Date: 4/29/25 4:12 pm From: Lisa Hug via groups.io <lisahug...> Subject: [northbaybirds] Taylor Mtn Open Space Preserve, Santa Rosa
Hi All,
I just had a wonderful walk up the hill at Taylor Mtn Open Space
Preserve on the southeast side of Santa Rosa. The most interesting
birds were a singing Lazuli Bunting, a Grasshopper Sparrow, and a Lark
Sparrow (on fence surrounding water towers.
I parked at the original (northern park entrance) and walked straight
upslope through the open Oak Savannah habitat.
The birds were good but the wildflower display was fantastic! There
were carpets of flowers including Ithuriel's Spear, Tidy Tips,
Fiddlenecks, and a number of other species covering the landscape.
Beware, the slope is fairly steep and the trail is wide but gravelly.
