[wisb] Re: suggestions for Bay Area birding
- From: "Seegert, Greg" <gseegert@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "pgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:08:09 -0400
Peter
First decide what you want to see, e.g., mainly shorebirds, inland
specialties,etc. That will determine the general area you want to head. Pt
Reyes is quite a ways from Palo Alto. Depending on traffic it could take 2 hr
to get there. Personally, I think it is somewhat over-rated for VISITING
birders. The locals love it because they can go when conditions are right
(which they usually aren't) and it is a great migrant trap (especially for
eastern warblers, which CA birders go crazy over). If you want rocky
shorebirds there are several great places much closer than Pt Reyes,
specifically either Pillar Pt by Half Moon Bay or Pescadaro Marsh and Pt. Like
Chris mentioned, Pt Lobos is good but it is a hike too. If you want inland
birds, the Mines Road trip that begins in Livermore is good for YB magpie, oak
titmouse, Larry's goldfinch, pretty good for Nuttall's woodpecker, CA thrasher,
CA quail, wrentit, and once in a while you'll find Lewis's woodpecker.
Anywhere you find flocks of white-crowned sparrows you should be able to find
golden-crowned also. Butano SP, which is pretty close to Palo Alto is full of
CB chickadees.
Greg Seegert
Who will be in CA from 9-15 October
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Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:24 AM
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Subject: [wisb] suggestions for Bay Area birding
Folks,
I'm going to be in the Bay Area of California for a conference at the
end of October, and I'm going to have one day free (with a car) to do
some birding. Would anyone care to recommend places for me to go to
make the best use of my limited time? I'll be staying in Palo Alto,
and I assume I want to head for the coast. I've birded a bit in
Southern CA, but are there species in the Bay area I should try to
make it a point to look for?
I have some lists of sites I've gleaned from California birding web
pages, but nothing's jumped out as the "one place to go if you've
only got a day", except perhaps for Point Reyes.
Thoughts?
Thank you,
--
Peter C. Gorman
Mount Horeb, Dane Co, Wisconsin
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