Fourth Street Overlook [photo by Jan Surbey]
Morro Coast Audubon Society Presents
FIELD TRIP: Global Big Day Big Sit at Audubon 4th Street Overlook
DATE: Saturday, October 14th, 2023
TIME: 8:00am - 4:00pm
LEADER: MCAS Field Trip Leader Team
Morro Coast Audubon Society’s Field Trip Committee invites you to celebrate Fall Global Big Day(GBD). Sponsored by Cornell’s eBird, tens of thousands of people go birding on a single day and enter their records into eBird. The final tally often exceeds 7,000 species—nearly three-quarters of the world’s bird species in a single day!
This event will be a Big Sit to be held at the Audubon 4th Street Overlook in Los Osos between 8:00am and 4:00pm. Come at any time, stay for about 30 minutes or longer. Different leaders will be there throughout the day with scopes to help you identify the birds that you see. The team will identify and record as many species of birds from this location during the Big Sit hours. The Overlook has wide views of the Back Bay with convenient access from the parking area. A list of birds seen will be posted and the official list will be tallied and submitted to eBird. We will share this list with all who register who have an eBird account.
Directions: Audubon's 4th Street Overlook is located at the northern terminus of 4th Street in Los Osos. From South Bay Blvd, turn west on Santa Ysabel Avenue and continue west to 4th or 3rd Street.
4th Street approach: park at the end of 4th street and proceed on foot past the guard rail to a footpath. The Overlook structure will be across a small parking lot and down a paved path.
3rd Street approach: drive to the northern end of 3rd Street and take a right on Santa Lucia Avenue, a gravel road will lead you to a small parking lot and a paved path to the Overlook.
Registration is requested for this event, but not required. This is not a limited event; all birders are welcome to stop by anytime between 8:00am and 4:00pm.
You DO NOT have to have an eBird account to participate, but leaders will be happy to answer questions about eBird.
The eBird app is free and you can install it on your home computer and/or your mobile device. Click HERE to create an account.
Restrooms are not available but the Overlook is close to a number of restaurants and coffee shops. Rain cancels.
ADA Accessible: Yes
Experience Level: All Levels Welcome
Registration:
Registration will open on the morning of SEP 28th. On that date, the LINK to the Field Trip’s Registration Form will ONLY be sent out via MCAS ALERT and SLOCOBIRDING. If you are not already a member of these email lists, you can join MCAS ALERT via JOIN MCAS ALERT EMAIL LIST in the Footer of the MCAS website and/or SLOCOBIRDING via Groups.io.
Questions? Email robbie@morrocoastaudubon.org
