January 7 - Lake Merritt. We will meet at the Chico Creek Nature Center at 6:30 AM and car pool to the Lake Merritt. Along the way we;ll stop and look for Longspurs along highway 505. After birding the lake, we'll go to Chinatown for a late lunch, then do more birding and return home in the evening. For more information, contact John Lewis at 342-3911.