July 2010 Field Trips
Hayward Regional Shoreline
Hayward, Alameda County
Saturday, June 5, 8:45 a.m. – noon
Rusty Scalf, rscalf@sonic.net, 510.666.9936 (email preferred)
We will meet at the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center on Breakwater Avenue (www.haywardrec.org/hayshore.html). At 9 a.m., we will proceed to the water reclamation area, located behind the locked gate. This area has been great for nesting waterfowl and herons. Redhead and Lesser Scaup have nested here successfully during more than one season; both nest very rarely in the Bay Area. Eared Grebes have nested here as well. From a distance, we will observe a tern colony that has had both Forster’s and Least Terns. Avocets and stilts ought to have young by this date.
This trip is limited to 20 participants. Please contact Rusty to save a spot; latecomers will not be admitted.
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Friday to Sunday, June 25–27
Dan and Joan Murphy, 415.564.0074, murphsf@comcast.net (email preferred)
The 2010 GGA trip to Lassen will take place on the extended weekend of June 25–27. We will have a preview event on the evening of June 24. Camping facilities are available at the Manzanita Lake Campground. About half the sites are on a first-come, first-served basis. For reserved sites, check online at www.recreation.gov or call 877.444.6777. Lodging is available about 15 miles north of the park at Hat Creek Restort, Old Station, 530.335.7121. Other information is available from the park headquarters, Mineral, CA 96063. Details about this trip will appear on the Golden Gate Audubon website and in the Summer Gull.
Mono Lake and Eastern Sierra
July 9–11, Friday–Sunday
Emilie Strauss, 510-540-8749; Rusty Scalf, rscalf@sonic.net
Meet at Mono Lake County Park at 8 a.m., Friday, July 9. We will visit the west and south shores of Mono Lake, Lundy and Lee Vining Canyons, and Saddlebag Lake. The third day, we will be at over 10,000 feet and will spend the day hiking, with a significant climb. Participants must be in good physical condition.
This trip is limited to 20 participants. Please contact the trip leaders to reserve your spot. More information to be found in the Summer Gull.