Registration is required for this trip and will be limited to 20 participants. Please email Nicole to register.

Field Trip Leader: Nicole Barden

Join State Park Interpreter Nicole on a slow walk along the Shady Trail, a dirt path through an oak woodland on the shores of Lake Natoma. There is plenty of elderberry along this trail, which is well known for attracting birds. We will be on the lookout for Ash-throated Flycatcher, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Phainopepla, and other summer visitors. Open to all birding levels, this trip will be slow-paced, and we will be taking the time to appreciate bird behavior along the way.  We will be listening for birds as much as looking for them and will be keeping an e-Bird list as we go. The trail is unpaved, with a little bit of up and down but no steep parts, and mixed sun and shade.  Beginning birders and young birders are encouraged to join. 

Directions and confirmation of exact meeting location and time will be provided upon registration. 

Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Image by Chris Conard