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Fish & Game offers winter swan tours

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) now offers swan tours near Marysville. They began Nov. 3 and will run through Feb. 2. Co-hosted by local rice farmers, the tours will focus on tundra swans in one of the premier locations for viewing swans in California.. Novice birdwatchers should enjoy the naturalist-led tours. Binoculars will be available. Ducks, geese, shorebirds, herons, egrets and raptors, including bald eagles, are also commonly seen in this area, which contains 23,000 acres of rice fields and restored wetland habitat. Tours will take place Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m. …

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