Leaders: Rich Nicholson & Bob Dunn

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The park offers a great variety of birding opportunities including lakes, grasslands, and pine forests. We will bird the Inspiration Point area looking for warblers, nuthatches, woodpeckers, and many more. It's easy to spend a whole day in this park, but we should finish in 3-4 hours. Be prepared for a moderate hike. Meet at the free parking lot at Inspiration Point (restrooms available).

Directions: From Highway 24 at Orinda Crossroads, take the Orinda-Moraga exit. Go east on Camino Pablo 2 miles and turn left on Wildcat Canyon Rd. Drive 2.5 miles up the hill to Inspiration Point. You can also Google your favorite way in, but check for road closures. For a map of the park showing Inspiration Point (look at the top middle of the map) go to http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden.