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Brown Pelican by Teresa Cheng

Members Only Field Trip: Moss Landing State Beach (Moss Landing)

Moss Landing, the town in the north-side of Monterey county, is a great place to view birds that utilize mudflats as well as those that are by the coast. We will start our birding from Jetty road which allows us to look into Elkhorn Slough and the area is home to a variety of shorebirds such as Willets, Marbled Godwits, Black bellied Plovers, Semipalmated Plovers and more. Additionally, we will be on the look out for various species of gulls and terns in the channel. We'll then walk along the Moss Landing State beach shore, to look for sandpipers, plovers, sanderling, scoters, grebes, loons and cormorants. These areas are also home to Harbor Seals and Sea Otters so we will keep an eye for them too! 

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

Trip Difficulty: 2-3 miles, paved trails, gravel trails, little or no elevation gain, little to no shade, sandy beach

Other Trip Notes: Wear layers, sunscreen and bring water.

Leaders: Karen Rush (650) 669-9250

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

Family Friendly Ages 10 and up

Meet: End of Jeffy Road

Directions: From CA-1 South in Moss Landing, take the Jetty Road on the right, and proceed until the end of the road. Park on any of the pullout parking spaces and meet at Latitude/Longitude: 36.809779, -121.788501

Facilities: porta-potty

Parking Type and Fees: dirt parking lot

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