Three species of Godwit are now being seen on Tunitas Creek Beach! The Hudsonian Godwit found by Dan Sidle two days ago (which I saw yesterday) and the Bar-tailed Godwit, found today by Dave Weber, both in with about 45 Marbled Godwits. Beautiful.

About access: The beach is a county park and is open to the public! The legal access is from the corner of Highway 1 and Tunitas Creek Road. Park on the Tunitas Creek Road pull out and follow a poorly marked (but wide enough) path down the embankment, under the Highway 1 bridge, and down along the north side of the creek. There is one tricky spot toward the end where you need to climb a slick 15 hill with the help of a rope for stability. But thats it. Malia, Chris and I are on the beach with a county park ranger who confirms that this is all public access. Please do not scale down the cliffs using the long ropes from the south side of the creek. This is Post land, and even though it is not posted, it is certainly a hazardous way to get down to the beach. The public access path is much easier.

Thanks everyone for getting the word out!

Aaron Maizlish