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  • Hayward Regional Shoreline

    Hayward Regional Shoreline 3010 W. Winton Ave, Hayward, CA, United States

    Hayward Regional Shoreline, Winton Ave entrance. Wednesday, Sept. 25. Passerines, shorebirds and possible early ducks. Carpool leaves Sycamore Valley Rd Park and Ride lot in Danville at 7:45 AM. Meet at 8:30 AM at Winton Ave entrance. From I-880, exit Winton Ave, drive west 4.5 miles. Park near the trail head just before the parking […]

  • Outer Point Reyes

    Point Reyes National Seashore - Bear Valley Visitors Center 1 Bear Valley Visitor Center Access Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Outer Point Reyes. Saturday, Sept. 28, We are hoping for migrants and vagrants. Carpool leaves Sunvalley parking lot at 7 AM. Meet 8:30 AM at Bear Valley Visitor Center in Olema. From I-80 in Vallejo, follow SR 37 19.1 miles to Atherton Avenue, exit and turn left, cross US 101 to San Marin Drive and […]

  • Hawk Hill

    Rodeo Lagoon CA, United States

    Join the search for migrating raptors and learn about banding efforts and raptor counts by Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) docents! We will bird the lagoons before going up to the hawk watch site. At noon the staff gives a talk on their work and may demonstrate the actual banding. Carpool leaves El Nido Ranch […]

  • Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary

    Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary Shore Line Drive, Broadway, Alameda, CA, United States

    Catch the annual southern migration and witness thousands of shorebirds as they rest and refuel in Bay Area mudflats and salt marsh. Carpool leaves El Nido Ranch Road at 8:30 AM. Meet at 9 AM at the intersection of Park/Shore Line in Alameda. Take Hwy 24 to I-980 and 880 in Oakland. Exit for 23rdStreet Alameda, follow Kennedy […]

  • Young Birders Club – Mist Netting & Bird Banding at Palomarin Field Station

    Lafayette BART Station 3601 Deer Hill Rd, Lafayette, CA, United States

    We're heading to the Palomarin Field Station (run by Point Blue Conservation Science, link below), the longest-running avian ecology field station west of the Mississippi River! Even though it's more than an hour from the Diablo area (so we need to leave earlier than usual), the payoff is huge. Staff and interns will give us […]

  • Abbotts Lagoon

    Abbotts Lagoon Point Reyes National Seashore, CA, United States

    Plovers, peregrines and peeps are possible! Carpool leaves Sunvalley at 7:00 am. Meet at 8:30 am at Bear Valley Visitor Center, Point Reyes National Seashore. From I-80 in Vallejo, follow SR 37 19.1 miles to Atherton Avenue, exit and turn left, cross US 101 to San Marin Drive and continue for 3 miles. Turn right on Novato Blvd […]

  • Charleston Slough/South Bay

    Charleston Slough Mountain View, CA, United States

    Shorebirds, gulls, and waterfowl should be plentiful and Black Skimmers, Red Knots and grebes are possible. Carpool leaves at 7:30  AM from Sycamore Valley Road Park and Ride. Meet at Terminal Road in Mountain View at 8:30 AM . Go south on I-680, take Exit 12, Mission Boulevard west. Continue through two traffic lights and take I-880 ramp south. […]

  • Irish Canyon

    Peacock Creek Drive Park and Ride, Clayton 1000 Peacock Creek Dr, Clayton, CA, United States

    Partnership hike with Save Mount Diablo and MDAS on private land with 320 acres of oak savannah and grassland—reservations required. Meet at 9 AM at the Park & Ride, 1000 Peacock Creek Drive off Clayton Road in Clayton. From Ygnacio Valley Road, take Clayton Road toward Clayton for about 2 miles. Turn left onto Peacock Creek […]

  • Shadow Cliffs Regional Park

    Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area 2500 Stanley Blvd, Pleasanton, CA, United States

    New field trip this year! Gulls, ducks, grebes, herons, and raptors are possible. Carpool leaves at 7:30 AM from Sycamore Valley Road Park & Ride. Or meet at the park at 8 AM . Go south on I-680, then east on I-580 toward Livermore. Exit at Santa Rita Road and turn right, drive about 1 mile to Valley Avenue […]

  • Limantour Beach

    Limantour Beach Bear Valley Visitor Center, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    This trip includes forest birds on the ridge and ducks, shorebirds and often loons and grebes on the ocean. Tule Elk are often seen. Carpool leaves at 7:00 am from El Nido Ranch Road. Meet at 8:30am at the Bear Valley Visitor Center, Point Reyes National Seashore. Take SR 24 to Oakland, then I-580 west […]

