Sunol is one of the wildest and most beautiful of Alameda’s parklands, far from towns and highways. It is bisected by pristine Alameda Creek, with high crags and hillsides dotted with pines and oak woodlands, and birds of all kinds. … Continue reading
This very scenic EBMUD land in the East Bay hills is a mix of forest, grasslands and wetlands. Surrounded by wooded hills on all sides, it is very beautiful country. We commonly see raptors, herons, woodpeckers, ducks, egrets, finches, jays, … Continue reading
For its size, this small regional park has a great diversity of habitat, including extensive marshes, grasslands, hills and scattered open woodlands. Consequently it has a great diversity of birds such as raptors, woodpeckers, shorebirds, wildfowl, owls and songbirds. Included … Continue reading
This wetland complex along the Petaluma River is a wonderful setting for viewing a surprising array of birdlife, almost any season. In the fall and winter it hosts cormorants, herons, egrets, geese and swans, some raptors, many species of ducks … Continue reading
This tour of the Marin Headlands gives you an introduction to the birds of the woodlands, seacoast, ponds and lagoons of the area, all in the spectacular setting of San Francisco Bay, Pt. Bonita Lighthouse and the Golden Gate Bridge. … Continue reading
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, dowitchers, ducks such as Ruddies, Canvasback, Cinnamon … Continue reading
At Las Gallinas, hundreds of acres of grasslands and wetlands (ponds, marshes) surround a small water treatment facility. The marshes recede in all directions for hundreds of yards, and are surrounded by the beautiful hills of Marin. Acre for acre, … Continue reading