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Members Only: Bird Banding with SFBBO

We're visiting the Coyote Creek Field Station for a bird banding demonstration with the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory! We'll get to see each step of the bird banding process, from capture to release, getting close up views of our local birds while learning about the research done at the field station. So bring your binoculars and your questions for this fun morning out with the birds! Participants will meet at the gathering point before carpooling to the Coyote Creek Field Station. Please obscure the location/delay posting any rarity eBird sightings by several weeks before posting any rarities to deter trespassing.

Trip Type: Bird Banding

Age Limit: Ages 10+, All children should be accompanied by an adult.

Capacity: 20

Price: $50

Trip Difficulty: 1-2 miles, one flight of stairs (or the equivalent on a sloping trail), otherwise narrow, flat dirt trails with some prickly plants but no poison oak.

Tags: Beginner Friendly

Meet: Big Al's Parking Lot

Directions: Big Al's Parking Lot Latitude/Longitude 37.426903, -121.922701

Facilities: porta-potty, No trash receptacles, so please plan to pack out anything you bring in.

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking lot, ADA compliant spots, Free (at the meeting point). At CCFS, where we will carpool to, the lot is gravel.

Leaders: Katie LaBarbera, Karen Rush (650) 669-9250

Questions? Email general questions to centennialevents@scvas.org or contact the trip leader for questions regarding the event.