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Bay Birding for Beginners

Juvenile Black-necked Stilt by Mike Ambrose

This beginner-focused (but all skill levels welcome!) trip will meander through the gardens, marshes, and salt ponds of Don Edwards NWR. Thanks to the convenient trails and boardwalks, we'll be able to get closer to the birds, making it easier to identify and study them. We will look for the classic water birds - terns, shorebirds, ducks - plus migrant orioles in the garden, and anything else that shows up!

Trip Difficulty: 2 miles, some paved trail, some flat dirt trail, some boardwalk. no elevation gain.

Leaders: Mike Ambrose (818) 309-6256 or mikeambrose920@gmail.com, Vicki-Silvas Young and Barry Langdon-Lassagne

Beginner Friendly

Meet: Don Edwards Environmental Education Center parking lot

Directions: From CA-237 exit north onto Zanker Rd. Continue on Zanker Rd for about 2.5 miles (Zanker Rd becomes Los Esteros Rd). Make a sharp right turn onto Grand Blvd and continue into the park. GPS: 37.439242, -121.959694

Facilities: porta-potty

Parking Fees: no

Questions? Contact the trip leader or email fieldtrips@scvas.org.