Self-guided Birding Locations
If you are not sure if you are a larophobe or a larophile then come along the Adobe Creek Loop Trail between the Palo Alto Flood Control Basin and Charleston Slough in Mountain View and watch the antics of the California Gulls in their colony. We find these noisy birds so fun and hope you do too.
Watching shorebirds and water birds up close is fun at Charleston Slough and Adobe Creek. On a short or long walk you can take the time to study their behaviors and laugh at their antics: coots swim-chase each other, egrets dash after one another with plumes flying, dabbling ducks tip over with their tail feathers in the air…
In the winter, Coast Casey Forebay is a resting and foraging place for large flocks of water-loving birds. There is often a surprise here: an American Wigeon below the pump house, a Sora in the drainage ditch, a Wilson’s Snipe in a hidden pond. This short and easy trip is great for birders of all ages and abilities, offering you ample views of many birds gathered together in a single spot.
