- Date: 09/12/2009
- Time: 06:00:00 AM
San Mateo County Coastline
Field Trip
Join us for a trip to the San Mateo County coastline, during one of the ‘great pivot points of the year’ when shore- and songbird populations are covering remarkable distances on trek from breeding to wintering grounds. We will base our efforts at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, in search of shorebirds along the rocky shorelines and seabirds on the open ocean. Scouting the cypress and willow groves along nearby San Vicente Creek trail should turn up warblers and other migrant songbirds. There could be some great surprises. We will spend the day working our way toward Princeton Harbor just south of Moss Beach, planning to return to Davis around 6 pm.
Expect a 1.5 – 2 hour drive (the reserve is about 20 miles south of San Francisco). Bring binoculars, a spotting scope if you have one, lunch, plenty of water, beach walking footwear and dress in layers for variable temperatures along the coast.
Meet at 6 am in the Marketplace/Big 5 parking lot in northwest Davis (Covell Blvd./Sycamore Lane). Please contact Kirk Ehmsen (607-379-2733 or 530-752-3016) or Clare Fasching (650-235-6726) for any further trip-related information.