Don Edwards NWR
Tuesday, September 8, 9:30am – noon
Leader: Bob Toleno

Founded in 1974 as the first urban National Wildlife Refuge established in the United States, Don Edwards NWR protects sensitive bayshore habitat, stretching from the salt ponds near Coyote Hills all the way to the shoreline of Sunnyvale. On this trip, we’ll walk along the Newark Slough Trail that runs around the pond just south of the Dumbarton Bridge. We’ll primarily be looking at shorebirds that visit this pond and use it as a roosting spot at high tide. We’ll walk about 3 miles out and back over mostly flat trails to the roost. There we’ll see shorebirds of all sizes, including Marbled Godwits, Short-billed Dowitchers, Western Sandpipers, and maybe even some Red Knots, or possibly some rarer shorebirds.

Directions: From I-880, take the Decoto Rd/CA-84 exit toward the Dumbarton Bridge. From 84, take the Thornton Rd exit and turn left. Continue for almost a mile then turn right on Marshlands Rd, then drive about half a mile and turn left into the large parking lot.