This park is located in the eastern foothills at the base of Mt. Hamilton. We will spend the morning birding the historic ranch house gardens and surrounding oak-woodland community looking for Red-breasted Sapsuckers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Purple Finches and more.  We will also walk over to Grant Lake to checkout the ducks.

Trip Difficulty: about 1.5 miles of walking, some mild hills

Meet: ranch house parking area

Steve Tracey, (408) 966-3860

Beginner friendly 

Google Plus Code:  “87QJ+5Q San Jose, California” (paste code, city, and state into Google maps)

Directions: From US-101 exit Capitol Expy in San Jose and continue east for 1.7 miles, then turn right onto Quimby Rd and continue for 7 miles. Turn right onto CA-130 E and continue for 0.2 miles. Park entrance is on your right.  Continue into the park for about 300 ft. then turn left (at the brown sign) into the ranch house parking area. 

Facilities: porta potties, cell coverage may be intermittent or non-existent

Parking Fees: yes, credit card only

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