Leader: Rich Cimino, yellowbilledtours AT gmail.com

Some birds are just easier to see on Mines Road than anywhere else in Alameda County, including Bald and Golden Eagles, Phainopeplas, Rufous-Crowned Sparrows, Wrentits, Yellow-Billed Magpies, Violet-Green Swallows, and maybe even a rare Red-Naped Sapsucker or Lewis’s Woodpecker or scarce Lawrence’s Goldfinches. Join birding guide Rich Cimino for an all-day adventure to see what we can find. The winding road climbs into the mountains for some 30 miles with little room to park on the shoulders. Please only attend if you can stay for the entire field trip and are willing to carpool. Heavy rain cancels. Bring food and water. Facilities are very limited. We will briefly visit Del Valle SRA along our route ($6 entry fee per car, free to EB Parks Annual Passholders). Meet at Starbucks, 2050 Portola Ave., Livermore at 7:30 AM to form carpools. From I-580 eastbound in Livermore, take the N Livermore Ave. exit and go south about 3/4 mile to Starbucks. Mines Road is about 10 minutes from this starting point.