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SUMMARY:The Ponds at the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (LGVSD) - San Rafael
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 5\, 2026\n8:30 AM to noon\nBirding with Mark Clark \nRegistration is not required. All participants are welcome to join this trip. \nWe welcome bird enthusiasts of all levels\, especially beginning birders\, to join leader Mark Clark on our monthly walk around the ponds at Las Gallinas. On our search we’ll be looking for waterfowl\, waders\, songbirds\, raptors and swallows. We are likely to spot some interesting species\, so come assist in our search. \nThe packed dirt paths around the ponds are wide\, flat and easy to navigate. Heavy rain cancels \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101\, exit at Smith Ranch Rd. Drive east on Smith Ranch Rd. toward McInnis Park. Turn left immediately 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 restroon in the parking area for public use.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/the-ponds-at-the-las-gallinas-valley-sanitary-district-lgvsd-san-rafael-8/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon - Marin Headlands
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 25\, 2026\n7:30/8:00 AM to noon **Please note below start times for this field trip\nBirding with William Legge and David Wiechers \nREGISTER HERE \nRegistration is required for this trip. Registration opens on Sunday\, March 15 at 8 AM.\nLimit of 15 participants for this trip. \nWith early spring migration underway will be looking out for migrant wildfowl\, grebes\, loons\, gulls\, and passerines.  As usual\, the weather will dictate our focus with onshore northwest winds ideal for spring sea watches\, while offshore easterly winds promise a good selection of late winter and early summer passerine migrants. Join us for a Sea Watch at 7:30 AM or arrive later at 8:00 AM for a circuit of the lagoon. A brief mid-morning ‘coffee-stop’ is planned at Headlands Center for the Arts and it would be appreciated if participants come willing to contribute via the onsite ‘tip-jar’ as a thank you to the Headlands Center for the Arts for accommodating our group. This field trip is less suitable for beginners. \nDIRECTIONS: Head south on Hwy 101 and take the last Sausalito exit just before the Golden Gate Bridge. At the exit stop sign\, turn right and go under the freeway\, then follow the road down to the left. Within\n300 feet turn left at the sign to the Marin Headlands; this is the only available left turn before you begin the descent into Sausalito. You should see the tunnel with the five-minute signal light. Proceed through the tunnel on Bunker Road to the Rodeo Lagoon Parking Lot at the end and meet by the bridge over the channel to the beach.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/rodeo-lagoon-marin-headlands-26/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T120000
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SUMMARY:The Ponds at the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (LGVSD) - San Rafael
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 2\, 2026\n8:30 AM to noon\nBirding with Mark Clark \nRegistration is not required. All participants are welcome to join this trip. \nWe welcome bird enthusiasts of all levels\, especially beginning birders\, to join leader Mark Clark on our monthly walk around the ponds at Las Gallinas. On our search we’ll be looking for waterfowl\, waders\, songbirds\, raptors and swallows. We are likely to spot some interesting species\, so come assist in our search. \nThe packed dirt paths around the ponds are wide\, flat and easy to navigate. Heavy rain cancels \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101\, exit at Smith Ranch Rd. Drive east on Smith Ranch Rd. toward McInnis Park. Turn left immediately 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 restroon in the parking area for public use.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/the-ponds-at-the-las-gallinas-valley-sanitary-district-lgvsd-san-rafael-9/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260402T133000
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SUMMARY:Birds\, Plants and Wildflowers of Mt. Burdell
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 2\, 2026\n8:30 am – 1:30 pm\nBirding with David Edelson and Michelle Muir \nREGISTER HERE \nRegistration is required. Registration opens Monday\, March 23 at 8 AM.\nLimit of 15 participants for this trip \nOn this moderate 4-mile hike\, we will look and listen for birds\, and also stop to appreciate native plants and habitat\, particularly wildflowers which should be in abundant bloom. \nMount Burdell\, a Marin County Open Space Preserve located just west of Novato\, is a hotspot of plant and avian diversity\, with diverse oak woodlands\, grasslands\, serpentine outcrops and a vernal pool (Hidden Lake).  Some of the birds we’ll hope to see include spring migrants like orange-crowned warblers\, house wrens\, lark sparrows\, and Bullock’s orioles\, as well as year-round residents like oak titmice\, Bewick’s wrens\, western bluebirds\, and multiple species of woodpeckers.  This trip is suitable for all levels of birders and plant enthusiasts. \nWe’ll meet at the San Andreas trailhead.  To get there\, exit Highway 101 at San Marin Drive\, go west approximately 2.5 miles\, turn right (north) on San Andreas Drive and go roughly .6 mile to the trailhead.  There is parking along the road but no bathrooms or water.  We are planning a 4-mile hike which includes some uphill and/or rocky sections where hiking poles might be useful. We recommend hiking shoes or trail shoes with good traction.  Please bring lunch/snacks\, ample water\, sunscreen\, a hat\, and of course binoculars.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/birds-plants-and-wildflowers-of-mt-burdell/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T113000
