Sat. June 14, 9am-12pm This area is one of the most secluded, wild and beautiful of Alameda’s parklands, far from towns and highways. It is bisected by Alameda Creek and surrounded by high crags and hillsides covered with pines and … Continue reading
Sat. July 12, 9am-12pm At Las Gallinas, hundreds of acres of grasslands and wetlands (ponds, marshes) surround a small waste-water treatment facility. The marshes recede in all directions for hundreds of yards, and are surrounded by the beautiful hills of … Continue reading
Sat. Aug. 2, 9am-12pm Crab Cove and the Alameda shoreline, with miles of unspoiled beaches, is a magnet for shorebirds, gulls, herons and egrets, terns, grebes and ducks of all kinds. This is a convenient local spot to see legions … Continue reading
Sat. Sept. 6, 9am-12pm This large marsh on San Leandro Bay (near the Oakland Airport) has extensive tidal flats, marshes and grasslands, all of which attract large numbers of waders, terns, shorebirds, avocets, ducks, stilts, Burrowing Owls, songbirds, ducks and … Continue reading
Sat. Oct. 11, 9am-12pm This section of Palo Alto shoreline and marshlands has some of the greatest variety and numbers of wildfowl, shorebirds, raptors, waders and songbirds of any in the Bay Area. Herons and egrets, stilts, Avocets, many shorebirds, … Continue reading
Sat. Dec. 6, 9am-12am At Las Gallinas, hundreds of acres of grasslands and wetlands (ponds, marsh) surround a small waste-water treatment facility. The marshes recede in all directions for hundreds of yards, and are surrounded by the beautiful unspoiled hills … Continue reading
Sat. Jan. 31, 2015, 9am-12pm The Alameda shoreline, with miles of sandy white beaches and stunning views of the bay, is one of our local environmental treasures. During the fall and winter it is also a magnet for hundreds of … Continue reading
Sat. May 2, 9am-12pm Tucked away in southeastern Alameda County, Sunol is one of the wildest and most beautiful of Alameda’s parklands, far from towns and highways. It is also bisected by crystalline Alameda Creek, teeming with songbirds of all … Continue reading
Sat. March 7, 9am-12pm Home of the secretive Black Rail, this section of Palo Alto shoreline and marshland has some of the greatest concentrations of wildfowl, shorebirds, raptors and waders of any in the Bay Area. Herons and egrets, stilts, … Continue reading
Sat. April 11, 9am-12pm At Las Gallinas, hundreds of acres of grasslands, ponds and marshes extend from a small water treatment facility. The marshes recede in all directions for hundreds of yards, and are surrounded by the beautiful hills of … Continue reading