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Drop-in: Fall Birding at the Ranch (Cupertino)

Pygmy Nuthatch by Teresa Cheng

Want to learn more about your local birds? Drop in anytime between 8:30 am and 10:30 am to bird with us! SCVBA volunteers will be stationed at the feeders in front of the nature shop with binoculars and field guides to help you identify birds such as Lesser Goldfinch, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Oak Titmouse and Nuttall’s Woodpecker. We will also show you how to use Merlin Bird ID (a free bird identification app), eBird and other birding tools and resources.

Trip Difficulty: mostly stationary event, paved trails, gravel trails, packed-dirt trails, little or no elevation gain, some shade

Leaders: Peg Albrets (408) 891-3554

Additional Languages: English will be the primary language of this field trip, but other languages spoken by our trip leaders include some German and Danish.

Family Friendly Ages 4 and up, 1 mile or shorter, No elevation gain, Beginner Friendly, Loaner Binoculars Available

Meet: In front of the SCVBA Nature Shop

Directions: From I-280 in Cupertino, exit Foothill Expy. Travel south onto Foothill Blvd for 1.3 miles. Turn left onto McClellan Rd and continue for 0.5 miles. Turn left into the overflow parking lot. GPS: 37.313534, -122.064897

Facilities: ADA accessible bathroom, bathroom, drinking water, cell phone service

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking, free

Banner Photo: Pygmy Nuthatch by Teresa Cheng

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