Beginning Birding at Laguna Grande Park

Description: Curious about a bird you saw? Learn how to use binoculars (provided), resources to learn more about birds, and go on a bird watching trip around this special urban park, home to 263 different species of birds! No prior experience necessary. Spend time with the birds at one of the Monterey Peninsula’s most accessible birding gems. We’ll look for Ruddy Ducks and Pied-billed Grebes paddling on the lake, Double-crested Cormorants roosting in the trees, a resident Peregrine Falcon roosting on the Embassy Suites, as well as a variety of chickadees, warblers, and sparrows foraging in the surrounding trees.

Trip Difficulty: We’ll enjoy about a mile of easy, slow-paced walking on flat paved or smooth DG trails. Beginner-friendly and family-friendly.

Trip Leader: Rotating MAS volunteers.

Meet: At the volleyball courts on the Monterey side of the park, 401 Virgin Ave, Monterey, CA 93940 (here). Free parking is available in the small parking lot or along neighboring streets.

Facilities: This is a popular city park with benches, drinking fountains, and bathrooms, as well as the possibility of encounters with unhoused people. 

Questions and RSVP:  For general questions, email info@montereyaudubon.org. To RSVP, contact the trip leader at Cooper’s email.   

 This field trip is part of the Let's Go Outdoors program. You can RSVP on the Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks  District website:  

https://secure.rec1.com/CA/monterey-peninsula-regional-park-district/catalog