Birding Tomales Bay by Kayak

Saturday November 8, 2025

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

I will be leading this special exploration with Liz Wilhelm, a good friend, wonderful naturalist and co-owner of Point Reyes Adventure Co. Tomales Bay is one of the most productive and dramatically beautiful estuaries in California. In the winter over 20,000 ducks, loons, grebes, and other waterbirds feed in its rich waters. This is an excellent time to see these and other species especially by kayak. Marbled Godwits, Willets, and other shorebirds feed, while Red-Throated Loon, Horned Grebe and scoters can forage near our quiet boats.  Rather than just viewing these birds from the shore, on this special trip, we will travel on stable double kayaks to get close views of dozens of cormorants, Osprey and often a Bald Eagle. In addition to the rich birdlife, we may see American River Otter and Bat Rays. This paddle will start in Inverness, explore secluded pocket marshes along the east shore of the bay and then explore the Gicomini wetands. The wetlands is a special 500-acre restored estuary where thousands of shorebirds and waterfowl feed and rest during the fall and winter. It is one of my favorite aquatic habitats. After lunch we will also take a short hike to observe the dynamic southern end of the Bay.

This tour is sponsored by https://pointreyesadventureco.com/calendar