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Steller's Jay by Janna Pauser

Field Trip: Young Birders Club: Stevens Creek County Park (Cupertino)

This Cupertino park is located in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. We’ll check out creekside and woodland picnic areas looking for woodpeckers, Steller’s Jays, Brown Creepers, Hermit Thrush and Townsend’s Warblers. In the chaparral we will look for California Thrasher and Wrentit.

This trip is designed for young birders, but parents and siblings are welcome to attend. We welcome birders of all skill levels—whether you’ve been birding for years, or never picked up a pair of binoculars before, we’d love to bird with you! Young birders can socialize and have fun birding together. Loaner binoculars are available for participants.

Trip Type: Young Birders

Age Limit: Young birders aged 10–21 may join on their own, while birders aged 5–10 years old should join with a parent.

Capacity: 12

Price: Free

Trip Difficulty: 2 miles, packed-dirt trails, some hills (less than 300 ft elevation gain), steep in some sections

Tags: Loaner Binoculars Available, Beginner Friendly

Meet: Chestnut Picnic Area parking lot

Directions: From I-280 in Cupertino take Foothill Expy exit. Continue south on Foothill Blvd for about 2 miles (it becomes Stevens Canyon Rd). Turn left into the first park entrance and meet in the Chestnut Picnic Area parking lot (first parking lot on your left). Latitude/Longitude: 37.306812, -122.073302

Facilities: Bathrooms are located in the Chestnut Picnic Area, Villa Maria Picnic Area and at Bay Tree Parking

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)

Leaders: Kaiting H, Vinayak Hebbagil (585) 705-6643, Shweta Shidhore (585) 748-5117

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