Accessible Birding at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda

Leaders: Judith Smith judithsmith313@gmail.com 510-914-0870 and Maureen Lahiff mlahiff@aol.com 510-484-6529 

Date: Saturday September 6, 2025 1:30 to 3:00 pm 

Description: This trip is wheelchair accessible and specifically for people with disabilities and other health or mobility issues. Join us at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary on an accessible mid-day outing to see shorebirds arriving to spend the non-breeding season on the Bay or to refuel on their way to Central and South America. Some of them will still be molting out of their summer plumage. (This is a chance to see Black-bellied Plovers with black bellies.) We’ll meet at the intersection of Broadway and Shore Line Drive in Alameda.Our bird viewing area is between Broadway and the Elsie Roemer platform. There will be very little traveling on a level, paved wheelchair accessible path, though we will most likely also move onto a mowed lawn to get a better view.

(Because it is impossible for those who are birding from a wheelchair to see over the railing at the Elsie Roemer viewing platform, we won’t be using it.) It is likely to be breezy. Weather may vary from cool and cloudy to sunny and very warm. There are no benches and very little shade, so please bring something to sit on if you need it, sun protective clothing and sunscreen, or an umbrella to create shade. Please bring water or other liquids. The nearest restroom (and water fountain) is about .25 miles away, at the intersection of Park St and Broadway. This restroom is accessible. 

Trip Size: Limited to 12 people.

Registration is required. To register contact Judy Smith at judithsmith313@gmail.com .

Parking: Look for parking along Shore Line Drive, or on Bayview Drive off Broadway, or on the streets off of Bayview Drive.

URL for Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary: https://goo.gl/maps/psmCG7hv2n92

If your plans change: On the day of if you are not able to join us, please text Judy at 510-914-0870.

If you need to cancel before the 6th, please email judithsmith313@gmail.com . We look forward to birding with you!

This event will open at 1 pm on Tuesday, August 19 and close at 11 pm on Thursday, September 4.