Blake Garden, Kensington

Trip Leader: Sonja Raub, scraub@gmail.com, cell 510-919-7132 
Date: Tuesday, December 5
Description: Explore fall at the Blake Garden. The winter resident birds have returned to the garden. On Tuesday we’ll look for Golden and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Thrush, Fox, Golden and White-crowned Sparrow and Red-breasted Sapsuckers plus the garden resident birds and any vagrants that may be present.

The Blake Garden is a public landscape laboratory. In 1957, the Blake Estate was deeded to the UC Berkeley’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. With many horticulture and native plants and 90+ documented bird species, the garden is a model for many sustainable practices such as composting, rainwater-catchment and apiculture. One of the gardeners will give a brief introduction and history of the Blake Garden. There are new art displays on exhibit from Landscape Architecture fall semester undergraduates.

Enjoy the fall days in the garden. Leaves are falling for easier bird viewing. The dirt and gravel trails go up and down-hill and are well maintained. Restrooms are present on the premises. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Scopes are also welcome.  We will bird for approximately two and a half hours. We are looking forward to seeing you in December.
Trip Size: 25 participants max
Directions:  We will be meeting at 9am. We will meet in the parking lot (free parking) at 70 Rincon Rd., Kensington, 94707 at 9am.
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Registration will open at 1 pm on Tuesday, November 21 and it will close at 11pm on Monday, December 4.