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Marbled Godwits by Sarah Chan

Photowalk: Palo Alto Baylands (Palo Alto)

A birding trip focused on bird photography. We will meet at the Lucy Evans parking lot then walk to the nearby duck pond looking for birds to photograph. The leader is an experienced bird and wildlife photographer and will NOT carry a camera to be able to help the trip participants. This is a mostly level trail and we will walk about 1mile to 1.5 miles. Either a bridge camera or a DSLR/Mirrorless with a telephoto lens with focal length greater than 300mm is strongly recommended.

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

Trip Type: Photography

Age Limit: All Ages; Young birders, ages 18 and under, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Capacity: 10

Price: Free

Trip Difficulty: 1.5 miles, gravel trails, little to no shade

Other Trip Notes: Trip will be cancelled if heavy rain is forecast.

Driving/Caravaning Requirements: Please carpool if possible.

Tags: Intermediate Level Birding, No elevation gain

Meet: Parking Lot for Lucy Evans Nature Center

Directions: From US-101 in Palo Alto take Embarcadero Rd east towards the bay. Pass the airport and turn left at the T-intersection. Continue for 0.5 miles passing the duck pond. Just over the bridge, the nature center (2775 Embarcadero Rd) will be on your left and the paved parking area will be on your right. Latitude/Longitude: 37.458949, -122.105212 for the parking lot

Facilities: cell phone service, porta-potty located at the duck pond

Parking Type and Fees: paved parking lot

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

Leaders: Vivek Khanzode (408) 828-1192

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