Thursday, April 2, 2026
8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Birding with David Edelson and Michelle Muir

REGISTER HERE

Registration is required. Registration opens Sunday, March 23 on 8 AM.
Limit of 15 participants for this trip

On 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.

Mount 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.

We’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.