Sutter's Landing supports an incredible diversity of wildlife species
We have been collecting information on species found around the Sutter's Landing area for over 7 years. At least 102 species of wildlife, not counting all the amazing invertebrates (including insects) have been documented there. This includes 86 species of birds, 15 mammals, 8 reptiles, and 3 amphibian species. We have also started a new insect list and will add to it over time. See the entire list of wildlife species and help us add to it. Please send your sightings to FORB. Include date, time of day, weather info, information about how many of each species you saw, location, and what the animals were doing. Also, Sutter's Landing Park is included in the annual American River Parkway Wildlife Count sponsored each December by the American River Natural History Association. The data collected is submitted into eBird for sharing and analysis that helps with wildlife conservation. Plan to join us next year!
Also, check out the new iNaturalist page under the "more" category and consider using this free tool to record your observations at Sutter's Landing Park and elsewhere.
California Native Plant Society (CNPS) has provided a plant list of Sutter's Landing Park.
In previous years, Robert Sewell documented most FORB activities and his other visits to Sutter's Landing Park. Links to his work are in the process of being updated and old links for these photo albums may not work now.
Otters Feeding on north bank (11/14/11)
Salmon Day 2011 (11/12/11)
Off pavement Damage at Sutter's Landing Park 08 (1/4/08)
Breakfast at the Swainson's Hawk Nest (6/19/08)
Will they fly by the Fourth of July? (6/30/08)
Early Morning with the River Otters (7/2/08)
FORB's Second Saturday River Walk, July (7/16/08)
Swainson's Hawk Chick Fledge Day (7/19/08)
Courtyard School River Outing (7/18/08)
Goldeneyes and friends (1/31/09)
Swainson's Nesting (4/8/09)
Welcome Home Swainson's Hawks 2009 (4/10/09)
Sutter's Landing has a West Side Story (4/16/09)
Red-shouldered Hawks Nesting (5/3/09)
Swainson's Hawk Chick of 09 (7/20/09)
American River Red, White and Blue and more! (4/11/09)
Swainson's Hawk Chick takes first flight on the 4th of July (7/4/09)
River Otters and off leash Dog (11/7/09)
New Years Day Flash Mob 2010 (1/1/10)
Humming Birds on the River Banks (1/30/10
Jan 2010 River at S. L. (2/2/10)
FORB/Sutter's Landing Great Backyard Bird Count & Kingfisher Nest (2/13/10)
William Pond. Otters, Hermit Thrush, G B Heron colony (2/18/10)
Day 3, March 22, Swainson Hawks return (3/14/10)
Top feeders converge as workers plow the fields. (3/30/10)
Swainsons Hawk couple on C. St! (4/17/10)
Midsummer at the Landing/Coyote hunting on the landfill (7/19/10)
Swainson Chicks & Star-gazing (6/18/10)
Swainson & Audubon Hike l (6/22/10)
Swainson Chicks & Summer Garden-July-20-2010 (7/19/10)
FORB, Feb. 2nd Sat. Mushroom Walk (2/18/11)
Swainson's Hawk Welcome Home (4/9/11)
FORB 2013 Dragons & Damsels (flies) Event
Over the past several years, FORB and others have participated in annual wildlife counts, including the Great Backyard Bird Count and ARNHA's (American River Natural History Association) Wildlife Count.
March 12, 2011--FORB event. 10 people (7 adults, 3 children). Cloudy/sunny, low 50s. Walked along the upper trail to the bridge and back along the levee. Water above the beach. Sitings: 2 Kestrels, 3 Red-shouldered Hawks, 1 Marsh Hawk, 1 Red-tail Hawk (juvenile), 1 Northern Harrier (male)*, 1 White-tailed Kite*, 9 Goldeneyes, 8 Wood Ducks, 10 Mergansers, 5 Mallards, 14 Canada Geese, 2 Kingfisher (mating), 6 Magpies*, 8 Mourning Doves, 10 Rock Dove*, 3 Crows*, 10 Violet-Green Swallows, 2 Double-crested Cormorants, 2 Egret, 2 Turkey Vulture*, 1 California Gull, 1 Anna's Hummingbird, 3 Black Phoebe*, 2 Scrub Jay, 1 Robin, 1 Mockingbird, 20 Cedar Waxwings, 6 Starlings, 8 Yellow-rumped Warblers*, 4 White-crowned Sparrows*, 5 Western Meadowlarks*, 15 Brewer's Blackbirds, 4 House Finch, Killdeer (calling)*. Plus 2 turtles, fresh Beaver chippings on a tree. Plus 12 dogs (8 off-leash), joggers, bicycle riders, 1 ranger truck.
* Spotted on or over the grassy mound.
April 9, 2011--FORB/FOSH event. About 100 people. Sunny day, high 40s-low 60s. Kingfishers probably nesting in the far bank across the river. Kestrels, magpies, Swainson's Hawks, and a house wren all engaged in nesting activity, and 3 great horned owl chicks in last year's Swainson's Hawk nest. A flock of whimbrel, scrub jays, crows, doves, magpies, black phobe, mockingbirds, starlings, mallards, cormorant, great blue heron, white-tailed kite, cooper's hawk, red-tailed hawk, northern harrier, 2 dark-morph swainson's hawk, white-crowned sparrow, rock dove.
