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Birds You’ll See in Wooded Areas

By: Roger Lederer | June 1, 2015

This is the second in a multipart series introducing birds typically found in valley and foothill areas of Northern California. The following “bird bios” describe birds you’re likely to see in heavily wooded areas and woodsy edges, such as in and near Lower Bidwell Park in Chico. These brief descriptions are excerpted from The Birds of Bidwell Park, a handy field guide that offers many more details, as well as finely drawn illustrations by Carol Burr, to help you identify regional birds. At last report the book was available in Chico at Bird in Hand, Made in Chico, C Bar D Feed Store, and ABC Books (next to La Comida).

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Don’t Just Kill the Lawn When You Can Create Habitat
Monarch butterfly

Some Californians seem shocked to hear the water people finally say: “Hey folks, rethink that yard! We don’t have enough water for lush lawns.” Why the surprise? California is the only state in the union where rain doesn’t typically come in summer, which (aside from the gold rush) is why they call it the Golden […]

Wild Horses, Please Drag Me Away
Wild horses come in all colors. Photo by Jeremy Martin, U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

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Can You Name That Bird?
Can You Name That Bird

Many cities point to their open spaces as very special, but Bidwell Park is really the jewel in the crown of Chico. A very distinctive place respected and revered by the citizens of Chico, all seem to think they know it well, but there is a lot more to the park than many people realize. […]

Hello? Planet of Lost Cell Phones?
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Ah, the ubiquitous cell phone. So versatile. So indispensable. So short-lived. We make 1 billion of them every year because we can’t live without them, yet we cast them aside every 18 months on average. They collect in heaps and shipping containers around the world, their once-coveted designs and features more irrelevant than last month’s […]

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Hostel Territory Inland
Hostel Territory Inland

Many of California’s hostels are situated along the state’s long, long coastline, which seems only natural. Not every state has a coast, let alone so much of it, so of course people want to go coastal here. But the Golden State barely even begins at the Pacific Ocean. There are worthy hostels inland as well. […]

Ready to Hostel-Hop the Coast?
cabin coast

Said it before and will surely say it again: Hostels are among the best travel bargains around, for travelers of all ages. And hosteling now, during the off-season, is ideal for Californians. You won’t meet as many international travelers, always an appeal of hostel stays. But you’ll have an easier time getting reservations where and […]

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Up the Road is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public interest media project focused on the economy, the environment, and social equity issues in Northern California. Its primary focus is in-depth journalism, independently and also in collaboration with other media. But because life in Northern California isn’t all about the tough stuff, Up the Road also takes its educational explorations on the road, and offers engaging regional information to encourage regional travel.

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