SCVAS Field Trip: Valle Vista Staging Area (Upper San Leandro Reservoir)


Sunday May 12th 2019 1:00 pm –  3:00 pm

Contra Costa Spring Birding, Part 2

Joint Event by SCVAS and Golden Gate Audubon Society

Leaders: Bill Pelletier and Steve Lombardi, hotrock175@gmail.com.

Directions: From CA-24, take exit 9, the Orinda-Moraga exit. Head toward Moraga. Go about 4.5 miles to the T intersection, then turn right onto Canyon Rd. Go about 1 mile and turn left into the Valle Vista Staging Area parking lot where we will meet. Google Maps link: Google Maps link here: https://goo.gl/maps/XBCSo4xHjzq

Highlights: This EBMUD watershed land features a great variety of habitats: chaparral and scrub, grassland, pine-oak woodland, marsh, and the top of the reservoir. Likely birds include raptors, sparrows, California Thrasher, nuthatches, wrens, and the shy Wood Ducks.

Difficulty: 2 miles, hard-packed trail, some gentle hills.

Notes: pit toilet, no drinking water.

For all trips: Beginners welcome. Heavy rain cancels. Carpool if possible. Bring binoculars. No unaccompanied minors.

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Location

EBMUD Valle Vista Staging Area, Moraga, CA 94556, USA


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