Leaders: Gail Ryujin, gailryujin AT yahoo.com and Jim and Linda Hargrove                                                                                       

We hope to see the spectacle of thousands of migrating Vaux’s Swifts entering a brick smokestack at the McNear Brickyard near San Rafael at sunset (7:12 p. m.)

Directions: Take I-580 West across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to 101 North. Exit at the 1st off ramp from 101, which is for downtown San Rafael. Turn right at the signal onto 2nd St. (one-way to the right). In two blocks the street becomes Pt. San Pedro Rd., which is a two-way street. Follow Pt. San Pedro Rd. 3.4 mi. along the shoreline to the entrance drive of the McNear Brickyard. We will meet outside the locked gate and will bird the area for shorebirds, raptors and fall migrants before we drive into the brickyard as a group. Warm clothing and lawn chairs are suggested for viewing the Swifts. No facilities are available.