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SUMMARY:Dominican University - San Rafael
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday April 15\, 2026\n8:30 AM to 11:30 AM\nBirding with Rich Cimino and Janet Bodle \nREGISTER HERE \nRegistration is required. Registration opens on April 5 at 8 AM.\nLimit of 12 participants for this trip. \nSpring migration birding on the Dominican University grounds will take us to riparian\, sycamore and oak habitat. Species we hope to see might be\, Western Tanager\, Black-headed Grosbeak\, Cassin Viero as well resident birds. \nAddress for Dominican University is 50 Acacia Ave in San Rafael – meet at the free visitors parking lot at the intersection of Grand and Acacia avenues (the Conlan Center lot).
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/dominican-university-san-rafael/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T120000
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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon - Marin Headlands
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026\n7:30/8:00 AM to noon **Please note below start times for this field trip\nBirding with William Legge and David Wiechers \nREGISTER HERE \nRegistration is required for this trip. Registration opens on Sunday\, April 12 at 8 AM.\nLimit of 15 participants for this trip. \nWith early spring migration underway we will be looking out for migrant wildfowl\, grebes\, loons\, gulls\, and passerines.  As usual\, the weather will dictate our focus with onshore northwest winds ideal for spring sea watches\, while offshore easterly winds promise a good selection of late winter and early summer passerine migrants. Join us for a Sea Watch at 7:30 AM or arrive later at 8:00 AM for a circuit of the lagoon. A brief mid-morning ‘coffee-stop’ is planned at Headlands Center for the Arts and it would be appreciated if participants come willing to contribute via the onsite ‘tip-jar’ as a thank you to the Headlands Center for the Arts for accommodating our group. This field trip is less suitable for beginners. \nDIRECTIONS: Head south on Hwy 101 and take the last Sausalito exit just before the Golden Gate Bridge. At the exit stop sign\, turn right and go under the freeway\, then follow the road down to the left. Within\n300 feet turn left at the sign to the Marin Headlands; this is the only available left turn before you begin the descent into Sausalito. You should see the tunnel with the five-minute signal light. Proceed through the tunnel on Bunker Road to the Rodeo Lagoon Parking Lot at the end and meet by the bridge over the channel to the beach.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/rodeo-lagoon-marin-headlands-27/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T120000
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SUMMARY:The Ponds at the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (LGVSD) - San Rafael
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 7\, 2026\n8:30 AM to noon\nBirding with Mark Clark \nRegistration is not required. All participants are welcome to join this trip. \nWe welcome bird enthusiasts of all levels\, especially beginning birders\, to join leader Mark Clark on our monthly walk around the ponds at Las Gallinas.  On our search we’ll be looking for waterfowl\, waders\, songbirds\, raptors and swallows. We are likely to spot some interesting species\, so come assist in our search. \nThe packed dirt paths around the ponds are wide\, flat and easy to navigate. Heavy rain cancels. \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101\, exit at Smith Ranch Rd. Drive east on Smith Ranch Rd. toward McInnis Park. Turn left immediately 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 restroon in the parking area for public use.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/the-ponds-at-the-las-gallinas-valley-sanitary-district-lgvsd-san-rafael-10/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154902
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SUMMARY:Birds\, Plants and Wildflowers of Mt. Burdell
