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Field Trip: Members Only Meet the Snowy Plover (Hayward)

Snowy Plover by Sarah Chan

This is a joint event with SFBBO.

Join us on this unique outing to learn more about the Snowy Plover and the efforts to protect this federally threatened species here in the Bay Area. Maddy Schwarz, Plover and Tern Program Director at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, will give us a behind-the-scenes tour of Snowy Plover breeding sites at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve. We’ll observe adults and their chicks, learn about the birds’ life history, and hear more about SFBBO's Motus tagging efforts at Eden Landing. Along our walk, we’ll stop to view other waterbirds and shorebirds.

Trip Difficulty: 1/2 mile, levy trails, little or no elevation gain, no shade, may be breezy

Other Trip Notes: Attendees must be willing to carpool from the parking lot out onto the levees. The levees are graveled, but are overgrown with grass and mustard in areas, so folks who will be driving on the levees must be okay with their cars getting dusty and going over bumps. Scopes helpful.

Leaders: Matthew Dodder (650) 868-4922, Maddy Schwarz from SFBBO (408) 440-6817

Beginner Friendly, Loaner Binoculars Available, Family Friendly Ages 16 and up

Meet: parking lot at 26348 Eden Landing Rd, Hayward (south end of Eden Landing Rd)

Directions: From I-880 N take exit 27 to CA-92 W. In about 2 miles, exit at Clawiter Rd toward Eden Landing Rd. Continue on Eden Landing Rd for 0.5 miles and park in the lot at the end of the road. Latitude/Longitude: 37.622173, -122.122530

Facilities: pit toilet, no water

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking lot, no fees

Banner Photo: Snowy Plover by Sarah Chan

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