East Contra Costa County
Big Break Regional Shoreline 69 Big Break Road, Oakley, CA, United StatesWe 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, […]
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 […]
Shollenberger Park/Ellis Creek
Shollenberger Park 1400 Cader Lane, Petaluma, CA, United StatesBoth 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 […]
Cranes & Geese at Staten Island – 1st YBC field trip of 2020
Pittsburg Bay Point Bart Station 2393+2V, Pittsburg, CA, United StatesThe 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 […]
Martinez Waterfront Birds
Waterbird Regional Preserve, Martinez 2701 Waterfront Rd., Martinez, CA, United StatesWe 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 […]
Contra Loma reservoir (Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Walk Series)
Wild Birds Unlimited, Pleasant Hill 692 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill, CA, United StatesAn 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 […]
Thornton Area/Cosumnes Preserve
Westgate Landing Regional Park 4GF5+HP, Terminous, CA, United StatesWe will look for Tundra Swans, Sandhill Cranes, hawks and grassland birds. Carpool leaves Sunvalley at 8 AM. Meet at 8:45 AM in Westgate Landing Park at end of Glascock […]
Monthly Program: February 2020
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding info: The Peregrine Team in Pine Canyon, an all-volunteer natural history education team, has just begun its sixth season helping to monitor this beautiful apex predator nesting on the […]
Bodega Bay
Tides Restaurant Bodega Bay 835Bay Highway, Bodega Bay, CA, United StatesBodega Bay is a premier location for wintering shorebirds, loons, gulls, cormorants and waterfowl. The carpool leaves Sunvalley at 7:30 am. We will meet at the Tides Restaurant on water […]
Grizzly Island Wildlife Area
Grizzly Island Wildlife Area 2548 Grizzly Island Road, Fairfield, CA, United StatesThe California Department of Fish and Game’s Grizzly Island Wildlife Area is in the heart of the 84,000-acre Suisun Marsh, the largest contiguous estuarine marsh in the United States. Grizzly […]
Sunol Regional Park
Sunol Regional Park 1895 Geary Road, Sunol, CA, United StatesCarpool leaves at 7:30 AM from Sycamore Valley Road Park and Ride lot in Danville. Meet at 8:00 AM in the first parking lot on the left, Sunol Regional Park. […]
Los Banos/Panoche Valley – 2 Days
Sycamore Valley Park & Ride R265+W9, Danville, CA, United StatesOn Saturday we will leave from Sycamore Valley Road Park & Ride at 6:30 AM or meet at McDonald’s in Gustine at 8 AM. We will bird Santa Fe Grade […]
YBC Eagle Quest at Brushy Peak
Brushy Peak Preserve 2234 Laughlin Rd, Livermore, United StatesOur next field trip will be to Brushy Peak Regional Preserve near Livermore, where we'll look for, among other things, golden eagles. This area has one of the highest concentrations […]
Walnut Creek City Parks
Heather Farm Park 301 N San Carlos Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesMeet 8:30 AM Heather Farm Park at wooden railing at the natural pond, just past the community center. This is down the hill from where our monthly meetings are held. […]
Contra Loma Reservoir
Contra Loma Reservoir 1200 Frederickson Ln, Antioch, CA, United StatesExpected species include waterfowl and woodland, riparian/marsh, shore and grassland birds.Carpool leaves Sunvalley at 7:45 AM. Or meet the leader at 8:30 AM at the Channel Point Parking Lot in […]
Monthly Program: March 2020
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesMain Program: Birds of the American West with Norman Kikuchi Birding info: Microplastics: The ‘Almost’ Invisible Threat Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic that are less than five millimeters (about […]
Coyote Hills (Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Walk Series)
Wild Birds Unlimited, Pleasant Hill 692 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill, CA, United StatesWalk among the Ohlone Indian grounds and shell mounds looking for northern harriers, great horned owls, rare rough legged hawks and pygmy owls. Also seeing many marsh & shore birds, […]
Mt. View Sanitary/McNabney Marsh – CANCELLED
Mountain View Sanitary District 3800 Arthur Rd, Martinez, CA, United StatesThis event is cancelled due to the emerging concerns regarding COVID-19.
Valle Vista CANCELLED
Valle Vista RVC6+WQ, Moraga, CA, United StatesThis event is cancelled due to shelter-in-place directives to contain the Coronavirus. Please go birding on your own!
YBC Visit to Martinez Regional Shoreline CANCELLED
Martinez Regional Shoreline 2VF5+XF, Martinez, CA, United StatesThis event is cancelled due to shelter-in-place directives to contain the Coronavirus. Please go birding on your own!