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Leader: Rich Cimino, yellowbilledtours AT gmail.com
Birding guide Rich Cimino invites participants from Ohlone Audubon and Marin Audubon to explore the ponds, river, channels, bay, grassland and agricultural fields of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and east Alameda county all in one day! Pick up ducks, grebes, swans, shorebirds, raptors and passerines for your county lists. Bring a scope, lunch, drinks and a smile! Free. All are welcome. Directions: Meet at the Shell Station near Mtn House, about 30 minutes east of Castro Valley. Take Hwy 580 east, and at the Hwy 205 split, stay on Hwy 580 south towards Los Angeles. Shortly, take exit 67 - Mountain House Parkway/Patterson Pass Road - and turn left at the end of the ramp to go back over the freeway on Mountain House Parkway to Schulte Road. The Shell station (Subway, snacks, restrooms) will be on your left ahead. Bring a scope, lunch, drinks and a smile! Free.