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Monthly Speaker Series THE Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society Established 1926 AVOCET The Newsletter of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society March-April 2019 Birdathon is On! Are You Ready? by Chuq Von Rospach, Birdathon Committee Chair s we approach Spring Migration, our thoughts turn to Spring Birdathon - our annual fundraising event that Akicks off Saturday, March 30th and runs through May 5th. This is the most fun you will ever have fundraising, and your contributions help fund our education programs through- out the year. It’s easy to get involved: if you want to learn more about birds and birding in Santa Clara County, you can join one of the or- Rospach by Chuq Von ganized groups and go out with experienced leaders who will share their knowledge with you during the outing. If you want to support the fundraiser without joining a group, set yourself as a solo participant and go out and bird and report in your results. Have a group of friends you want to bird with? Set up your own team and have a good time while helping Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society fund its ongoing projects. Ready to sign up? Just go to scvas.org/birdathon to fnd dates and team descriptions, and register as a participant or create your own team. Then, all you need to do is fnd sponsors and from Birdathon 2018 Wren Rock go birding! There are events for all levels of birders, from brand new, enthusiastic learners to our most experienced people. For those just starting out, consider one of our big sits, where we fnd a good place to hang out and wait for the birds to come to us. Like bird photography? Join a photography team! cont’d on page 4 Key Birdathon Dates • March 30, 2019: Kick-off Dinner We’ll start off with a catered dinner and some friendly competitive birding. • March 31-May 5: Competition Window Pick a team or start your own! Get out and bird! • June 1: Awards Dinner Time to recognize the biggest fundraisers and best birders, and hand out a few prizes. Monthly Speaker Series Wed. 3/20 with Bruce Lyon - "Reconsider the Coot" Wed. 4/17 with Norman Kikuchi, M.D. - "Birds of the American West" The Avocet 1 Carpool if possible; bring binoculars, feld guides, layered clothing. LO = Lunch March-April Field Trips optional; RC = Heavy rain cancels; NF = No facilities available; KF-AA = Kid (Full details are also available online at scvas.org/FieldTrips) friendly, all ages; KF-10+ = 10 years and older; KF-14+ = 14 years and older **Please note: Online registration is required for all feld trips.** Please RSVP by going to scvas.org/FieldTrips, then fnd your trip and follow the easy registration directions. A confrmation email will follow. If you have any questions, please email Eve Meier, the Field Trip Coordinator, at [email protected]. Saturday, March 2; 8:00AM Saturday, March 9; 8:00AM Sunday, March 17; 8:00AM Coyote Point, Almaden Lake (East Side) and Ed Levin County Park (North) San Mateo County Bayside Los Alamitos Creek Trail Birding with the Board! Half day. Leader: Al Eisner, [days and 3 hours. Leader: Mary Wisnewski, 3 hours. Leader: Bill Walker, (408) voicemail: (650) 926-2018]. Direc- (408) 887-0738. Directions: From 887-4572. Directions: Take Hwy 237 tions: From 101-N, exit at Peninsula Hwy 85 in San Jose take the Almaden east, crossing I-880 and I-680 (237 Ave. Turn right immediately at the “T,” Expwy exit south. In 0.8 miles, turn left becomes Calaveras Rd), turn left on then left at the next “T” (traffc lights at onto Coleman Rd, then make the frst Downing Rd to the park entrance. Meet both), which is Peninsula Ave, and into right onto Winfeld. Free street parking in parking lot on the far, northeast side the park (admission charge). Continue or $6 parking lot fee. Meet near blue of Sandy Wool Lake (near the dog along golf course fence and beyond to bathrooms. Highlights: We’ll look for park). Highlights: Join SCVAS Board end of road. Meet at the parking lot adja- waterfowl and wading birds at the lake member, Bill Walker, to look for park cent to the yacht club. Highlights: Coy- then explore the riparian habitat of the regulars (magpies, eagles, goldfnches), ote Point is a prime San Mateo County creek looking for sparrows, fnches, and and spring activity in Milpitas’ prime birding location, with bayside, marsh, other songbirds. Diffculty: Easy 2-3- birding hotspot. Diffculty: 2-mile walk and landbird areas. This trip should be mile walk on paved bike path. RC over grass and unpaved trails. Trail is good for shorebirds (including “rock- steep in places. Notes: Entrance fee. RC Sunday, March 10; 8:00AM birds” more typical of the ocean coast) Stevens Creek County Park Monday, March 18; 8:30AM and waterfowl (Harlequin Duck is pos- Half day. Leader: Dave