Come out and explore with us!

Join San Francisco Bird Observatory staff and volunteers for a walk, a workshop, a special event, or a bird banding demonstration and learn about avian conservation in the Bay Area. Members and non-members welcome!

Activities - 2012

Saturday, May 12th, 8:30 – 10:30 am

A Bird in the Hand
Tour the Bird Observatory's banding station and learn about the Bird Observatory’s bird banding research at the Coyote Creek Field Station. You will have the opportunity to see several different species as they are banded. We will tour mist nets, watch a bird banding demonstration, and explore a restored riparian habitat. Please join us and learn why bird banding is so important for protecting birds and their habitats. RSVP required. We will meet at the former Borders bookstore parking lot in McCarthy Ranch, Milpitas. More information about the Coyote Creek Field Station can be found here. RSVP required. Contact Kathi Kendrick (408-946-6548 x10 or kkendrick@sfbbo.org) to RSVP.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Volunteer Appreciation Party
SITE: RENGSTORFF HOUSE (MOUNTAIN VIEW)
Join us at the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Party on Tuesday, May 22nd. This is our day to honor YOU and all of your hard work. We couldn't complete all of our observing, monitoring, counting, capturing, and bird banding without our volunteers. Please come and celebrate all of our shared achievements with staff and fellow volunteers. Enjoy good food, great people, and of course, our local birds. Bird Walk meets at 5:30 pm in front of the Rengstorff House, and the party begins at 6:30 p.m. RSVP required. Contact Kathi Kendrick (408-946-6548 x10 or kkendrick@sfbbo.org) to RSVP.

Sunday, July 8th, 2012, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Aw, Aren’t They Cute!!
SITE: HAYWARD REGIONAL SHORELINE INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Join Bob Lewis of Golden Gate Audubon for an easy mid-day birding walk. Swallows, terns, and resident shorebirds and ducks will be fledging, and we’ll be able to watch the parents dealing with errant youngsters. Baby birds are often everywhere! Tides will be rising during our walk, and we may also be able to find some shorebirds returning from their arctic nesting grounds. There are picnic tables at the visitor’s center - you may want to bring lunch for after the walk.RSVP required. Contact Kathi Kendrick (408-946-6548 x10 or kkendrick@sfbbo.org) to RSVP.

Workshops with Alvaro Jaramillo

Join acclaimed biologist and naturalist Alvaro Jaramillo for these fun and informative workshops. Workshops include two classroom sessions and a full-day field trip. Put your birding into an ecological context!
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Bird Sound: June 5th, 7th, and 10th.