LET’S GO BIRDING
Getting you into different habitats to experience a variety of species not found at home
Getting you into different habitats to experience a variety of species not found at home
Weekend Bird Walks
Let’s Go Birding, The Tour Division of the Los Gatos Birdwatcher, sponsors weekend bird walks open to all levels. Dates and locations are listed below. Unless it is a special workshop, these walks are free and open to all birding levels, but pre-registration is required. Please refer to the descriptions per adventure below and then call the store to register at 408-358-9453
Oct 10 • Picchetti Winery Open Space, Cupertino
Oct 31 • The Bay for Shorebirds and Waterfowl
Nov 7 • Beginning Birding Workshop – see Store Events
Nov 21 • Coyote Valley, South San Jose
Dec 5 • Merced National Wildlife Refuge
Birding the Merced National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, December 5
7:45 AM – 5:00 PMish
Leaders Lisa Myers and Jessica Guenther-Dang • Fee: $65
The Merced National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 10,258 acres of wetlands, native grasslands, vernal pools, and riparian areas. The Refuge plays host to the largest wintering populations of lesser Sandhill Cranes and Ross’s geese along the Pacific Flyway. Each year hundreds of thousands of arctic-nesting waterfowl make the Refuge home for six months. Here they mingle with thousands of other visiting waterbirds, and shorebirds – making the Refuge a fabulous place to bird. This birding hotspot is located just over 100 miles east of the Bay Area. Participants will drive themselves there. Either meet at the Los Gatos Birdwatcher at 7:45 AM, or at the refuge at 9:30 AM. We’ll be back to Los Gatos around 5:00 PM. Let us know if you prefer to carpool. Call the store to save your spot. Fee: $65
New To Birding? This is the workshop for you!
November 7 • 9:00 – 11:30 AM • With Instructor Lisa Myers • Fee: $30
This workshop will take place at McClellan Ranch in Cupertino, home to the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance. We will review how to use field marks to help you ID a bird, how birds get grouped together, how habitat and seasons affect what you will find, how you can use bird calls to help with the ID, how to attract more birds to your yard, how to use binoculars, plus we’ll introduce you to the many birding resources available to you. This will be a fun class geared for those new to birding. Call the store to register 408-358-9453.
MEET YOUR TOUR GUIDES
Lisa Myers, a South Bay California native, has been watching and studying birds since childhood. She channeled her lifelong love of birding into Let’s Go Birding, creating fun walks and friendly tours for people eager to discover birds out in the field.
Joining Lisa on many tours is Jessica Guenther-Dang, a birder, biologist, and member of the Los Gatos Birdwatcher team. Jessica previously worked for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, where she helped connect people with the natural world through environmental conservation.
Together, Lisa and Jessica combine decades of birding experience with a welcoming, hands-on approach that makes every outing enjoyable for beginners and experienced birders alike.
Photo: Lisa Myers and Jessica Guenther-Dang co-leading a tour at Baylands Nature Preserve
Weekend Bird Walks
Let’s Go Birding, The Tour Division of the Los Gatos Birdwatcher, sponsors weekend bird walks open to all levels. Dates and locations are listed below. Unless it is a special workshop, these walks are free and open to all birding levels, but pre-registration is required. Please refer to the descriptions per adventure below and then call the store to register at 408-358-9453
Oct 10 • Picchetti Winery Open Space, Cupertino
Oct 31 • The Bay for Shorebirds and Waterfowl
Nov 7 • Beginning Birding Workshop – see Store Events
Nov 21 • Coyote Valley, South San Jose
Dec 5 • Merced National Wildlife Refuge
Birding the Merced National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, December 5 • 7:45 AM – 5:00 PM ish with leaders Lisa Myers and Jessica Guenther-Dang • Fee: $65
The Merced National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 10,258 acres of wetlands, native grasslands, vernal pools, and riparian areas. The Refuge plays host to the largest wintering populations of lesser Sandhill Cranes and Ross’s geese along the Pacific Flyway. Each year hundreds of thousands of arctic-nesting waterfowl make the Refuge home for six months. Here they mingle with thousands of other visiting waterbirds, and shorebirds – making the Refuge a fabulous place to bird. This birding hotspot is located just over 100 miles east of the Bay Area. Participants will drive themselves there. Either meet at the Los Gatos Birdwatcher at 7:45 AM, or at the refuge at 9:30 AM. We’ll be back to Los Gatos around 5:00 PM. Let us know if you prefer to carpool. Call the store to save your spot.
New To Birding? This is the workshop for you!
November 7 • 9:00 – 11:30 AM • With Instructor Lisa Myers • Fee: $30
This workshop will take place at McClellan Ranch in Cupertino, home to the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance. We will review how to use field marks to help you ID a bird, how birds get grouped together, how habitat and seasons affect what you will find, how you can use bird calls to help with the ID, how to attract more birds to your yard, how to use binoculars, plus we’ll introduce you to the many birding resources available to you. This will be a fun class geared for those new to birding. Call the store to register 408-358-9453.
Lisa Myers and Jessica Guenther-Dang co-leading a tour at Baylands Nature Preserve
MEET YOUR TOUR GUIDES
Lisa Myers, a South Bay California native, has been watching and studying birds since childhood. She channeled her lifelong love of birding into Let’s Go Birding, creating fun walks and friendly tours for people eager to discover birds out in the field.
Joining Lisa on many tours is Jessica Guenther-Dang, a birder, biologist, and member of the Los Gatos Birdwatcher team. Jessica previously worked for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, where she helped connect people with the natural world through environmental conservation.
Together, Lisa and Jessica combine decades of birding experience with a welcoming, hands-on approach that makes every outing enjoyable for beginners and experienced birders alike.