Sobrante Ridge Regional Park (Richmond)

Trip Leader: Judy Bendix, jbendix@mosaicassociates.net, cell 510-708-1542; and Derek Heins, dheins@gmail.com, cell 925-548-6436
Date: Saturday, May 18
Description: We will bird through East Bay Regional Park District Sobrante Ridge Regional Park’s variety of habitats, including chaparral and scrub, grassland, and coast live oak woodland. Likely birds include Hutton’s vireo, house wren, Bewick’s wren, California and spotted towhees, blue-gray gnatcatcher, wrentit, lazuli bunting, raptors and more. The trails are hard-packed earth with some gentle ups and downs. In addition to good birding, the park has a diverse flora which offers additional interest. There are no bathroom facilities or water.
Trip Size: 15 participants max
Directions: Meet at the top of Heavenly Ridge Lane in Richmond – near street address 5430 Heavenly Ridge Lane. From there we will hike on the park’s trails.
From San Pablo Dam Road in Richmond/El Sobrante, take Valley View Road to Amend Road and turn left onto Heavenly Ridge Lane and proceed to the top.
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Registration will open at 1 pm on Tuesday, April 16 and it will close at 11pm on Thursday, May 16.