Mandarin Bilingual Trip: Breeding Season at Lake Cunningham (East San Jose)

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

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Drop-in: Shorebirds, Ducks and Swallows (Mountain View)

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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Drop-in

Members Only Field Trip: Bird Banding with SFBBO at Coyote Creek Field Station (Milpitas)

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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Birdathon Awards Night

Saturday, May 30, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance (SCVBA)
22221 McClellan Road
Cupertino, CA, 95014
United States

Birdathon

Young Birders Club: Shorebird Way & Charleston Rd. Marsh

Saturday, May 30, 2026, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Shorebird Way & Charleston Rd. Marsh
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Field Trips

Drop-in: Egret Office Hours

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Shorebird Egret Rookery
1209-1231 Shorebird Way
Mountain View, CA, 94043
United States

Drop-in

Field Trip: Diablo Foothills OSP (Gilroy)

Sunday, May 24, 2026, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

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Field Trip: Stanford Arboretum and Cactus Garden (Palo Alto)

Sunday, May 24, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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Field Trip: Beginning Birding at Rancho Cañada Del Oro (Morgan Hill)

Saturday, May 23, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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Field Trip: Phylo-birding at Alum Rock Park (San Jose)

Saturday, May 23, 2026, 8:15 AM – 12:15 PM

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Speaker Series: Van Pierszalowski

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Online

Special Event

Drop-in: Egret Office Hours

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Shorebird Egret Rookery
1209-1231 Shorebird Way
Mountain View, CA, 94043
United States

Drop-in

Field Trip: McClellan Ranch Preserve for Beginners (Cupertino)

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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Field Trip: A Noisy California Gull Colony (Palo Alto)

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

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Members Only Field Trip: Coastside Birding at Moss Landing (Monterey County)

Sunday, May 17, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

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Field Trip: Almaden Lake Park Egret Rookery (San Jose)

Sunday, May 17, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

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Young Birders Club: McClellan Ranch

Sunday, May 17, 2026, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance (SCVBA)
22221 McClellan Road
Cupertino, CA, 95014
United States

Field Trips

Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Saturday, May 16, 2026, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College
12345 El Monte Rd
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
United States

Special Event

Drop-in: Egret Office Hours

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Shorebird Egret Rookery
1209-1231 Shorebird Way
Mountain View, CA, 94043
United States

Drop-in

Field Trip: Calero Creek Trail Spring Birds (San Jose)

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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Young Birders Club: Ed Levin County Park Spring Valley Area

Sunday, May 10, 2026, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Ed Levin County Park Spring Valley Area
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Field Trips

CANCELED: Field Trip: Mindful Birding Walk at McClellan Ranch Preserve (Cupertino)

Sunday, May 10, 2026, 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM

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Birding For All: a collaboration with POST

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Sanborn County Park - Sequoia Parking Lot
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Field Trips

Field Trip: Debell Uvas Creek Preserve (Gilroy)

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

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Field Trip: Phylo-birding Lake Cunningham (San Jose)

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Zoom Presentation: Phylo-birding: How Phylogeny and Biogeography Can Make Birding Better

Thursday, May 7, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance (SCVBA)
22221 McClellan Road
Cupertino, CA, 95014
United States

ZOOM

Bay Area Bird Photographers (BABP)

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Bring Your Own Photos Night

Field Trip: Lunchtime Birding at Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

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Drop-in: Egret Office Hours

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Shorebird Egret Rookery
1209-1231 Shorebird Way
Mountain View, CA, 94043
United States

Drop-in

Field Trip: Santa Teresa County Park (San Jose)

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

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Field Trip: Evening Birding at Rancho San Antonio (Cupertino)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

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Field Trip: Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (Palo Alto)

Monday, May 4, 2026, 8:15 AM – 11:30 AM

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Field Trip: Birds and Plants at Stevens Creek County Park (Cupertino)

Sunday, May 3, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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Birdathon: DeDUCKtions

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Santa Teresa County Park, Stile Ranch Entrance
22581 San Vicente Ave

Led by Matthew Dodder

Birdathon

Field Trip: Charleston Slough (Mountain View)

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

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Field Trip: Ed Levin Calera Creek Trail (Milpitas)

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 8:15 AM – 12:15 PM

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Birdathon: Curious Clickadees

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Start at Smith Creek Fire Station and then Joseph D. Grant County Park
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Led by Vinayak Hebbagil and Shweta Shidhore

Birdathon