OPEN UP THAT GOLDEN GATE!

Join us as we explore the Golden State's outstanding habitat diversity, with tours in all seasons, all across the state.

Central California Winter:
Monterey & San Francisco Bay Areas
January 22–28, 2010

Explore Pt. Lobos, Moss Landing, Panoche Valley, Alum Rock, SF Bayshore, and Pt. Reyes. Long species list relative to trip length and birding at the best local habitat oases.

Key Species: Ferruginous Hawk, Prairie Falcon, “California” Clapper Rail, Surfbird, Black Oystercatcher, Greater Roadrunner, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Oak Titmouse, Varied Thrush, Wrentit, California Thrasher, Phainopepla, California Towhee, and Tricolored Blackbird.

Other Highlights: reliable occurrence of rarities, past birds including Emperor Goose, Tufted Duck, Brown Booby, Yellow Rail, Black Rail, Mountain Plover, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Slaty-backed Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue Jay, Palm Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Swamp Sparrow, and Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow; also, world-class tidepooling at the extreme low tide; many cuddly sea otters; the Golden Gate Bridge; top-notch birding and cuisine in Steve Shunk’s old stomping grounds.

$2,145 single/$1,815 double, from San Jose.
Includes 4 nights in San Jose and 2 nights in Novato.

Detailed itinerary (PDF); cumulative PDF Bird List.

Southern California Spring Vacation

Tour returns in Spring 2011