Zittin, (408) Oka Ponds sible). Diffculty: Mostly level walk. 515-7104. Directions: From I-280 in (Los Gatos Creek County Park) Notes: Scopes will be very useful. RC Cupertino take Foothill Expwy exit 3 hours. Leader: Dani Christensen, Tuesday, March 5; 9:30AM south and follow Foothill Blvd south (408) 781-5530. Directions: From Hwy Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (becomes Stevens Canyon Rd) for 2.1 17 take the Camden Ave/San Tomas Birding with the Board! miles. Turn left into frst park entrance Expwy exit. Go west on San Tomas, Half day. Leaders: Mike Armer and and meet in Chestnut Picnic Area park- then take Dell Ave. Follow Dell to the John Richardson, (650) 450-1788. ing lot. Diffculty: Moderately strenu- park entrance, on the left. Meet in the Directions: From I-280 take Page Mill ous walk looking for migrants and local parking lot near restrooms. Highlights: Rd west, turn right on Arastradero Rd, breeding birds in a riparian area. Notes: We’ll be walking around Oka Ponds and meet in the parking lot about a Vehicle entry fee required. RC, KF-AA looking and listening for breeding song- half-mile on the right. Highlights: Join birds, waterbirds, and lingering winter- Wednesday, March 13; 8:30AM SCVAS Board members Mike and John ing waterfowl. Diffculty: Easy, fat Calero Creek Trail on this trip to bird grassland and oak walk on gravel or paved trails. Notes: 3 hours. Leader: Eve Meier, (408) 569- woodland habitats. We’ll be on the look- Use county pass or purchase $6 day pass 9391. Directions: From San Jose, take out for raptors, woodpeckers, and win- at parking lot. RC Almaden Expy southeast until it ends at tering sparrows. Diffculty: Moderately Harry Rd. Turn right onto Harry, then Friday, March 22; 1:00PM strenuous hiking. Notes: Limited to 20 make the frst left onto McKean Rd. Backyard Birds at McClellan Ranch participants. RC Travel 1.3 miles to Fortini Rd. Turn left 1.5 hours. Leader: Eve Meier, (408) Wednesday, March 6; 12:00PM onto Fortini Rd toward the Santa Teresa 569-9391. Directions: McClellan Ranch City of Sunnyvale Landfll Hills. At the end of Fortini, turn left onto Preserve is located at 22221 McClellan One hour. Leader: Allen Royer. Con- San Vicente Ave. Parking is on the right. Rd, Cupertino. From 280-S in Mountain tact landfll coordinator, Silviana Ruiz, Highlights: This fat trail runs along the View, take the Foothill Expwy Exit onto with questions at (408) 730-7545. bottom of the Santa Teresa Hills pass- N Foothill Blvd. In 1.3 miles, turn left Directions: Donald M. Somers Water ing through grassland, chaparral, ripar- onto McClellan Blvd. The ranch will be Pollution Control Plant, turn into Bor- ian habitats, and an old orchard. We’ll on your left in 0.4 miles. Highlights: regas and then turn left at the T intersec- look for Rufous-crowned Sparrows, Learn your backyard birds and more at tion. Meet under the pepper tree across Wrentits, returning swallows, and Wood this beginner’s bird walk while we start from the Porta Potty. Diffculty: Bird- Ducks. Diffculty: 2-3-mile walk over by watching the bird feeders then stroll ing geared toward beginners. Notes: possibly muddy/uneven trails. Notes: along a paved trail. Diffculty: 1-2-mile Bring binoculars; loaners available. RC, Closest facilities at Calero County Park walk on paved path. Notes: Binoculars KF-10+ at the Rancho San Vicente entrance. available. RC, KF-10+ Beginners welcome! RC, NF, KF-10+ The Avocet 2 Wednesday, April 3; 12:00PM Sunday, April 14; 8:00AM Field Trips cont’d City of Sunnyvale Landfll Stile Ranch Entrance to Santa Teresa One hour. Leader: Allen Royer. Con- County Park Saturday, March 23; 8:00AM tact landfll coordinator, Silviana Ruiz, Half day. Leader: Mary Wisnewski, Palo Alto Baylands (Photowalk) with questions at (408) 730-7545. See (408) 887-0738. Directions: From Half day. Leader: Chuq Von Rospach, write-up for March 6. RC, KF-10+ Hwy 85 exit Almaden Expwy and fol- low until it dead-ends; turn right onto (408) 221-0797. Directions: From Hwy Saturday, April 6; 8:00AM Harry; go 1 block, go left onto McK- 101 in Palo Alto turn right onto Embar- Alum Rock Park ean. In 1.3 miles, turn left onto Fortini cadero Rd. At the stop sign (not light), Half day. Leader: Bill Pelletier, (408) Rd. Travel to end of road, turn left, and go left and follow the road to the Duck 644-5583. Directions: From Hwy 101 park at Stile Ranch trailhead. High- Pond (paved lot on the left). Highlights: or I-680 take McKee Rd northeast lights: We’ll climb switchbacks among We’ll look for bird photography oppor- toward hills then left on Toyon Ave, the wildfowers and look for thrash- tunities and interesting species (lots of right on Penitencia Creek Rd, and con- ers, Rufous-crowned Sparrows, and shorebirds and waterfowl migrants).
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