Mon - Sat: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Tuesday til 7 PM. Closed Sunday
STORE EVENTS
Bringing fun and educational events to you throughout the year
SATURDAY BIRD WALKS
These morning walks start at 8:30 am on location and end at 10:00 am. Call 408-358-9453 to register as capacity is limited and pre-registration is required. Registration for each month’s walks opens on the first of that specific month. These walks are free and open to all birding levels.
July 13, 2024 • Guadalupe River Park, San Jose
July 27, 2024 • Alum Rock Park, East San Jose
Aug 10, 2024 • We’ll wait to see what is being reported
Aug 17, 2024 • Quarry Park, Saratoga
Sept. 14, 2024 • Palo Alto Baylands
Sept. 28, 2024• Sunset Birding to Welcome in Fall (see below)
BIRD ID Workshops
Open to all levels these free workshops help customers learn how to identify four different species of birds found in the Bay Area per season. Workshops will take place at the Los Gatos Birdwatcher outside in our back parking lot from 5:30 − 6:30 PM We’ll go over each species and review behaviors, food and habitat preferences plus vocalizations. Please bring your own folding chair and field guide. Limited to 30 people. Call the store to save your spot. 408-358-9453.
• Tues, July 16, 5:30-630pm• Blue Grosbeak, Black-headed Grosbeak, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak
• Tues, Aug 20, 5:30-630pm•Rock Pigeon, Band-tailed Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, White-winged Dove
SUMMER BIRDING FOR KIDS (We are offering 2 classes)
Kids Birding Field Trip
• Sat, July 20, 2024 • 8:30 am–9:30 am • Belgatos Park, Los Gatos • Free
• Call the store to register 408-358-9453
Staff member and biologist Jessica Guenther will lead this bird walk just for kids. Our time in the field will be about finding the birds, where to look, what to hear, and what birds eat. We will meet at the location. Binoculars will be available to borrow. Each participant will go home with our final species list. Family members are welcome to join. There is no fee for this adventure but space is limited. Pre-registration is required.
All About Owls Class for Kids
• Tues, Aug. 6, 2024 • 3:30 pm–4:30 PM • At the Los Gatos Birdwatcher• Free
• Call the store to register 408-358-9453
Owls are a favorite bird but they are hard to find. For the most part, we never see them because they sleep all day and hunt at night, but sometimes we can hear them go hoot! This workshop is for kids who are interested in nature and want to have some fun. Come learn with us about owls and what they eat by dissecting your own owl pellet. Who knows what you will find! We will learn how owls find their food and what they eat. Pre-registration is required.
Birding into the Sunset to Welcome Fall
• Sat, Sept. 28, 2024 • Meet in Los Gatos at 3:00 PM • Fee: $40 plus park fees
Let’s Go Birding with Lisa Myers to San Bruno Mountain. Located at the northern end of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is the 1300-foot peak visible throughout the San Francisco peninsula. The mountain is home to a 2,378-acre park with 360-degree panoramic views of the entire Bay Area. This high mountain habitat is also a great place to look for fall migration activity. As birds work their way south for the winter they often take refuge in this open space high above the heavily populated cities below. Once on top of the mountain, we’ll be walking trails as we look for migrants and any owls that may come out at sunset. We’ll be back in Los Gatos around 9:00 PM. Carpooling will be an option.