PB&J Birders event for kids – May 4

PB&J Birders event for kids – May 4

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Join us on Sunday morning May 4th from 10 a..m. until noon for a PB&J Birders family bird walk at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park!

This easy walk  will bring little birders and their parents/guardians along the lake looking for ducks, Great Blue Herons, and more! The walk is on mostly level ground along a developed and paved pathway. Most of the walk is wheelchair accessible.

Meet: In parking lot behind Boathouse, 50 Stow Lake Dr E, San Francisco, CA 94118

Bring:  Snacks, water, layers of clothes, snacks and binoculars or scopes if you have them. We will also have quality binoculars and field guides available, along with crayons and coloring projects.
This event is free and open to families with kids of all ages.
P.S. Did you know there is now a nest cam monitoring the Great Blue Heron nest at Stow Lake?
Watch the heron family on your computer, then come join us on our Stow Lake walk! Nest cam at
http://www.sfnature.org/LiveEx/live.html – thanks to S.F. Nature Education for setting up the cam!

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Great Backyard (Family!) Bird Count – Feb. 15 and 16

Great Backyard (Family!) Bird Count – Feb. 15 and 16

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Join Golden Gate Bird Alliance and our partners as we engage in the annual nationwide citizen science event, the Great Backyard Bird Count!

We’re offering two dates and two locations for this free event – Saturday February 15 in Oakland and Sunday February 16 in San Francisco. Details below.

Kids and family members will survey each site to record the incredible birdlife. During lunch the group will work together to input the data collected into Cornell Laboratory’s eBird.The results will be seen instantly on the website’s graphs and compared with other young scientists across the nation–cool stuff! 

East Bay:

Saturday 2/15 at Lake Merritt in Oakland. 
9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Group lunchtime included. Bring your own lunch.
Meet at the Rotary Nature Center.

Download a flyer to share with friends by clicking here: GBBC Lake Merritt 2014

 
San Francisco:

Sunday 2/16 at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens.
9 a.m. to noon
Group lunchtime included – bring your own lunch.)\
Meet at the front gate of the garden in Golden Gate Park, 9th Ave. at Lincoln Way.

Golden Gate Bird Alliance will have quality binoculars and field guides available. Restrooms and water faucets available on site.

Questions? Email Anthony at adecicco@goldengatebirdalliance.org.

Download a flyer to share with friends by clicking here: GBBC SF flyer

 

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PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Jan. 12

PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Jan. 12

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Join us on Sunday morning January 12th from 10 a..m. until noon for a PB&J Birders family bird walk at Heron’s Head Park in San Francisco!

This easy walk at Heron’s Head Park will bring little birders and their parents/guardians to the SF Bay shore look for egrets, gulls, ducks, Great Blue Herons, and more! The walk is on mostly level ground along a developed and paved pathway. Most of the walk is wheelchair accessible.

Share the fun of exploring nature — download a flyer and share it with your child’s class or preschool!

PB&J flyer – January 2014

Meet: At 10 a.m. at the Heron’s Head Park parking lot – Jennings Street and Cargo Way, San Francisco.

Bring:  Snacks, water, layers of clothes,a lunch for afterward and binoculars if you have them. We will also have quality binoculars and field guides available, along with crayons and coloring projects and snacks. (Let us know if you or your kids have food allergies.) 
This event is free and open to families with kids of all ages.

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PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Dec. 8

PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Dec. 8

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Join us on Sunday morning December 8th from 10 a..m. until noon for our fourth PB&J Birders walk for kids and families — this time in Berkeley!

Our fun, friendly nature education staff will lead us in scouting for wintering waterfowl and shorebirds along the Berkeley waterfront. We’ll start at Aquatic Park — looking for pelicans, ducks and more — and then cross the bike bridge to look for shorebirds.

Share the fun of exploring nature — download a flyer and share it with your child’s class or preschool!

PB&J Birders flyer

Meet: At 10 a.m. in front of the playground at the south end of Bolivar Drive. Bolivar Drive runs north to south and can be accessed by two perpendicular streets, either Addison or Bancroft. Bancroft is closer to the playground. Parking is available along Bolivar or in the small parking lot next to the playground. The area is easily accessible by bicycle.

Bring:  Snacks, water, layers of clothes,a lunch for afterward and binoculars if you have them. We will also have quality binoculars and field guides available. Restrooms and water faucets available on site.
This event is free and open to families with kids of all ages.
For questions, email Anthony at adecicco@goldengatebirdalliance.org

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PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Sept. 29

PB&J Birders Event for Kids – Sept. 29

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Join us on Sunday morning September 29th for our third PB&J Birders walk for kids and families!

Share fall migration with the kids in your life! Little birders and their parents/guardians are invited on this easy walk at Land’s End in San Francisco, where we will look for shorebirds, ducks and more.

Bring snacks and binoculars/scopes if you have them. PB&J Birders will bring extra binoculars, birding books, coloring projects/pages and crayons, cameras, and of course peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to share! (Please let us know if you or your kids have allergies.) Meet at 10 a.m. near the Visitors Center in the parking lot of Land’s End (680 Point Lobos Avenue).

PB&J Birders walks are led by a dad (Tom) and his two daughters (Maire and Emma, one of whom designed the PB&J Birders logo). PB&J Birders events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tom at tommacbarbc@aol.com.

 

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