Redwood Region Audubon Society is sponsoring a free public field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. Bring your binoculars and have a great morning birding! Meet leader Michael Morris in the parking lot at the end of South I Street (Klopp Lake) in Arcata at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine. Trip ends around 11 a.m.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society on Saturday, December 8 for an inland birding adventure in Willow Creek. Meet at Studio 299 (75 The Terrace, Willow Creek) starting at 9 a.m. We will depart promptly at 9:30 for our destination; carpooling available. Walks generally run 2-3 hours. All ages, abilities and interest levels welcome! For more information, please contact Birgitte Elbek at 707-267-4140 or willowcreekbirdwalks@gmail.com.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society on a Twilight Walk along the new Waterfront Trail to observe evening fall on the Bay. Meet at 4 p.m. on 2nd St. next to Target in Eureka. Call Alexa DeJoannis at 707-826-7031 for more information.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for this wonderful, two- to three-hour trip for people wanting to learn the birds of the Humboldt Bay area. It takes a leisurely pace with an emphasis on enjoying the birds! Beginners are more than welcome. Meet at the Refuge Visitor Center at 9 a.m. Call  Jude Power at (707) 822-3613 for more information.

Redwood Region Audubon Society holds its monthly Conservation Meeting at Rita’s Margaritas and Mexican Grill, 1111 5^th Street, Eureka. (707) 445-8311.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society for our end-of-year potluck dinner and Show & Tell. Bring a dish to share; we will provide drinks and utensils if you need them. And share your best pictures and stories! We'll limit photos to ten and story-telling to three minutes per person so there's time for everyone to get in their best yarns, so brush up your tall tales. Email photos for the ‘show and tell’ to board@rras.org (or request the link to our dropbox) by December 12. Dinner starts at 6 p.m., program at 7 p.m. at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road, Arcata. Bring a mug for shade-grown coffee and come fragrance-free.

Join us for the Arcata Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This count circle includes Mad River mouth, McKinleyville, part of Arcata Community Forest, Arcata, Bayside, Indianola, Eureka, and the North Spit. CBC leaders often have permission to access seldom-birded locations. Contact Tony Kurz (tonyk_71220@hotmail.com) to join the count.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society on a bird walk in the Southern Humboldt Community Park in Garberville (Leader TBA). The walk beginsat 9:30 a.m. in Tooby Park. Take Sprowl Creek Road for 1 mile and just past the park entryway (McKee Lane) you'll see the Tooby parking lot on the right. We will first observe the Eel River just below Tooby. We will then cross the road and enter the Community Park (McKee Lane) and slowly work our way towards the farm house, stables and barn. If you're late just walk towards the barn. This is an easy 2 to 3 hour walk. We generally have some extra binoculars. Organic shade grown (bird friendly) coffee is usually provided. No dogs please. Porta-potty available on the trail. For information call Jay at 707-923-2695 or email Jaysooter10@gmail.com. Heavy rain cancels.

Join us for the Del Norte Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This circle includes Crescent City, Tolowa Dunes State Park, Smith River mouth, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. CBC leaders often have permission to access seldom-birded locations. Contact Alan Barron at flockfinder@yahoo.com.

Join us for the Willow Creek Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This circle is centered near Willow Creek, and includes part of Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation and Six Rivers National Forest. CBC leaders often have permission to access seldom-birded locations. Contact Birgitte Elbek at 707-267-4140 or willowcreekbirdwalks@gmail.com.

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society to go birding without binoculars (but you can still bring them). Meet at the Arcata Marsh Visitor Center on S. G St at 3 p.m. to enjoy a few quiet hours noticing things. All ages welcome! Call Alexa DeJoannis at 707-826-7031 for information.

Join us for the Centerville Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This circle includes South Spit, King Salmon, Fields Landing, lower Elk River, Fortuna, Ferndale, Centerville Beach, Eel River mouth, and Loleta. CBC leaders often have permission to access seldom-birded locations. Contact Sean McAllister at whiteouters@gmail.com.