  • American Canyon Wetlands Edge Park

    American Canyon Wetlands Edge Park 2 Eucalyptus Drive, American Canyon, CA, United States

    Wintering ducks, shorebirds and raptors possible along the wetlands and the Napa River; some passerines in the fields and eucalyptus. We will walk 3-4 miles on level paths along ponds and reach the Napa River before returning to the park. High tide is at noon. Bring walking shoes, trail snacks and water; lunch in the […]

  • Sacramento Refuges

    Sunvalley Mall 1 Sunvalley Mall Rd, Concord, CA, United States

    This full-day field trip will include visits to several wonderful wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley, highlighting Sacramento and Colusa NWR’s. Collectively these sanctuaries are home to tens of thousands of wintering ducks, geese and swans.  Carpool leaves Sunvalley Mall at 7 AM, or meet the group at 8:15 AM at the I-5 North Dunnigan […]

  • Southeast Solano County Raptors and More

    McDonald's Suisun City 109 Sunset Center, Siusun City, CA, United States

    We will search the grasslands of southeast Solano County for raptors and other birds not common south of the Sacramento River channel, including Rough-Legged Hawk and the elusive Mountain Plover.  Carpool leaves Sunvalley at 7:15 AM. Or, meet the leader at 8 AM at Suisun City McDonald’s. Take I-680 north, cross bridge to Benicia and […]

  • Putah Creek

    Sunvalley Mall 1 Sunvalley Mall Rd, Concord, CA, United States

    Putah Creek is usually reliable for Phainopepla, Lewis's Woodpecker and Hooded Merganser, as well as possibly Barrow's Goldeneye.  Carpool leaves Sunvalley at 8:00 AM. Meet at 8:45 AM at the intersection of Cherry Glen and Pleasants Valley Roads, approximately 1 mile north from I-80, west of Vacaville. Dress warmly; this can be a cold, windy […]

  • East Contra Costa County

    Big Break Regional Shoreline 69 Big Break Road, Oakley, CA, United States

    We will look for wintering birds at Big Break, Iron House Sanitary, and several other spots in the eastern portion of our county. Carpool leaves Sunvalley at 8:15 AM. Or, meet at Big Break at 9:00 AM. From Central Contra Costa, take Highway 4 toward Stockton/Pittsburg, after Antioch take right Exit 30 toward CA-160/Sacramento/Rio Vista […]

  • Lake Merritt /Arrowhead Marsh—High Tide

    We should find a good variety of wintering ducks and gulls at Lake Merritt. Then we will then drive to Arrowhead Marsh for the high tide around 11:15 AM; the rising tide should flush out rails. The area is also good for shorebirds and more wintering ducks on the estuary. A visit to Garretson Point […]

  • Shollenberger Park/Ellis Creek

    Shollenberger Park 1400 Cader Lane, Petaluma, CA, United States

    Both sites are good for wintering waders, shorebirds, waterfowl and a few raptors.Carpool leaves Sunvalley parking lot at 7:30 AM. Take I-680 across the Benicia Bridge. Go west on I-780 to I-80 towards Sacramento, exit to SR 37. Follow SR 37 to Lakeville Road, then turn right. Before reaching Petaluma, look for the water recycling […]

  • Cranes & Geese at Staten Island – 1st YBC field trip of 2020

    Pittsburg Bay Point Bart Station 2393+2V, Pittsburg, CA, United States

    The first MDAS Young Birders field trip of the New Year will be to the well known crane and waterfowl wintering site of Staten Island, in the center of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, on Saturday January 25th. If we're lucky we'll be able to see hundreds, and maybe even thousands of cranes, geese and other […]

  • Martinez Waterfront Birds

    Waterbird Regional Preserve, Martinez 2701 Waterfront Rd., Martinez, CA, United States

    We will visit several areas along the Martinez shoreline.  Meet at 9 AM in the Waterbird Regional Preserve parking lot. From I-680, exit for Waterfront Road; when driving north, this is the last exit before the Benicia Bridge. Go east about ½ mile and turn right onto Waterbird Way. Go around the corner to the […]

  • Contra Loma reservoir (Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Walk Series)

    Wild Birds Unlimited, Pleasant Hill 692 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill, CA, United States

    An easy winter 3 mile stroll looking for common gallinules, green herons, soras, as well as red-shouldered hawks, harriers and other raptors.  Leave at 8:00 am from the Wild Birds Unlimited parking lot returning approximately noon.  Carpooling encouraged.  Parking $5.00.  Wear layers and bring rain gear. Leader: Kevin Hintsa,  925-798-0303. Category 1.  Donation to MDAS […]

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