When: Feb 16, Sunday
Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: Heron's Head Park Wetland, San Francisco, CA 94111
Trip Coordinators: Neha Kumar and Vinish Janardhanan
Trip Size: 10 participants (a parent or guardian must accompany minors)
Cost: Free
🐦 Event Description
Each February, for four days, the world comes together to admire birds during the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). Lazy Birders will count birds at their favorite park, the Heron’s Head Park. We will look for shorebirds in the wetlands and basin, songbirds in meadows and shrubs, and learn from one another as we soak in the beauty of birds and the park.
Our collective contributions to GBBC help scientists better understand global bird populations. We hope you’ll join us this year!
🪶 Who visits Heron’s Head Park?
Check out the complete list of bird species on eBird.
Register here
Trip Size: 10 participants (a parent or guardian must accompany minors)
📍Where we will meet
Heron's Head Park. Meet by the benches near the parking lot. Link to map
🚗 Directions by car
From Third Street, turn east onto Cargo Way and continue until it ends at Jennings Street. Turn left on Jennings and right into the parking lot. The lot has 25 spaces, 3 of which are reserved for disabled visitors.
🚌 Directions by transit
Take the 19 or 44 bus to the Middle Point/Evans Avenue stop and walk down Jennings Street to the park. Or (further away), take the Third Street light rail to Cargo Way.
🔵 Accessibility
This walk is flat and should be quite accessible. The main trail is wheelchair-accessible.
There are on-site bathrooms, but they may not be open on Sundays.
If you have any questions about the walk or birding gear or want to say hello, email us at lazybirders@gmail.com.
GBBC Helpful Website Link
How to do group counts: https://www.birdcount.org/group-counts/
Facts About GBBC
The event began in 1998 as an annual bird count in North America and runs each February.
A February count allows for a snapshot of birds right before one of their annual migrations.
In 2013, GBBC became an international event and data was collected using eBird.
Data from GBBC accumulates in the eBird database. Each year more than 100 scientific publications use eBird data for conservation.
Learn more on the GGBC About page and see Results from previous years’ counts.