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Cedar Waxwing by Suresh Thirumalai

Field Trip: Cuesta Park (Mountain View)

On this easy route through Mountain View's Cuesta Park, we will identify some of the birds that are often seen in our city parks and neighborhoods, including songbirds, hawks, woodpeckers, and hummingbirds. We will especially be on the lookout for returning winter birds including White-crowned Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, and Townsend's Warbler.

Optional: pack your own lunch/snack and we'll picnic together afterwards.

Trip Type: Standard

Age Limit: All Ages; Young birders, ages 18 and under, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Capacity: 10

Price: Free

Trip Difficulty: approximately 1 mile, paved trails, lawns (potentially wet), little or no elevation gain, some shade

Beginner Friendly, 1 mile or shorter

Meet: Cuesta Park main parking lot, near the tennis building

Directions: From CA-85 in Mountain View, exit onto CA-82 N/El Camino Real. Continue north on El Camino Real towards downtown Mountain View for about 0.3 miles then turn left onto Grant Rd. Continue for 0.6 miles, then turn right onto Cuesta Dr. In 0.2 miles, turn left at the light into the Cuesta Park main parking lot. (This is the larger of two parking lots accessed from Cuesta Drive; it's the second one if you're coming from Grant Rd.) Latitude/Longitude: 37.3722387, -122.0822564

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

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking lot, ADA compliant spots

Leaders: Susan Tenney (408) 802-6184 and Ryan Ludman (248) 719-1331

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