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 12\, 2026\n8:30 am – 1:30 pm\nBirding with David Edelson and Michelle Muir \nREGISTER HERE \nRegistration is required. Registration opens Saturday\, May 2 at 8 AM.\nLimit of 15 participants for this trip \nOn this moderate 4-mile hike\, we will look and listen for birds\, and also stop to appreciate native plants and habitat\, particularly wildflowers which should be in abundant bloom. \nMount Burdell\, a Marin County Open Space Preserve located just west of Novato\, is a hotspot of plant and avian diversity\, with diverse oak woodlands\, grasslands\, serpentine outcrops and a vernal pool (Hidden Lake).  Some of the birds we’ll hope to see include spring migrants like orange-crowned warblers\, house wrens\, lark sparrows\, and Bullock’s orioles\, as well as year-round residents like oak titmice\, Bewick’s wrens\, western bluebirds\, and multiple species of woodpeckers.  This trip is suitable for all levels of birders and plant enthusiasts. \nWe’ll meet at the San Andreas trailhead.  To get there\, exit Highway 101 at San Marin Drive\, go west approximately 2.5 miles\, turn right (north) on San Andreas Drive and go roughly .6 mile to the trailhead.  There is parking along the road but no bathrooms or water.  We are planning a 4-mile hike which includes some uphill and/or rocky sections where hiking poles might be useful. We recommend hiking shoes or trail shoes with good traction.  Please bring lunch/snacks\, ample water\, sunscreen\, a hat\, and of course binoculars.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/birds-plants-and-wildflowers-of-mt-burdell-2/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154902
CREATED:20260331T215029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T194654Z
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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon - Marin Headlands
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 13\, 2026\n7:30/8:00 AM to noon **Please note below start times for this field trip\nBirding with William Legge and David Wiechers \nREGISTER HERE \nRegistration is required for this trip. Registration opens on Sunday\, May 3 at 8 AM.\nLimit of 15 participants for this trip. \nWith spring migration coming to an end\, we’ll be looking out for late migrants\, including passing loons\, shorebirds and scarcer passerines.  As usual\, the weather will dictate our focus with onshore northwest winds ideal for spring sea watches\, while offshore easterly winds promise a good selection of passerine migrants even at this late date. Join us for a Sea Watch at 7:30 AM or arrive later at 8:15 AM for a circuit of the lagoon. A brief mid-morning ‘coffee-stop’ is planned at the Headlands Center for the Arts. Your contribution for coffee via the onsite “tip-jar” would be appreciated. This field trip is less suitable for beginners. \nDIRECTIONS: Head south on Hwy 101 and take the last Sausalito exit just before the Golden Gate Bridge. At the exit stop sign\, turn right and go under the freeway\, then follow the road down to the left. Within\n300 feet turn left at the sign to the Marin Headlands; this is the only available left turn before you begin the descent into Sausalito. You should see the tunnel with the five-minute signal light. Proceed through the tunnel on Bunker Road to the Rodeo Lagoon Parking Lot at the end and meet by the bridge over the channel to the beach.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/rodeo-lagoon-marin-headlands-28/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154902
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SUMMARY:De Silva Island Heron Colony
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 26\, 2026\n10:00 AM to 12:30 PM\nBirding with Ron Brown \nREGISTER HERE \nRegistration required for this trip. Registration opens Saturday\, May 16 at 8:00 AM. Trip limit is 15. \nDe Silva Island is home to a long-established colony of Great Blue Herons\, residing in a grove of eucalyptus trees on the banks of Belloch’s Lagoon (Strawberry Cove) in Richardson Bay. In recent years Great Egrets and Double Crested Cormorants (colonial nesting species) have moved into this fine breeding site. \nAlthough the start of the breeding season is somewhat variable\, we should see late-stage Heron and Egret chicks and early-stage Cormorant chicks. The colony is best seen by a scope from across Belloch’s Lagoon (Strawberry Cove). One scope will be available\, but others would be welcome. The viewing area is the sidewalk and there is no easy parking. I can take a couple of people with difficulty walking\, others can move their cars a short distance and walk a short distance. \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101 south\, exit at 446 toward Seminary Drive\, make a left onto Redwood Hwy frontage road\, and follow as it goes under the freeway. Continue for 1/2 mile\, make a right on Seminary Drive to the Fitness outdoor workout at 107b Seminary Drive and find street parking. From Hwy 101 north\, exit at 446 toward Seminary Drive\, make a left at Redwood Frontage Road. In about 1/2 mile make a right on Seminary Drive to the Fitness outdoor workout at 107 Seminary and find street parking. \nWe will meet on Seminary Drive near the outdoor workout area at 10 am. It will be a short walk on the somewhat uneven public footpath around the marsh with a set of stairs up to view the colony trees.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/de-silva-island-heron-colony/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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