At the top of almost everyone's list of prime Nevada County birding areas is Bridgeport State Park. Located at

17660 Pleasant Valley Road

Penn Valley, CA. 95946

530-432-2546

Bridgeport is the centerpiece of the South Yuba River State Park. To reach the Park from State Route 20 west of Grass Valley go North along Pleasant Valley Rd (from the Lake Wildwood turnoff) about eight miles.

Either Marya Miller or another birder offers a bird hike on the last Sunday of every month at 9:00 AM. Sitting astride the South Yuba River it is the seasonal home to a considerable variety of birds. The wide variety of avian life found throughout the year at Bridgeport is one of its prime attractions. While incomplete, a list would include several varieties of woodpeckers, swallows, owls, wild turkeys, black phoebes, hummingbirds, warblers, wrens, vireos and a wide variety of raptors, including golden and bald eagles.