Sunset Birding at Pacheco Marsh

Pacheco Marsh is a wonderfully diverse new habitat managed by the John Muir Land Trust. Host to many species, it's especially known as a good place to spot Short-eared Owls near sunset. We will walk out along level paths in search of other marshland birds, including ducks and rails, and hope to see owls in flight as the sun sinks low.

There is a bathroom at the trailhead. The marsh is on the edge of Suisun Bay, and it may be cooler and breezier than locations farther inland. Dress accordingly.

Hike Rating: 2 - Walking of a little over a mile on smooth, level paths.

Leader: Ted Robertson, dGVkciB8IGJlcmtlbGV5ICEgZWR1

Meet: Pacheco Marsh Preserve, Waterfront Road, Martinez.

GPS: 38.030855340180295, -122.08804788860651

Directions from Walnut Creek: I-680 north to Marina Vista exit. At the light, turn right, and proceed 1.4 miles to Pacheco Marsh on the left.

[Note: the picture above is not a Short-eared Owl, but a Great-horned! I haven't captured an image of this outing's target bird---yet.]

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