Beginning Birding Basics with Pamela Llewellyn
Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Oak Room and Field Location 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA, United StatesJoin Pamela Llewellyn for this two-week workshop while she guides you through basic identification of the birds seen in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Birding Outer Point Reyes
Carpool leaves Sun Valley at 7:00 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 continue for 3 miles. Turn right on Novato Blvd for 6 miles to stop […]
Birding Yuba Pass / Sierra Valley
This is always a productive and well-favored weekend trip to the northern Sierra which requires driving and walking, some of it over rough terrain. Saturday we will bird in the Sierra Valley for basin birds.
Beaver Festival
MDAS will be exhibiting at the 12th annual Beaver Festival, which will be held on Saturday, June 29, from 11 am-4 pm in Susana Park, located at Estudillo and Susana Street in Martinez. There will be live music, wildlife booths, beaver tours and children’s activities.
Birding Mt. Lassen
If you are planning to participate in this MDAS birding trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park, let the leader know ahead of time that you are coming.
Birding San Mateo Coast
Carpool leaves El Nido Ranch Road at 6:30 AM. OR, meet at the MacDonald's parking lot in Half Moon Bay at 7:30 AM. Go west on Hwy 24, take I-980 to I-880 south, and west on SR 92.
Birding Frank’s Dump – High Tide
Hayward Shoreline, Winton Ave. Entrance For a shorebird spectacle, we will visit this site late in the day with the sun to our backs and birds congregating to avoid the high tide. Many of the returning shorebirds still have much of their breeding plumage. Some of these birds will stay the winter, some will continue […]
Birding Bodega Bay
Carpool leaves Sun Valley at 7:30 AM. Meet at the Tides Restaurant on water side of Highway 1 in Bodega at 9:15 AM. Take I-680 across the Benicia Bridge (toll). Go west on I-780 to I-80 towards Sacramento, exit to SR 37. Follow SR 37 to Lakeville Road, turn right. In Petaluma turn left on […]
Young Birders Club @ Elsie Roemer Sanctuary
Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary Shore Line Drive, Broadway, Alameda, CA, United StatesElsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary SHORELINE Dr, Alameda, California 94501 Our first MDAS Young Birder's Club field trip of Fall 2019 will be to Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary in Alameda, where we'll catch the start of the annual southbound shorebird migration. Thousands of shorebirds come to the Bay Area to rest and refuel as they make […]
Looking for Migrants at Jewel Lake, Tilden Park
Jewel Lake, Tilden Nature Area, California 600 Canon Dr, Berkeley, CA 94708, Berkeley, CA, United StatesShort morning walk to look for migrants. Thursday, Sept. 5, Jewel Lake, Tilden Park. Meet 7:30 AM in Nature Center parking lot at north end of park. From Hwy 24 in Orinda, go north on Camino Pablo. Turn left on Wildcat Canyon Rd. Stay right at the Brazil Building. At the next main intersection, turn […]
Monthly Program: Albatrosses
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding Information: Live Birds with Native Bird Connections Join Jenny Papka to meet a mystery pair of Native Bird Connections' new birds. You do not want to miss this! Main Program: Home to the world’s largest albatross nesting colony, Midway Atoll also hosts a team of volunteer “bird counters” each winter who determine just how […]
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge 2683+CH, Antioch, CAAntioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge. Saturday, Sept. 14. This is your chance to visit the only unit of the National Wildlife Refuge system in Contra Costa County. A 1-hour docent-led tour, 10-11 AM, will introduce us to the history of the only place on earth where one can see Lang's Metalmark Butterfly. The butterfly requires […]
Vaux’s Swifts at Rio Lindo Adventist Academy
Rio Lindo Adventist Academy 3200 Rio Lindo Ave., Healdsburg, CAHealdsburg, Vaux's Swifts at Rio Lindo Academy. Saturday, Sept. 14. We hope to see 1000's of swifts enter a chimney on the grounds of the Rio Lindo Academy. This has been an annual occurrence since 1989, when human use of the chimney ceased. Be advised that we will be returning home after dark. Carpool leaves […]
2019 Fall Avian Treasure Hunt by Juan-Carlos Solis
Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Oak Room and Field Location 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA, United StatesPrepare for the migrant treasure hunt and sharpen your birding skills by better understanding local bird distribution patterns in time and space during the fall. We'll review how seasonal changes in various Bay Area habitats influence the birds you'll expect to find in the field, with a strong emphasis on birdsong and behavior. You'll get […]
Hawk Hill Raptor Migration
Hawk Hill Conzelman Road, Sausalito, California 94965 Conzelman Road, Sausalito, United StatesHosted by Mount Diablo Audubon Society Young Birders Club
Raptor Identification by Pamela Llewellyn
Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Oak Room and Field Location 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA, United StatesJoin raptor specialist Pamela Llewellyn for this two-week workshop while she guides you through basic identification and natural history of the diurnal birds of prey seen in the San Francisco Bay Area and the surrounding area. Enrollment required.
Hayward Regional Shoreline
Hayward Regional Shoreline 3010 W. Winton Ave, Hayward, CA, United StatesHayward 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 StatesOuter 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 […]
Monthly Program: October 2019
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding Info: Cassie Tzur, active MDAS member, has put together a slide show of nature/wildlife through the seasons in nearby Rossmoor. It is based on her photo book, “The Nature of Rossmoor”. She will have the book available for sale after her presentation. Main Program: Double-crested Cormorants with Meredith Elliott and Mark Rauzon Double-crested Cormorants […]