LET’S GO BIRDING
Getting you into different habitats to experience a variety of species not found at home
LET’S GO BIRDING
Getting you into different habitats to experience a variety of species not found at home
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
Apr 12, 2025 • Shoreline Lake, Mtn View
Apr 27, 2025 • Spring Birdathon Fundraiser, So. San Jose
May 3, 2025 • Vasona County Park, Los Gatos
May 18, 2025 • Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, Lazuli Bunting
Jun 14, 2025 • Lake Cunningham
Jun 28, 2025 • TBD depending on reports
BIRD ID Workshops 2025
Open to all levels these free evening workshops help customers learn how to identify birds found in our Bay Area. Workshops take place at the Los Gatos Birdwatcher outside in our back parking lot. 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.
July 29: Hooded Oriole, Bullock’s Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole
Aug 12: Western Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Vermillion Flycatcher
Sept 23: Swainson’s Thrush, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Western Bluebird
Big Sur for California Condors
Sat, Aug 16, 2025 • 8:30 AM-6:00 PM • $120
Before Covid we would organize an August Let’s Go Birding tour to Big Sur in search of the California Condor. We decided it’s time to go back! This will be an all day trip and includes two guides, Lisa & Jessica. Transportation is also included as we travel in a 25 passenger bus via D. Harris Bus Transportation.
Participants will need to bring their optics, lunch, snacks and liquids. Meet at the Los Gatos Birdwatcher at 8:30 AM. We’ll return around 6:00 PM. We will be stopping at the Ventana Wildlife Society’s Discovery Center where we will learn about the California Condors recovery back from the brink of extinction. You will have the opportunity to purchase condor themed items here. There will be minimal walking.
The $120 per person fee includes 2 guides, transportation, and tip to our driver. A percentage of the proceeds of this tour will be matched my the Los Gatos Birdwatcher and will go to the Ventana Wilderness Society for their efforts to save the condors. Please call the store to register at 408-358-9453.
Nature Presentation at The Terraces
A Birding Adventure thru the Himalayan Foothills featuring Sree Alavattam
Tues, Aug, 19, 2025 • 7:00 pm–8:00 pm • Free
Sree will take us on a photographic journey of the Uttarakhand region of India, nestled in the Himalayan foothills. The varied altitudes, ranging from the subtropical forests to the alpine meadows create a mosaic of habitats supporting an astonishing diversity of avian life. Here, one can marvel at the vibrant, iridescent plumage of the Himalayan Monal, the state bird of Uttarakhand, to the numerous pheasant species. Raptors like the Himalayan Griffon and Steppe Eagle soar effortlessly on thermals while the melodious calls of resident and migratory birds echo through the landscape.
Bird Song at Joseph Grant
Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025 • 8:30 am–Noon • $25
This bird walk takes place as the breeding season begins. We’ll be using our ears just as much as our eyes! Listening for birds is another skill set every birder can enhance. We will spend time concentrating on what we hear from chip notes to elaborate bird songs. How you can let bird songs help you to locate each species will also be reviewed. Carpooling will be an option or meet at Joseph Grant County Park.
MEET YOUR TOUR GUIDE
Lisa Myers, a South Bay Area California native, has been watching and studying birds since childhood. She channeled her love of birding into Let’s Go Birding — designing fun, friendly tours and classes for folks eager to learn about birds.
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
July 12, 2025 • Alviso for shorebirds
July 26, 2025 • Kevin Moran Park, Saratoga
Aug 9, 2025 • San Francisquito Creek Trail: Geng Road
Aug. 16 2025 • Big Sur in search of Condors
Sept. 6 2025 • To Be Determined depending on reports
Sept. 20 2025 • Our Store’s 30th Anniversary. Come visit us!
Bird ID Workshops 2025
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.
July 29: Hooded Oriole, Bullock’s Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole
Aug 12: Western Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Vermillion Flycatcher
Sept 23: Swainson’s Thrush, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Western Bluebird
Big Sur for California Condors
Sat, Aug 16, 2025 • 8:30 AM-6:00 PM • $120
Before Covid we would organize an August Let’s Go Birding tour to Big Sur in search of the California Condor. We decided it’s time to go back! This will be an all day trip and includes two guides, Lisa & Jessica. Transportation is also included as we travel in a 25 passenger bus via D. Harris Bus Transportation.
Participants will need to bring their optics, lunch, snacks and liquids. Meet at the Los Gatos Birdwatcher at 8:30 AM. We’ll return around 6:00 PM. We will be stopping at the Ventana Wildlife Society’s Discovery Center where we will learn about the California Condors recovery back from the brink of extinction. You will have the opportunity to purchase condor themed items here. There will be minimal walking.
The $120 per person fee includes 2 guides, transportation, and tip to our driver. A percentage of the proceeds of this tour will be matched my the Los Gatos Birdwatcher and will go to the Ventana Wilderness Society for their efforts to save the condors. Please call the store to register at 408-358-9453.
Nature Presentation at The Terraces
A Birding Adventure thru the Himalayan Foothills featuring Sree Alavattam
Tues, Aug, 19, 2025 • 7:00 pm–8:00 pm • Free
Sree will take us on a photographic journey of the Uttarakhand region of India, nestled in the Himalayan foothills. The varied altitudes, ranging from the subtropical forests to the alpine meadows create a mosaic of habitats supporting an astonishing diversity of avian life. Here, one can marvel at the vibrant, iridescent plumage of the Himalayan Monal, the state bird of Uttarakhand, to the numerous pheasant species. Raptors like the Himalayan Griffon and Steppe Eagle soar effortlessly on thermals while the melodious calls of resident and migratory birds echo through the landscape.
MEET YOUR TOUR GUIDE
Lisa Myers, a South Bay Area California native, has been watching and studying birds since childhood. She channeled her love of birding into Let’s Go Birding — designing fun, friendly tours and classes for folks eager to learn about birds.