Rancho del Oso is the coastal portion of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. We’ll start this trip by birding from Waddell Beach then we’ll hike along the Skyline-to-the Sea Trail. Possible birds will be Marbled Murrelet, Pigeon Guillemot, Swainson's Thrush, Pacific Wren, and Wilson's Warblers.

Trip Difficulty: 5 miles, fairly level hike

Trip Notes: variable weather, dress in layers 

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Meet: Waddell State Beach parking lot

Directions: From CA-17 in Santa Cruz exit north onto Mission St/Hwy 1 towards Half Moon Bay. Continue on CA-1 N for about 18 miles. The beach parking lot will be on your left just north of the Waddell Creek Bridge. Google Plus Code: “3PWC+Q3 Swanton, California” (paste code, city, and state into Google maps). Latitude/Longitude: 37.096949, -122.279734

Facilities: wheelchair accessible bathrooms

Parking Fees: no

This trip is organized by the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (https://scvas.org/). Please read our trip policies. Questions? Contact the trip leader or email scvasfieldtrips@gmail.com.