Please limit your sign-ups to 2 WEEKEND trips per month.

Before signing up for this trip, please take a moment to read our trip policies and view our liability waiver.

Phainopepla by Sushanta Bhandarkar

Guadalupe Oak Grove Park

We'll look for residents and winter visitors in this small, aptly named park on San Jose's south side. There are acorn woodpeckers in high concentration, titmice, chickadees, and nuthatches, many possibilities for raptors, and a wintering Phainopepla.

Trip Difficulty: 1.5 miles, dirt trails, muddy or possibly muddy after rain, some hills (less than 300 feet elevation gain), shady

Leaders: John Harshman (408) 406-4733 and Dan Bloch (650) 862-2178

Beginner Friendly

Meet: Parking Lot

Directions: Directions: From CA-85 in San Jose, exit Almaden Expy. Continue south for 1.2 miles then turn right onto McAbee Rd. Travel 0.3 miles on McAbee then turn right onto Thorntree Dr. Parking lot is on your left in 0.3 miles. Latitude/Longitude: 37.236394, -121.878188

Facilities: bathroom, drinking water, cell phone service

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking lot

Questions? Email general questions to fieldtrips@scvas.org or contact the trip leader for questions regarding the event.