SMCBA provides docents for this outing benefiting Coastside Land Trust. Wavecrest is the single most important site on the San Mateo Coast for wintering raptors, which can be seen hunting in the property's broad fields. Raptors and other species rely on the expansive grasslands, wetlands, and roosting sites. $15 fee to attend.
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Guided walk through Wavecrest Open Space spotlights wintering raptors like White‑tailed Kites, Northern Harriers, and various hawks, led by San Mateo County Bird Alliance docents, $15.
Open sewing session at Half Moon Bay Library lets participants use library sewing machines on personal projects or supplied materials, with assistance available, ages 6+.
Imaginary adventure with new stories, songs, and wiggle moves at Half Moon Bay Library, for ages 11 and under.
A 1.5‑mile hike through Devil’s Slide introduces basic bird‑watching techniques and local bird species.
Birding for Beginners at Wavecrest, Wavecrest Open Space, Half Moon Bay.
John Gallagher presents step‑by‑step owl‑box building instructions with wildlife photos at the Woodside Environment & Open Space Committee’s Autumn Event, Independence Hall.
Easy out-and-back dirt trail on Bair Island offers duck, shorebird and songbird spotting with loaner binoculars.
Easy out-and-back dirt trail at Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge Bair Island Trail, spotting ducks, shorebirds, and songbirds with loaner binoculars.
Hard‑pack gravel trail provides a 1‑to 1½‑mile hike with a gentle 300‑foot climb and spectacular views, open to hikers, mountain bikers and horses, requires free permit application.
Coastal walk at Pillar Point Bluff, starting from the Pillar Point Bluff Parking Lot in Moss Beach.
Guided marsh hike at CuriOdyssey explores native plants, wildlife and seasonal changes in Coyote Point wetlands, free with required RSVP; parking $6 per vehicle, all ages.
Hike, mountain bike, or ride horses on the newly opened hard‑pack gravel Skyline Watershed Ridge Trail, climbing 300 ft for spectacular views.
