Date: 3/9/26 10:02 am From: Matthew Dodder via groups.io <mdodder...> Subject: [southbaybirds] A2W - Song Sparrow Spur Trail
Yesterday we took advantage of the beautiful weather and cycled to the Bay along the Stevens Creek Trail. We discovered that at the A2W Song Sparrow Spur Trail is now open. It features about 1.5 miles of level, hard packed gravel and wonderful on bike or foot. This pond has not been accessible in my memory but now provides birders a great opportunity to search for Waterfowl and Shorebirds as the mudflats at the dead end are extensive. It is probably best accessed from the Kite Flying (Parking Lot E) of Shoreline Park, but still requires a long walk to the trail head.
Without a scope it was hard to identify the many thousands of birds that were present, but we did pick out Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-billed Curlew, Dunlin, Western and Least Sandpipers, Black-bellied Plover, American Avocets, Black-necked Stilts and perhaps others to far to be sure. We also observed both Western and Clark’s Grebes displaying and dancing together as well as Eared Greb, Greater and Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Canvasback, and Ruddy Ducks. We will definitely investigate this area again during fall migration but I’ll bring a scope.
Matthew


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