Upper Franklin Canyon Sooky Goldman Nature Center)

(2600 Franklin Canyon Dr., Beverly Hills 90210)

Second Sunday of the month   

Time:   8:30-12:00

Leader:  Eleanor Osgood

Description:  Join us as we take a casual walk around the ponds and trails of this urban but rustic oak woodland park.  We are likely to see the resident wood ducks as well as chaparral bird species such a Spotted and California Towhee, Wrentit and California Thrasher a well as Green Heron and Snowy Egret near the ponds,  Refer to the Western Tanager newsletter for seasonally specific birds that may also be encountered. Meet at the main parking lot of the Sooky-Goldman Nature Center. Binoculars provided.

Directions: From the101 Freeway, follow Coldwater Canyon Blvd. south for several miles to the intersection of Coldwater Canyon and Mulholland Drive (traffic signal). Make a 90 degree right turn onto Franklin Canyon Drive. There is no sign indicating the entrance to the park; the turn at Franklin Canyon Road reads “Road Closed 800 Feet” and “Sunrise to Sunset”-- this is the park entrance; do not make a U-turn as this will take you onto Mulholland Drive instead of Franklin Canyon. Take Franklin Canyon Dr down to park entrance, turn at first left into the parking lot. From Sunset Blvd: go north on N. Beverly Drive to Coldwater Canyon Dr  to Mulholland Dr. Veer left on Mulholland Drive. At the next traffic signal, make a left turn onto Franklin Canyon Dr. continue to first parking lot on the left.