August 23: Lower Arroyo Seco

Saturday, August 23, 2025
8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Trip leader: Omar Alui

It’s no surprise that in the quintessentially Californian chapparal and oak woodland habitat of the Lower Arroyo Seco, one can reliably find so many of our near-endemic birds, like Nuttall’s Woodpeckers, California Towhees, California Thrashers, and Wrentits. But this area can also produce some surprises! A Mountain Bluebird was seen here earlier in the year, and more recently, a Red-necked Phalarope. Meet in the parking lot west of the casting pond.

Participant number: no limit.

PHOTO: California Towhee (Melozone crissalis). Photo by Chris Spurgeon.

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