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Bird ID: The Illustrated Guide to Common Animals of the East Bay hills, an outstanding, color, plasticized identification guide for birds and wildlife in the Bay Area, and folds to brochure-size. For newcomers to identify birds, better than a book loaded with species from the East Coast.

Rattlesnake Sex: Department of Fish and Game, dfg.ca.gov; East Bay Regional Park District, 327-2757, ebparks.org How to get to Mount Hamilton: From San Francisco, take U.S. 101 south for 50 miles to San Jose and exit 382 for Yerba Buena Road.