Sorry I didn't save the original post, but I thought I'd add a few
comments. If one is in the area of Sac NWR for any length of time, there
are several other refuges worth checking out; Delevan NWR, Colusa NWR, and
Grey Lodge "Waterfowl Management Area", all on DeLorme p. 77. Species seen
at each are not likely to be dramatically different, but snow geese are
more common at Sac, for instance, while greater white-fronted are more
common at Delevan. And if you're already travelling I-5, there are some
other possibilities: there is a new refuge being created just off I-80,
about 8 miles west of I-5. It's called Yolo Basin something-or-other, not
on DeLorme, but would be p. 85, D1. Further south is the Woodbridge
Wildlife Refuge, a great area to see tundra swans and sandhill cranes.
Again it's not in DeLorme, but it's on Woodbridge Road, p. 96, C3. And then
further south you come to, well, Kesterson, so nevermind...

By the way, any ibis seen in that area is almost certainly white-faced. I
would say certainly, but not wanting to risk the wrath of Michael Price, I
include the qualifier. :-)

Rob Saecker


>Hi, Tweeters--
>
>There was a posting in my mail about this refuge and I'm sorry to say that I
>have somehow "mislaid--misfiled--???) it. Still a new user--sorry.
>
>It was great to hear someone else so enthusiastic about the preserve. We
>have been going to AZ every winter for about 10 years and it was only about
>four years ago that we returned via I-5 (awful route!) and stopped for "just
>a few minutes while we're in the area and ahead of schedule" rest stop.
>Two-and-a half hours later we resumed our journey northward!
>
>This last winter, on March 2nd, we allowed ourselves some extra time and saw
> 35 species including a Common Moorhen (which we seem to see less and less
>frequently), an Ibis (sp), stilts and avocets, 12 sp. of ducks, Virginia Rail
>(heard), and a perched White-tailed Kite. It was a lovely morning!
>
>Murray Hansen
>Graham, WA
>MurrayH at aol.com