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SUMMARY:MDBA Field Trip — Shadow Cliffs Rookeries
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, a few herons and cormorants nest in the tall trees in the riparian area of the park. We’ll take a look at the rookeries\, hopefully even catching views of chicks within the nests. \nShadow Cliffs\, being located in Pleasanton\, can get very hot this time of year! Please dress appropriately (broad-brimmed hat recommended)\, bring sunscreen and lots of water. Please also factor in the potential for southbound traffic when planning your departure. \nTrail Rating: 1 – Easy. Mostly level paths\, up to 1 mile walking\nLeader: Elisa Fernandes-McDade (elisa.fernandesmcdade@gmail.com)\nMeeting Point: Shadow Cliffs Regional Park\, 2500 Stanley Blvd\, Pleasanton\, CA 94566 USA \nThis trip is limited to 20 participants. Register here:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/birding-shadow-cliffs-registration-1378394889219
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/shadow-cliffs-rookeries-jun-2025/
LOCATION:Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area\, 2500 Stanley Blvd\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94566\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Field Trips
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elisa Fernandes-McDade":MAILTO:elisa.fernandesmcdade@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: June 2025
DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide\nJeff Miller\n  \nMount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday\, June 5 in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm\, 1540 Marchbanks Drive\, Walnut Creek\, CA 94598. \n\n6:30 PM Doors Open\n7:00 PM Announcements\n7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle\n7:30 PM Main Program: Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide\n*as a conservation organization we encourage you to bring your own mug for coffee or tea \nConservationist Jeff Miller will talk about his new book Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide\, which invites Bay Area denizens to embrace their local fauna. Bay Area Wildlife casts a spotlight on the whereabouts and personalities of the Bay Area’s furred\, feathered\, and fork-tongued neighbors. Meet “screaming death parrots” (aka peregrine falcons)\, “disco slugs dressed for a P-Funk concert” (nudibranchs)\, and “rototillers with fur” (badgers)\, among many others. Jeff’s colorful descriptions offer a compilation of each species’ natural history and fun facts—did you know beavers have vanilla-scented butts\, elephant seals have the loudest recorded burps (at 130 decibels)\, only Usain Bolt can run faster than a roadrunner\, or that pooping whales might possibly save the world? Each section also includes tips on when\, where\, and how to best find and observe each animal. This irreverent and quirky guide to the coolest animal neighbors in the Bay Area will have you gawking at elk\, whooping with cranes\, and crowning yourself a crossing guard for newts before you know it. Mount Diablo critters featured in the book include gray foxes\, bobcats\, long-tailed weasels\, golden eagles\, peregrine falcons\, Alameda whipsnakes\, western rattlesnakes\, tarantulas\, and convergent ladybugs. Jeff will discuss iconic and ecologically essential wildlife species that are returning to our region\, such as beavers\, steelhead trout\, condors\, and black bears. \nJeff Miller is an amateur naturalist\, professional conservationist\, and passionate advocate for wildlife. Jeff is the founder of the nonprofit Alameda Creek Alliance and has served as its executive director since 1997\, working to restore steelhead trout and salmon to Alameda Creek and protect the Bay Area’s largest local watershed. He’s a senior conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity\, spearheading biodiversity protection campaigns throughout the Bay Area and California\, preparing endangered species listing petitions\, writing press releases\, and doing public outreach and organizing around wildlife protection issues. Over the last quarter century\, he has been involved in conservation efforts for dozens of the most iconic imperiled wildlife species in the Bay Area\, the most recent being securing state protections for burrowing owls. Jeff says that loving nature is as important as fighting for it and grieving ecological destruction. People tend to care more about animals and places that they have a direct experience with\, so he wrote Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide to try to connect readers with our regional fauna and inspire them to make a pilgrimage to witness the Bay Area’s spectacular natural phenomena.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-june2025/
LOCATION:The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm\, 1540 Marchbanks Drive\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, 94598\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:MDBA Field Trip -- A Sunset Bird Walk on the Martinez Shoreline
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be taking a leisurely sunset walk around the lagoon and shoreline of Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline Park. This flat\, unpaved trail meanders through a habitat mosaic of urban parkland\, saltmarsh\, and seashore. It’s a good outing for beginner birders to see a diverse mix of common northern California species at fairly close range. This is usually a good spot for Marsh Wren\, Black-necked Stilt\, and Black-crowned Night-Heron regardless of tidal condition. \nBathrooms\, water fountains\, and parking are plentiful\, but it may be quite a bit colder and breezier on the shoreline than it is inland. Dress in layers just in case. \nTrail Rating: 1 – Easy. Mostly level paths\, up to 1 mile walking\nLeader: Elisa Fernandes-McDade (elisa.fernandesmcdade@gmail.com)\nMeeting Point: 87 N Court St\, Martinez\, CA 94553. (The first parking lot on the right on N Court St.)\nDirections: Take the I-680 north toward Sacramento. Take Exit 56\, Waterfront Rd. toward Marina Vista Rd. Turn left onto Waterfront Rd. and continue onto Marina Vista Ave. Turn right onto Ferry St. Then\, turn right onto Joe DiMaggio Dr. Then\, turn left onto N Court St. The meeting point is the first big parking lot on the right. \nThis trip is limited to 12 participants. Register here:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunset-bird-walk-on-the-martinez-shoreline-registration-1378395972459
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/mdba-field-trip-martinez-shoreline-jun-2025/
LOCATION:87 N Court St\, Martinez\, CA 94553\, 87 N Court St.\, Martinez\, CA\, 94553
CATEGORIES:Birding,Field Trips
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elisa Fernandes-McDade":MAILTO:elisa.fernandesmcdade@gmail.com
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