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American Kestrel by John Scharpen

Field Trip: Santa Teresa County Park (San Jose)

Located on the southern end of the Santa Teresa Hills, this park has a large grassy meadow surrounded by rocky hillsides. We’ll explore the area looking for American Kestrels, White-tailed Kites, Ash-throated Flycatchers, Rufous-crowned Sparrows, Lazuli Buntings and Lark Sparrows. We’ll also talk about the park’s successful nest box program to learn how our local cavity-nesting birds are supported and which species call these boxes home.

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

Trip Difficulty: 2 miles, paved trails, packed-dirt trails, uneven or rutted trails, some hills (less than 300 ft elevation gain), little to no shade

Leaders: Eve Meier (408) 569-9391, Edward Rooks (408) 318-2485 and Amanda Newlove (408) 809-5969

Family Friendly Ages 14 and up, Beginner Friendly, Intermediate Level Birding

Meet: Pueblo Day Use Area, near the bathrooms

Directions: From CA-85 S or US-101, exit Bernal Rd. Travel south on Bernal Rd for about 2.5 miles then turn left onto the park entrance road. Continue to the first parking lot and pay for parking at the pay station. The Pueblo Day Use Area is a little farther down the entrance road near the bathrooms. Latitude/Longitude: 37.212849, -121.787649

Facilities: ADA accessible bathroom, cell coverage may be intermittent or non-existent

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking lot, parking fees (use Santa Clara County Park annual pass, otherwise it is $6.00 per car, credit card only)

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