1st Time Visiting Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Arrival time: 6am
Traffic: Very light
Experience:  AWESOME

I have been wanting to visit this Refuge for sometime but one has to get up early to get to this location which is an hour and a half (or more) from my home.  Fortunately, I was headed to the airport to drop a friend off and decided to get back on I-5 from the airport to the Refuge.  I did not know what to expect once I arrived.  Fortunately, the gates to the Refuge open one hour before sunrise so just as the sun was about to come up, I drove onto the path to do the auto tour.  I was not disappointed.  Coyotes and Jack Rabbits were loping and bounding about before sunrise.  I was not able to photo them but I was able to get a shot of the sunrise, Ring Necked Pheasants, a Bald Eagle and a tiny Golden Crowned Sparrow.  I must say, the highlight of my visit was the Eagle!  So Majestic!