Wildlife Observation Data Sheet--download this pdf, print it out, and fill it out.
Also, check out the new iNaturalist page under the "more" category and consider using this free tool to record your observations at Sutter's Landing Park and elsewhere.
California Native Plant Society (CNPS) has provided a plant list of Sutter's Landing Park.
In previous years, Robert Sewell documented most FORB activities and his other visits to Sutter's Landing Park. Links to his work are in the process of being updated and old links for these photo albums may not work now.
Otters Feeding on north bank (11/14/11)
Salmon Day 2011 (11/12/11)
Off pavement Damage at Sutter's Landing Park 08 (1/4/08)
Breakfast at the Swainson's Hawk Nest (6/19/08)
Will they fly by the Fourth of July? (6/30/08)
Early Morning with the River Otters (7/2/08)
FORB's Second Saturday River Walk, July (7/16/08)
Swainson's Hawk Chick Fledge Day (7/19/08)
Courtyard School River Outing (7/18/08)
Goldeneyes and friends (1/31/09)
Swainson's Nesting (4/8/09)
Welcome Home Swainson's Hawks 2009 (4/10/09)
Sutter's Landing has a West Side Story (4/16/09)
Red-shouldered Hawks Nesting (5/3/09)
Swainson's Hawk Chick of 09 (7/20/09)
American River Red, White and Blue and more! (4/11/09)
Swainson's Hawk Chick takes first flight on the 4th of July (7/4/09)
River Otters and off leash Dog (11/7/09)
New Years Day Flash Mob 2010 (1/1/10)
Humming Birds on the River Banks (1/30/10
Jan 2010 River at S. L. (2/2/10)
FORB/Sutter's Landing Great Backyard Bird Count & Kingfisher Nest (2/13/10)
William Pond. Otters, Hermit Thrush, G B Heron colony (2/18/10)
Day 3, March 22, Swainson Hawks return (3/14/10)
Top feeders converge as workers plow the fields. (3/30/10)
Swainsons Hawk couple on C. St! (4/17/10)
Midsummer at the Landing/Coyote hunting on the landfill (7/19/10)
Swainson Chicks & Star-gazing (6/18/10)
Swainson & Audubon Hike l (6/22/10)
Swainson Chicks & Summer Garden-July-20-2010 (7/19/10)
FORB, Feb. 2nd Sat. Mushroom Walk (2/18/11)
Swainson's Hawk Welcome Home (4/9/11)
FORB 2013 Dragons & Damsels (flies) Event
Over the past several years, FORB and others have participated in annual wildlife counts, including the Great Backyard Bird Count and ARNHA's (American River Natural History Association) Wildlife Count.
March 12, 2011--FORB event. 10 people (7 adults, 3 children). Cloudy/sunny, low 50s. Walked along the upper trail to the bridge and back along the levee. Water above the beach. Sitings: 2 Kestrels, 3 Red-shouldered Hawks, 1 Marsh Hawk, 1 Red-tail Hawk (juvenile), 1 Northern Harrier (male)*, 1 White-tailed Kite*, 9 Goldeneyes, 8 Wood Ducks, 10 Mergansers, 5 Mallards, 14 Canada Geese, 2 Kingfisher (mating), 6 Magpies*, 8 Mourning Doves, 10 Rock Dove*, 3 Crows*, 10 Violet-Green Swallows, 2 Double-crested Cormorants, 2 Egret, 2 Turkey Vulture*, 1 California Gull, 1 Anna's Hummingbird, 3 Black Phoebe*, 2 Scrub Jay, 1 Robin, 1 Mockingbird, 20 Cedar Waxwings, 6 Starlings, 8 Yellow-rumped Warblers*, 4 White-crowned Sparrows*, 5 Western Meadowlarks*, 15 Brewer's Blackbirds, 4 House Finch, Killdeer (calling)*. Plus 2 turtles, fresh Beaver chippings on a tree. Plus 12 dogs (8 off-leash), joggers, bicycle riders, 1 ranger truck.
* Spotted on or over the grassy mound.
April 9, 2011--FORB/FOSH event. About 100 people. Sunny day, high 40s-low 60s. Kingfishers probably nesting in the far bank across the river. Kestrels, magpies, Swainson's Hawks, and a house wren all engaged in nesting activity, and 3 great horned owl chicks in last year's Swainson's Hawk nest. A flock of whimbrel, scrub jays, crows, doves, magpies, black phobe, mockingbirds, starlings, mallards, cormorant, great blue heron, white-tailed kite, cooper's hawk, red-tailed hawk, northern harrier, 2 dark-morph swainson's hawk, white-crowned sparrow, rock dove.
Wildlife Observation Data Sheet--download this pdf, print it out, and fill it out.
