Best Bird Watching Area Hayward Near Me

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One of many avocet that we saw when we came for bird watching in Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in

San Francisco Bay at Hayward, California on November 22, 2020. The avocet is a distinctively-patterned

Zoom in for a close up view of the long, thin, up-curving bill of avocet. Avocet sweep their curved beaks from

Side to side underwater as they slowly walk through shallow water – often times in groups. This sweeping

Action stirs up aquatic insects, crustaceans, small fish and seeds which allow the birds to filter and eat.

This is the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve Parking lot on Eden Landing Road between Arden Rd and San

Francisco Bay Trail in Hayward, California 94545 as shown on this interactive Google Map. It has parking

Space for about 22 cars. It took us only 25 minutes of driving to reach this parking lot.


From the parking lot, visitors walk on this Eden Landing Road for about 360 yards to the end which is a

Staging Area at Mt Eden Creek. Then visitors take a short bridge to cross the Mt. Eden Creek to reach the


San Francisco Bay Shore for bird watching as shown by the Pin on this interactive Map. The Eden Landing

Bay Trail primarily follows the perimeter of the restored and managed wetlands and provides year-round

One of several wetlands and Wildlife Ponds in the 6,000 acres of former Salt Evaporation Ponds in Eden

Landing Ecological Reserve in San Francisco Bay near the east end of San Mateo Bridge in Hayward as

Shown in this interactive Google Map. Even thought there are many birds in here, they are spread out in very

When Avocet are out of water, we can see that they have very long legs as waders.

Managed salt ponds and diked areas in Eden Landing Ecological Reserve support resident shorebirds such as

Many avocet are busily eating something in the shallow water. Avocet forage in shallow fresh and saltwater

I took a movie of these avocet busily eating something in the water as shown in the following YouTube movie.

It was a windy day such that there are a lot of wind noise in the movie sound.

Zoom in on the distinctive black and white patterns of avocet in the air very far away.

Top-down view of the black and white patterns of avocet in the air.

I zoomed in and took a movie of many avocet in the air and on the water very far away as shown in the

Following YouTube movie. There were also some other kind of brown colored birds in the air near the end of

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owr7UzGs1eQ&feature=youtu.be


I had to use the 65X optical zoom of my compact super-zoom camera to zoom in to be able to see them well.

There are many miles of hiking trails on the levee and dikes for bird watchers, hikers and bikers to enjoy.

We also saw some egrets in action in this Ecological Reserve.

I zoomed in and took a movie of two groups of dark colored water birds flying low just above the water

Surface as shown in this YouTube Movie. Again, there are a lot of wind noise in the movie due to a windy day.


Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUyHDkdYM0A&feature=youtu.be

From time to time, large groups of water birds fly high in the sky over Eden Landing Ecological Reserve. I

Zoomed in and took some pictures of them flying high and far away.

I zoomed in and took several movie clips of these high flying groups of water birds above Eden Landing

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VtTlmwM7fI&feature=youtu.be

Some stilts with very long legs. When they are sleeping, they stand on a single long leg.

I zoomed in and took movie clips of a stilt and a shorebird busily eating something in the shallow water as

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIqT4UZGi1E&feature=youtu.be

Zoom in on two of several terns in action far away.

One of the great blue herons with long legs as waders in Mt. Eden Creek.

One of the egrets with long legs as waders in Mt. Eden Creek.

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Waterbird Regional Preserve is a 198-acre area comprised of a wetland and the associated uplands to the east. The focal point of the Preserve is the rich and diverse Al McNabney Marsh, of which the East Bay Regional Park District owns 46 acres in the southern end and Mountain View Sanitary District owns 69 acres in the northern and deeper end.


McNabney Marsh and the uplands area of Waterbird Regional Preserve provide habitat for a variety of birdlife and offer good opportunities for birders to view species ranging from waterbirds to raptors.

Waterfowl and shorebirds use the marsh for foraging and nesting, and the uplands areas are home to small mammals such as ground squirrels and pocket gophers. The patient birdwatcher may see birds ranging from the American avocet, killdeer, and great blue heron to the American kestrel, western meadowlark, cedar waxwing, and great horned owl. Familiar waterbirds observed in the marsh area include the American coot, mallard, green-winged teal, black-necked stilt, bufflehead, Canada goose, cinnamon teal, and white pelican. Other common birds seen at the Preserve include the barn swallow, black phoebe, Brewer's blackbird, cliff swallow, European starling, Say's phoebe, house finch and house sparrow.

This is only a partial listing of the many bird species that are resident or are expected to visit this Preserve. The lucky birder may also see the white-tailed kite, northern harrier, golden eagle, osprey, and peregrine falcon.

McNabney Marsh lies on the Pacific Flyway for migratory birds and is home to many species of waterfowl and shorebirds. The fall and spring migrations bring an abundance of waterfowl as they stop to rest and feed on their flights north or south.

The Preserve also provides hiking opportunities in the several miles of trails in the uplands area. Take the trail out of the parking area to reach the Meadowlark Ridge Loop for good views of the marsh. Walk to the northern end of the park towards the pepperwood trees to see signs of the old housing site dating from the early 1900s.

In the future, the trail system in Waterbird Regional Preserve is expected to connect to the proposed Point Edith-to-Martinez Shoreline Regional Trail, which will connect the Preserve to trails in the nearby Peyton Hills Marsh operated by the State Lands Commission.

Please note that due to the fragile nature of the marsh ecosystem and the presence of feeding and breeding waterbirds, DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED anywhere in Waterbird Regional Preserve.

Fishing is not permitted in Waterbird Regional Preserve. McNabney Marsh contains treated, reclaimed water. Water contact of any kind is prohibited.

The area now known as McNabney Marsh was first visited by the Bay Miwok's Chupcan people, a tribelet thought to have consisted of about 200 people. With the plentiful resources of the bay, marshlands, and uplands, these Native Americans were able to sustain their existence here for centuries, until the influx of explorers and missionaries in the 1800s.

The construction of a major rail line through the area in the 1880s helped define the marsh as we see it today. The shipping and rail services of Martinez encouraged the location of the Peyton Chemical Company and the Mountain Copper Company at the mouth of Peyton Slough. The uplands area of the Preserve with pepperwoods and eucalyptus was most likely the site of early nineteenth-century chemical company worker housing. The pepperwoods line an old road made of "clinker" stones, produced through smelting operations.

McNabney Marsh, named after a former leader of the Mt. Diablo Audubon Society, is part of a larger 200-acre wetland complex connected by Peyton Slough, which drains into Suisun Bay. In 1988 an oil spill inundated marshlands in this area, including McNabney Marsh. Following that spill, a $10 million Natural Resource Fund was established to restore, rehabilitate and acquire the equivalent of the natural resources damaged by the oil spill. The East Bay Regional Park District acquired 198 acres in the south end of the marsh in 1992 using funding provided by the Trustee Committee overseeing the Natural Resource Fund. This land included the uplands to the east of the marsh, which provide recreational trail opportunities today.