California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation

A flock of Dunlin on a Bid4Birds field in Sutter County last week. Photo: Brian Baer #shorebird #dunlin #migration #birds #birding #sutter #rice #wildag

More than just shorebirds enjoy shallow flooded rice fields. Waterfowl like these Mallards and Greater White-fronted goose utilize the habitat as well! Photo: Leslie Morris #waterfowlwednesday #mallard #duck #goose #shorebirds #waterbirds

Shorebird activity is starting to increase on our enrolled Bird4Birds fields as we move into spring! Video: Luke Matthews #dowitcher #shorebird #habitat #flooding #wildag #migration #conservation

Color coded stakes helps us monitor water depth on our Bid4Birds fields. The blue bar indicates the ideal depth between 2 and 4 inches deep. You can see Long-billed Dowitchers and White-faced Ibis foraging in the background. Photo: Luke Matthews #Bid4Birds #shorebirds

Birds of all shapes and sizes use the shorebird habitat we create on rice fields. Here we have Great Egret, Dunlin, Killdeer, Brewers Blackbird and probably more! Photo: Luke Matthews #birds #conservation #water #migration #rice #wildag #workinglands #birding

American Wigeon. While they commonly eat seeds and insects, Wigeon eat a lot more vegetation than most other dabbling ducks. In fact, they can even be seen grazing on dry land. Photo: Leslie Morris #wigeon #ducks #waterfowl #waterfowlwednesday #pacificflyway

Long-billed Curlew, North Americas largest shorebird. Photo: Leslie Morris #curlew #sandpiper #shorebird #birds #birdingphotography #wildlife

A mixed flock of Cinnamon Teal and Northern Shovelers flying over a rice field in Yolo County. Photo: Leslie Morris #ducks #waterfowl #pacificflyway

Spotted Sandpiper Unlike many other birds, Spotted Sandpipers are polyandrous. This means that the female will breed with multiple males and typically leave them to incubate the eggs and raise their young. Photo: Leslie Morris #sandpiper #spottedsandpiper #shorebird #birdfacts

Our habitat enhancement efforts can't be done without generous contributions from our donors. Tomorrow is the last day to make a tax deductible donation in 2020. If you are giving this year, please consider our Foundation! Find a link to our website on our profile. Photo: Leslie Morris

Happy New Year! Please enjoy this Tundra Swan stretching its wings on the edge of a rice field near Marysville California. Photo: Leslie Morris #swan #tundraswan #goose #duck #waterfowl #pacificflyway

If you are still looking to complete your year-end giving, this is a great organization focused on enhancing habitat for birds in the Pacific Flyway.

If you are in the mood to make a tax-deductible year-end Christmas gift to help these cute little guys, you can do it right here: https://calricewaterbirds.org Photo: Leslie Morris

The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is wishing you and your family a Happy Holiday Season! Photo: Brain Baer

Ross's Geese. These birds are much smaller and less abundant than Snow Geese in the Sacramento Valley of California. Photo: Leslie Morris #goose #geese #Rossgoose #Snowgoose #pacificflyway #waterfowl