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Ridgway's Rail by Howard Friedman

Members Only Field Trip: The Arrow Points To Arrowhead Marsh (Oakland)

Arrowhead Marsh is a part of East Bay Regional Parks District. This park is home to a wide variety of birds. We will be looking and listening for Ridgway Rails, shorebirds, ducks, geese, some songbirds; possibly Common Loon, Surfbird and Ruddy Turnstone. If we are lucky, a Clay-colored Sparrow might be found too. Low tide is at 4:30 AM and high tide is about 12 PM. 

Trip Difficulty: 2 miles, paved trails, gravel trails, muddy or possibly muddy after rain, little or no elevation gain, little to no shade

Other Trip Notes: Weather is usually cool in the morning and could be mild in the later morning.

Leaders: Howard Friedman (408) 806-6772 and Dan Bloch (650) 862-2178

Additional Languages: English will be the primary language of this field trip, but other languages spoken by our trip leaders include conversational Spanish.

Family Friendly Ages 10 and up, No elevation gain, Beginner Friendly

Meet: parking lot closest to the observation deck

Directions: Get on I-880 northbound. Follow I-880 N to Davis St in San Leandro. Take exit 34 (Davis St.) from I-880. Make a left on Davis St. westbound. Turn right onto Doolittle Dr.Take CA-61 N/Doolittle Dr. Make a right onto Swan Way and your entrance will be on the left. Look for the redwood colored Sign for Arrowhead Marsh. Drive al the way to the back of the park to the last parking lot. Latitude/Longitude: 37.741742, -122.208865  

Facilities: bathroom, ADA accessible porta-potty, drinking water, cell phone service

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking lot, no fees

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