Return of the Terns (1:30PM Bus)

Registration Required
Jul-Aug 2023|#47820

Jul 16, 2023
8 yrs +, Mixed
BirdingAll Ages
Activity locationCrown Memorial State Beach (Alameda): Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove

Description

DOUG SIDEN VISITOR CENTER AT CRAB COVE: Join us for a special day dedicated to the California Least Tern, an endangered species! View a presentation (outside) about their fascinating behaviors and the reasons for their success at the largest colony in Central/Northern CA (all visitors welcome): 10:15am, 11:30am, and 12:45pm.

Reserve your spot to view the nest site teeming with several hundred pairs of terns and their chicks, accessible only on our tour bus (space limited), which leaves from the Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove right after each presentation. Experts aboard the bus will interpret bird behavior. Masks on the bus are recommended, and the windows will be kept open, so please dress with warm layers if it is a typical cool day.

At 3pm, join a naturalist to look for these amazing acrobats hunting at Crab Cove (binoculars available for loan).

Bus rides to the colony (reservations required): 11am, 12:15pm, and 1:30pm

Ages 8 and up (for bus ride).

Fee: $12 per person for bus ($14 non-resident).

Registration required.

For information, call (510) 544-3187.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW
Arrive 45 minutes before the program to view a slide show that will help you learn about their long journey and fascinating behavior.

Binoculars available for loan if you're not able to bring your own.

Bus ride from Crab Cove to the proposed Alameda Wildlife Refuge is about 10 minutes each way.

To avoid disturbing the endangered terns, visitors must stay on the bus to view activity.


DIRECTIONS TO VISITOR CENTER
From Cities to the North, take I-80 West to I-880 South and take the Broadway exit. Turn right at the light onto 5th Street. Stay on 5th Street following the signs to Alameda. Go through the Webster Street Tunnel (Tube) to Alameda. See in Alameda below.

From Cities to the South, take I-880 North. Exit at Broadway in Oakland. Turn right on Broadway, right on 7th Street, and right on Webster. Go through the Webster Street Tunnel (Tube) to Alameda. See in Alameda below.

From Walnut Creek, take Highway 24 West to I-980, towards downtown Oakland. Exit at 12th/11th Streets. Continue on Brush Street to 5th Street. Turn left on 5th Street and stay in the left lanes, following the signs to Alameda. Go through the Webster Street Tunnel (Tube) to Alameda. See in Alameda below.

In Alameda, continue on Webster Street across town. Turn right on Central Ave., go one block, and turn left onto McKay Ave. (at Neptune's Restaurant). Crab Cove is at the end of McKay on the left.

Activity meeting dates

Jul 16, 2023
Sun1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Instructor

Michael Charnofsky
(510) 544-3183

More Information

SupervisorFelicia Walker
Number of sessions1

Registration dates

MembersJun 13, 2023 9:00 AM to Jul 14, 2023 4:00 PM
Resident non-membersJun 13, 2023 9:00 AM to Jul 14, 2023 4:00 PM
Non-resident non-membersJun 13, 2023 9:00 AM to Jul 14, 2023 4:00 PM
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