Leaders: Bob Toleno, Juli Chamberlin& Megan Jankowski; birdingATtoleno.com

Located on the southern shore of the island of Alameda, Ballena Bay hosts a great diversity of wintering and resident waterfowl and shorebirds, including diving ducks, loons, cormorants, terns, and rocky shorebirds. Rarities like Long-tailed Duck, White-winged and Black Scoter, and Common Tern have all been observed here in the recent past, and it's one of the best places in the county to see Surfbirds. Join Bob and Juli for a short morning walk around the Ballena Bay peninsula. Bring a scope if you have one. Rain cancels. No RSVP necessaryLocated on the southern shore of the island of Alameda, Ballena Bay hosts a great diversity of wintering and resident waterfowl and shorebirds, including diving ducks, loons, cormorants, terns, and rocky shorebirds. Rarities like Long-tailed Duck, White-winged and Black Scoter, and Common Tern have all been observed here in the recent past, and it's one of the best places in the county to see Surfbirds. Join Bob and Juli for a short morning walk around the Ballena Bay peninsula. Bring a scope if you have one. Rain cancels. No RSVP necessaryDirections: From Oakland, take the Webster Street Tube to Alameda, then keep right at the fork to stay on Webster, turn right onto Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway, then left on 3rd St, left on Central Ave, and right on Ballena Blvd. Continue on Ballena Blvd to the dirt parking lot at the very end, adjacent to the marina and breakwater.