Penguin Quest - Birding in the Southern Ocean

Ohlone Audubon Society member Harvey Trop will share the results of a long term personal project to observe and photograph all the penguin species on the planet along with the diverse environments they call home.  He will also show some photos of the other birds that ca......More

Ohlone Audubon Society member Harvey Trop will share the results of a long term personal project to observe and photograph all the penguin species on the planet along with the diverse environments they call home.  He will also show some photos of the other birds that call the Southern Ocean home.  Bio:  After a long career developing manufacturing and testing technology for fiber-optic based telecommunication hardware Harvey retired in early 2020. Since then he has focused his time on travel and his interest in wildlife photography. 

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Vargas Plateau

Wednesday November 12 8:30 - 11:30 am Leader: Vicki Robinson [email protected]    Join us as we explore this East Bay park. Vargas Plateau rises from the bay plain to an elevation of 1 000 feet overlooking Niles Canyon Fremont Union City Newark and the San Franc......More

Wednesday November 12 8:30 - 11:30 am Leader: Vicki Robinson [email protected]    Join us as we explore this East Bay park. Vargas Plateau rises from the bay plain to an elevation of 1 000 feet overlooking Niles Canyon Fremont Union City Newark and the San Francisco Bay. A prime location for birdwatching especially raptors we will look for Golden Eagles and hawks such as Red-tailed and Cooper's along with owls turkeys and grassland birds like Horned Lark and American Pipit.    Directions: From I-680 in Fremont exit at Vargas Road and go north. Drive about 1.6 miles to Morrison Canyon Road and turn right. The staging area is about 0.4 miles up on the left.   Carpooling is recommended as the staging area parking is limited and there is no street parking in the area.