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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Monthly Program: November 2019

    The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United States

    Birding 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 . […]

  • Recurring

    iNaturalist, a Tutorial for Citizen Scientists by Kendall Oei

    Save Mount Diablo office in Walnut Creek 1901 Olympic Blvd #320, Walnut Creek, CA, United States

    Naturalist and nature videographer Kendall Oei will convert you into an active, and interactive, citizen scientist in 90 minutes. An early adaptor to the revolutionary digital app, iNaturalist, developed by Bay Area naturalists and now used globally, Kendall will walk us through the iNaturalist website and the phone app, showing us how we can each become a resource to science. Enrollment required.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Monthly Program: December 2019

    The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United States

    Birding info: Gorillas on the Mountain Jill Hedgecock with gorilla Did you know that gorillas share over 99% of their DNA with humans? Learn about these knuckle-walking great apes as […]

  • Central Contra Costa County Christmas Bird Count

    Hold the date for the Central Contra Costa County Christmas Bird Count, a tradition going back to 1955! Species and total numbers of birds within this count circle will be […]

  • East County Christmas Bird Count

    Hold the date for the 20th annual East Contra Costa County Christmas Bird Count!  Species and total numbers of birds within this count circle will be censused.  To participate in […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.  […]

  • Monthly Program: January 2020

    The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United States

    Birding info: Mt. Diablo Audubon Society Vice-President Jerry Britten will report highlights of the 2019 Christmas Bird Counts. Main Program: Feathers and Flight: A Journey to the New World Tropics […]

  • 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 […]

  • Colusa Wildlife Refuge (Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Walk Series)

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

    A long journey, but well worth it. Visitors report snow geese, bald eagles, white faced ibis, herons, pintails, teals, northern shovelers, and other ducks, white pelicans, grebes, ring necked pheasants, […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 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 […]