Garin Regional Park is located in Hayward and belongs to the East Bay Regional Parks District. It features beautiful oak savannah habitat with rolling grassy hills above a lush creek and a small pond. We will move at a relaxed pace as we search for spring migrants like Ash-throated Flycatcher, Lazuli Bunting, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock's Oriole and Grasshopper Sparrow. We will spend a large part of our time learning bird songs on this trip.

Trip Difficulty: 2 miles; mostly level dirt trails with some climbing in grassland section where it will be hot; water is recommended.

Matthew Dodder (SCVAS Executive Director): (650) 868-4922

Intermediate Level Birding

Meet: second parking lot in Garin Regional Park

Directions: From I-880 in Hayward, take exit 24 for Whipple Rd/Industrial Pkwy. Continue onto Industrial Pkwy and travel for about 2 miles (Industrial Pkwy becomes Alquire Pkwy). Turn right onto Vanderbilt St, turn left onto Garin Ave then continue for 0.8 miles passing through the entry kiosk. Park in the 2nd parking lot (2nd exit of the traffic circle). Google Plus Code: “JXHC+M9 Hayward, CA” (paste code, city, and state into Google maps). Latitude/Longitude: 37.629209, -122.029107

Facilities: restrooms, drinking water

Parking Fees: $5

This trip is organized by the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (https://scvas.org/). Please read our trip policies. Questions? Contact the trip leader or email scvasfieldtrips@gmail.com.