Hilltop Lake Park (Richmond)
Description
Date: Wednesday, January 14 - 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Trip Leader: Cathy Bleier, (510) 414-5719 cell, CBLEIER@GOLDENGATEBIRDS.org
Description: Join me for an easy, flat stroll (a little over a mile) around Hilltop Lake in Richmond, a freshwater pond surrounded by willows, cattails, native vegetation and ornamental trees and shrubs. Year round residents include woodpeckers, wrens, occasional waders & shorebirds, hummingbirds and raptors. Winter brings in the ducks, kinglets, Audubon and Myrtle’s Yellow-rumped Warblers and kingfisher, while spring/summer sees migrants, nesting residents, Hooded Orioles, swallows, nuthatches and more. Check out eBird bar chart for this location at https://ebird.org/barchart?r=l1405454&yr=all&m=
The trail is paved and there are cement block benches in 2 places. There is NO bathroom at this park; you can try the Chevron station at Richmond Parkway and Blume (just off freeway) or the Starbucks on Richmond Parkway and Atlas Rd. Please bring binoculars. Each person must sign in separately. No drop-ins, please.
This trip is free but advance registration is required.
Limit: 20
Directions: “PARKING PERMISSIONS HAVE CHANGED. NEW MEETUP SITE TO BE DETERMINED. The field trip leader will contact you upon registration.”
Registration opens on Tuesday, December 16, at 1 pm and closes on Monday, January 12, at 11 pm.
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