Monterey Seabirds off-shore birding | Sept. 6 (7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Fully guide off-shore tour to see migrating seabirds. $95. Advance reservations suggested.

831-375-4658, www.montereyseabirds.com

Guided Bird Walk at Elkhorn Slough | Sept. 6 (8:30 a.m.)

Traditional music, dance and food. There are games and displays.

Elkhorn Slough Visitors Center
1700 Elkhorn Rd., Watsonville
831-728-5939, www.elkhornslough.org

Guided Walk at Elkhorn Slough | Sept. 6-7 (10 a.m.-1 p.m.)

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
1700 Elkhorn Rd., Watsonville
831-728-5939, www.elkhornslough.org

UCSC Arboretum - First Saturday Tour | Sept. 6 (11 a.m.)

Join the Arboretum staff and docents on a walking tour of the grounds with a focus on what plants and animals are at their peak this month. $3 for general public. Free for Arboretum Members.

1156 High St., Santa Cruz
831-427-2998, www.2ucsc.edu/arboretum

Seaside Crafts at the Seymour Center | Sept. 7,14, 21, 28 (1-3 p.m.)

Create fun crafts that feature the cool creatures of the tidepools. Make a seastar suncatcher, or create your own sea anemone! There are activity sheets, scavenger hunts, and a take home souvenir of your day.

Seymour Marine Discovery Center
End of Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz
831-459-3800, seymourcenter.ucsc.edu

Santa Cruz Birders’ Outing | Sept. 13 (7:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.)

For more information about this and other off-shore birding trips contact Monterey Seabirds at 831-375-4658 or visit www.montereyseabirds.com

Monterey Seabirds Fall Pelagic Birding - Fingers Canyon
Santa Cruz Bird Club, www.santacruzbirdclub.org

Guided Walk at Elkhorn Slough | Sept. 13-14 (10 a.m.-1 p.m.)

Elkhorn Slough Visitors Center
1700 Elkhorn Rd., Watsonville
831-728-5939, www.elkhornslough.org

Moonlight Dinner Train | Sept. 13 (6-11 p.m.)

Moonlight dinner, dancing, and train ride through a redwood forest lit by flashlight. Reservations recommended. For tickets contact Roaring Camp at 1-831-335-4484

Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton
Tickets/Info: 831-335-4484, www.roaringcamp.com.

Monterey Seabirds off-shore birding | Sep. 13 (7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Fully guide off-shore tour to see migrating seabirds. $95. Advance reservations suggested.

831-375-4658, www.montereyseabirds.com

Monterey Seabirds off-shore spotting at albacore grounds | Sept. 14 (5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.)

Fully guided birding adventure to off-shore albacore grounds. $135. Advance reservation required.

831-375-4658, www.montereyseabirds.com