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Field Trip: Mandarin Bilingual Field Trip - Crab Cove (Alameda)

  • 37.76922° N, 122.27763° W (map)

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Field Trip: Mandarin Bilingual Field Trip: Crab Cove (Alameda)

Join us for a delightful fall morning at Crab Cove, Alameda, where the tidal flats come alive with flocks of migrating shorebirds. Our bilingual leaders will guide you in spotting and identifying species such as Marbled Godwits, Long-billed Curlews, Black-bellied Plovers, and elegant egrets. Learn about their behaviors, migration journeys, and the unique ecology of the San Francisco Bay.

Trip Type: Bilingual

Age Limit: No minors

Capacity: 12

Price: Free

Trip Difficulty: 2 miles, paved trails, packed-dirt trails, lawns (potentially wet), little or no elevation gain, little to no shade

Tags: Beginner Friendly, Intermediate Level Birding, Advanced Birding, Loaner Binoculars Available, No elevation gain

Meet: Parking Lot for the Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove

Address: 1252 McKay Ave, Alameda, CA 94501. Latitude/Longitude: 37.76922° N, 122.27763° W

Facilities: porta-potty, cell phone service

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking lot, $5 parking fees, uses East Bay Regional Park District annual pass

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

Leaders: Joyce Zhang (650) 656-5830, Kevin Cheung (510) 325-8568

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