Event: NSAS Field Trip to Mines Road and Del Puerto Canyon

Date: Saturday April 24, 2021

Time: 8:00 AM

Robin Leong will use Jean Richmond's Book "Birding Northern California" to guide this exciting trip to Mines Road, Del Puerto Canyon, Del Valle Regional and Frank Raines County Parks. (NSAS Event)

Details:

Sing-ups are on a First Come-First Served Basis with Priority given to NSAS Members. Be on Alert for this Sensational Trip's sign-up eMail from Wendy Cole. We will look for Green Herons, Wood Ducks, Greater Yellowlegs, Great Horned Owls, Migrant Warblers, Lawrence’s Goldfinch, Allen’s Hummingbirds, Lewis’ Woodpeckers, Yellow-billed Magpies, Greater Roadrunners, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, and Yellow-breasted Chats to name a few of the amazing birds that inhabit this area of our State.

Del Valle Charges a $6 entrance Fee and there are no Gas Stations and Food Markets along this rural route, so bring a full tank of gas, and plenty of food, water, and snacks to carry you through!

The meeting point is South of Livermore at the start of Mines Road so allow an hour and a half to arrive on time.

Those that are interested can download Jean Richmond's Northern California Birding from the Mt Diablo Audubon Website, and see all of the potential species and the route we'll take on this trip. Link to download: https://mtdiabloaudubon.org/birding/resources/

Google maps link for meeting place: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/37.6648803,-121.7331409/Napa+County,+CA/@38.0841796,-122.5178628,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x80844ff9232a4f31:0xfe14d21ba310c57c!2m2!1d-122.2653887!2d38.5024689!3e0

submitted on March 10, 2021, at 05:15 PM PST

Black-headed Grosbeak © 2013 Dave McMullen Lazuli Bunting © 2012 Dave McMullen Dark-eyed Junco (at sunrise) © 2013 Dave McMullen House Wren © 2013 Dave McMullen Northern Pintail © 2013 Dave McMullen

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