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 […]
Hawk Hill
Rodeo Lagoon CA, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Back to Nature Event, Wild Birds Unlimited
Wild Birds Unlimited, Pleasant Hill 692 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill, CA, United StatesSaturday, October 5, 2019, 10 AM-4 PM 692 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 This is Wild Birds Unlimited's 28th year sponsoring a Nature Event, giving you the chance to meet and learn about organizations working to protect our local wildlife and environment. This will be a family event even the kids will love, […]
Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary
Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary Shore Line Drive, Broadway, Alameda, CA, United StatesCatch 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 StatesWe'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 StatesPlovers, 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 StatesShorebirds, 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. […]
Monthly Program: November 2019
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding info: Kendall Oei will introduce you to the iNaturalist app and website, with a brief overview of what iNaturalist can do for you and a demonstration of how to create an entry. Main Program: Hummingbirds with Kristiina Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara "To Feed or To Fight: Energetics and Weapons" Energetically constrained animals have evolved adaptations to […]
Irish Canyon
Peacock Creek Drive Park and Ride, Clayton 1000 Peacock Creek Dr, Clayton, CA, United StatesPartnership 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 […]