Bird and Butterfly Festival at Coyote Hills Regional Park
On Sunday, June 13, the Coyote Hills Regional Park hosted their annual "Bird and Butterfly Festival." A regional park located near the San Francisco Bay, the park is punctuated by a prominent hill along with marshlands and rolling grassland hills. The warm and sunny spring day added to the enjoyment of the park and exhibits.
A slide show of local wildlife, a butterfly collection including live caterpillars, worm composting demonstrations, and mellow musical entertainment were some of the featured events. The Nectar Garden showed examples of plants and flowers to grow to attract birds and butterflies. This garden is open whenever the park is open and is a great resource for researching future plantings.
One of the vendors present explained the difficulties monarch butterflies are having in our area with a lack of milkweed plants at their disposal. Douglas-Michel Butterfly Plants offered plants for sale and explained how to best care for milkweed in well-draining soil.
Coyote Hills Regional Park, located on the outskirts of Fremont/Newark, CA, is a beautiful location and worth a visit. Bring your binoculars as there are an abundance of birds, butterflies, and wildlife nearby.
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