Thursday, December 3, 2026 8:30 AM to noon Birding with Mark Clark Registration is not required. All participants are welcome to join this trip. On this trip we especially welcome beginning birders to join Mark Clark, along with bird enthusiasts of all levels, on our monthly walk around the ponds at Las Gallinas.  With fall migration underway, we’ll be looking for waterfowl, waders, songbirds, raptors, rails and swallows. We are likely to spot some interesting species, so come assist in our search. The packed dirt paths around the ponds are wide, flat and easy to navigate. Heavy rain cancels. There is a portable restroom in the parking area for public use. DIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101, exit at Smith Ranch Rd. Drive east on Smith Ranch Rd. toward McInnis Park. Turn left after crossing the railroad tracks and drive about 0.5 mile through the LGVSD gates and into the parking lot at the end of the road. Meet the group by the bridge just past the parking lot. There is a portable restroom in the parking area for public use.

Birding in Marin Saturday, December 5, 2026 9:00 AM to noon Birding with Jim White and Bob Battagin Register HERE for this field trip Registration is required for this trip. Registration opens on Wednesday, November 25 at 8 AM Limit of 15 participants for this trip. Join Jim and Bob on their “One Year Anniversary Field Trip” to Bahia. MAS acquired and restored to tidal action the diked bay lands around the residential Bahia neighborhood. As the ebbing tide exposes the mudflats thousands of shorebirds descend to feed, while, on the flood tide, hundreds of ducks and some gulls float and forage. Above the marsh, a trail through oak woodland, also saved from development by MAS, holds Oak Titmice, White-breasted Nuthatch, Hutton’s Vireo, at least four woodpecker species and many sparrows in the winter. DIRECTIONS: From 101 in north Novato take Atherton Avenue east, take the Y left onto Bugeia Ln. which becomes Bahia Dr. and continue to the bottom of the hill. Park along either side of Bahia Dr.and meet at the trailhead on the left (North) side.