Ceres Sewage Ponds 
Stanislaus County

Location/Directions
From Hwy 99, take the Mitchell Rd. exit and head north. At the first light (Service Rd.), turn left (west) and go over the freeway. Proceed past the stop sign at Central Ave. and the ponds are located between the next road (Blaker Rd.) and the next stop sign (Morgan Rd.). The entrance to the ponds is about 1/4 mile south of Service Rd on Morgan Rd.

This facility is not as birder friendly as the Modesto Sewage Ponds. If a large red flag is flying over the center of the facility, don't go in. It means that the SWAT team is practicing (AK47s and more). They have a shooting range right in the middle of the facility. They are sometimes friendly and sometimes not. You are probably better off trying to bird from the perimeter roads. Avoid driving down the canal that borders the south end as farmers have been known to harass birders. (It is posted no trespassing)

Habitats
Open water with usually exposed shoreline.

Birds
Good for waterfowl and shorebirds. Best spot in Stanislaus County for Mew Gull in winter. Has had Tufted Duck.

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