Walks: Dish Area |
A 150-foot diameter radio telescope sits atop one of the foothills behind the central campus. The 150-ton parabolic reflector was completed in 1960, but was eventually hampered by funding limitations and Bay Area-generated radio frequency interference (RFI), both of which have been addressed by Stanford researchers.
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The Dish
bird list
The open-woodland and grassland surrounding the radio telescope are part
of the academic reserve. A loop trail from Junipero Serra Boulevard
affords walkers access.
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Red-shouldered Hawks photograph by Tom Grey |
Birds to look for:
small grassland and
woodland species within the open, grassy oak woodland; as well as raptors, and the rare Ring-necked Pheasant
a few aquatic species along San Francisquito Creek running behind the dish
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Violet-green Swallow, Oak Titmouse, European Starling, and Red-tailed Hawk photos by
Tom Grey |