings make a distinctive whistling sound!

Great Blue Heron

Male & female Bufflehead Ducks. The name “Bufflehead” is derived from "buffalo-head," for the male’s odd puffy head shape.

Female Goldeneye Duck

A small flock of Goldeneye ducks

The is a courting display made by the male, they flip their heads back against their backs and (to me) make a croaking sound! :-)

Ducks joined the walk! JoEllen

This old Cottonwood finally gave in to many years of river flow not to mention a lot of rope swinging activity. Dale

Two young adventurers who have enjoyed many FORB NY Day events already! Dale

Turkey Vultures, one is sunning it feathers

A White-tail Kite! In the U S they can only be found in the west, mostly along the coast, in central Ca. and the Gulf coast of Texas.

The end of a sunny New Years 2020 morning at SLP!

Happy group enjoying an early New Years Day at Sutter's Landing Park! Dale