Want to see rocky shoreline and coastal birds like turnstones, oystercatchers, horned grebes, ospreys, and brown pelicans? Even the most partisan of Nature in Novato readers will admit these are good reasons to head south to San Rafael’s Loch Lomond Marina.
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Hamilton Bird Walk
Join us for this special behind-the-scenes trip to the Hamilton Wetlands, where we’ll get special access to the best shorebird viewing in Northeast Marin.
Hamilton Wetlands “Behind the Scenes” Birding
Join us for this special behind-the-scenes trip to the Hamilton Wetlands, where we’ll get special access to the best shorebird viewing in Northeast Marin.
Hamilton Wetlands “Behind the Scenes” Birding
Join us for this behind-the-scenes trip to the Hamilton Wetlands, where we’ll get special access to the best shorebird viewing in Northeast Marin.
Shorebirds II: The Sandpipers
In the first part of this pair of posts introducing our local shorebirds, I covered the three smaller families of shorebirds in Northeast Marin, together comprising seven species among the stilts and avocets, plovers, and oystercatchers. Today, I follow up with the extensive and varied array of birds belonging to our most diverse shorebird family, the sandpipers.
Shorebirds I: The Smaller Families
Our local selection of shorebirds includes representatives from four taxonomic families: the stilts and avocets, the plovers, one oystercatcher , and a host of widely varying birds in the sandpiper family. Today, I’ll share the general skinny on shorebirds in our area and present a brief tour of the seven birds of the first three families; a follow-up article will discuss the remaining 16 species of the diverse sandpiper family.
Shorebird Seminar
Shorebird migration is underway! Learn how to find, identify, and appreciate all the local shorebirds of Northeast Marin in this free, 45 minute, in-store seminar – sandpipers, avocets, stilts, plovers, and more.
Shorebird Seminar
Shorebird migration is underway! Learn how to find, identify, and appreciate all the local shorebirds of Northeast Marin in this free, 45 minute, in-store seminar – sandpipers, avocets, stilts, plovers, and more.
Loch Lomond Bird Walk
Join leaders Jack and Angela from Wild Birds Unlimited for this easy walk at the Loch Lomond Marina. We’ll look for rocky shoreline species like turnstones, spotted sandpipers, and oystercatchers as well as a variety of ducks and other waterbirds.
San Rafael Bay Trail Bird Walk
Join Rich Cimino and Jack from Wild Birds Unlimited for this walk along the San Rafael bayshore. We’ll look for shorebirds, ducks, grebes, and gulls on this level, easy walk.