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Washington Park
(Patch Birding Trip)
12/10/2022
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Leader:
David Suddjian dsuddjian@gmail.com or 831-713-8659
Trip Difficulty: Moderate
Directions
Meet in the parking lot on the east side of Grasmere Lake accessed from E. Mississippi Ave. and S. Franklin St.
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This trip is limited to the first 12 registrations.
Join this special "Patch Birding" trip, with DFO member Donna Feldman as our guest guide to share birding her Washington Park patch with us. Read more about it just below. We hope to have a variety of ducks to enjoy and we can work on our Duck identification skills following up on a Dec 8 Bird Bombs on winter duck ID. We will also seek other birds of early winter, including gulls, sparrows and whatever other land birds we can find. Expect about two miles total walking. Scopes will be useful, and we can share.
From guest guide Donna Feldman: "I’ve been visiting Wash Park for over 20 years, but I didn’t really notice the birds until about 6 years ago when I realized that not all the ducks out on the lake were mallards. Who were they? What were they? Why were some of them swimming around and around in a circle? And that’s what started me birding. For a busy urban park, Wash Park attracts a nice variety of birds. And in the winter, ducks. Lots of ducks. In the summer, the island is full of nesting Black-crowned Night Herons and Snowy Egrets. I like to visit often to see who arrived, who is still here, and who has moved on. The park has two lakes, one pond, two different loop trails, two formal flower gardens, large grassy areas, and lots of big old trees to explore. It’s a wonderfully diverse urban patch."
Register online or contact the leader.