CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: 100 YEARS OF CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY
Killdeer Deanne Tucker
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
Please take a moment to read our field trip policies here. Questions? Email general questions to centennialevents@scvas.org or contact the trip leader for questions regarding the event.