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Summer Birding at Spring Valley
Join us for a walk in Ed Levin County Park as well look for any late spring migrants as well the early summer birds. The trip will take a leisurely loop around the Spring Valley Pond and the adjacent lawn areas, where we will likely find 35+ species during our 2.5-hour walk. We'll check the trees for Hooded and Bullock’s Orioles, Western Kingbirds, Western Tanagers, Lawrence's Goldfinches and various woodpeckers. The Spring Valley pond is great to look for egrets, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant and Pied-billed Grebe. All the while, we'll keep an eye to the sky for this location's abundant raptors; Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, White-tailed Kite, Merlin, American Kestrel, and Peregrine Falcon are all possible here!
Trip Difficulty: 1 mile, paved trails, packed-dirt trails, lawns (potentially wet), little or no elevation gain, some shade, ticks
Leaders: Dori Faust 408-489-9178 and Melanie Barnett
Beginner Friendly, Family Friendly Ages 4 and up, 1 mile or shorter
Meet: Rear parking lot
Directions: From I-680 in Milpitas, exit E Calaveras Blvd and go east for about 2.5 miles. OR, from Mountain View or Palo Alto, take 101 south to 237 east, which turns into Calaveras. Continue past the Ed Levin sign on the left to the Spring Valley entrance on your right, across from the fire station. At the entrance kiosk, turn left and continue to the last parking lot across from the horse corral. Latitude/Longitude: 37.44578088103885, -121.8475130889496
Facilities: ADA accessible bathroom, bathroom, cell coverage may be intermittent or non-existent
Parking Type and Fees: parking fees (use Santa Clara County Park annual pass, otherwise it is $6.00 per car, credit card only)
Banner Photo: Lawrence's Goldfinch by Teresa Cheng
Questions? Email general questions to fieldtrips@scvbirdalliance.org or contact the trip leader for questions regarding the event.