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A walk along Wildcat Creek and around Jewel Lake in Tilden Park. We’ll get started early, as it can get hot by mid-day at this time of year. Target birds include Brown Creeper, Red-Breasted and Pygmy Nuthatch, and with luck Pacific Wren. Migrating birds are a possibility.

This trip is suitable for beginners! Bring binoculars if you have them, or if you need to borrow a pair contact the leader beforehand so he knows to bring them.

Hike Rating: 2, Moderate. Up to 2 miles walking on mostly flat, paved and gravel trails.
Elevation change: N/A
Leader: Matt Tarlach, 925-482-6129,
Meet: Parking lot at the end of Central Park Drive in Tilden Regional Park.
Directions: Take Highway 24 to exit at Fish Ranch Road.
Turn right and go up the hill 0.7mi. Turn Right on Grizzly Peak Blvd. Follow Grizzly Peak for 4.1mi.
Turn Right on Muir Way, then Left on Park Hills Road. Shortly after this turn, the road forks. Bear right at the fork to stay on Park Hills Road. Watch for signs to “Little Farm” which is near the meeting point. Park Hills Road ends at Wildcat Canyon Road, with an odd intersection to the right. Turn Right on Wildcat Canyon, then IMMEDIATELY Left onto Central Park Drive. Continue about 1 mile on Central Park to the parking lot at the end, which is the meeting point

This hike is limited to 15 participants.

(Photo of Hutton’s Vireo by Isaac Aronow)