Birding the Bottom of the World: a Bucket List Trip to Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and Antarctica NOTE: November’s meeting will be in-person only! We will not be streaming the meeting over Zoom. We want to see your faces! Join us at the Western Foundation (details below). Antarctica is a destination […]
For the past 28 years, the Lodi Crane Festival has celebrated the return of Sandhill Cranes and thousands of waterfowl to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region. This year, our field trips coordinator, Sammy Cowell, is volunteering to lead tours for the festival throughout the weekend. If you are interested in joining him, contact him at birdingwithsammy@gmail.com. […]
Conejo Valley Audubon invites birders of all experience levels to attend our monthly Beginner Bird Walk. Rancho Sierra Vista is an excellent place to see many of the oak woodlands birds that are common in the Conejo Valley area. We will take time to introduce beginning birders to these species and teach the best techniques […]
Join us as we go into the mountains to find some alpine birds. Target species include – Clark’s Nutcracker, Mountain Chickadee, Pygmy Nuthatch, White-headed Woodpecker, Townsend’s Solitaire, Red Crossbill, Golden-crowned Kinglet, plus possible Evening Grosbeak, Pinyon Jay, and more! To carpool, meet at 6 am at the Janss Park & Ride, located on the east […]
Rancho Potrero Open Space is ideal habitat for overwintering grassland species like Northern Harrier, Vesper Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, and more! Meet at 8:00 am in the Rancho Potrero Trailhead parking lot off Lynn Road. Please RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-chapters/event/1050953/ Location: Rancho Potrero Trailhead parking lot off Lynn Road
The Piute Ponds are one of the premier birding hotspots in Los Angeles County, but we need to get special permission and background checks to access them, as they are located on Edwards Air Force Base property. We are planning to go the Saturday after Thanksgiving, so background checks need to be submitted by November […]
Oakbrook Regional Park was established to protect cultural resources, chaparral habitat and an outstanding coast live oak woodland along Lang Creek. This 436-acre park is owned by the Conejo Recreation and Park District, and features a Chumash Interpretive Center. We will be walking the trails looking for wintering sparrows, thrushes, woodpeckers, and more! Meet at […]
Tricolored Blackbirds form some of the largest colonies of any North American songbird. Nearly all of them live in California, and most breed in the Central Valley. Once numbering in the millions, they are now listed as Threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. Xeronimo Castañeda will share how Audubon California and its partners have […]
Conejo Valley Audubon invites birders of all experience levels to attend our monthly Beginner Bird Walk. Rancho Sierra Vista is an excellent place to see many of the oak woodlands birds that are common in the Conejo Valley area. We will take time to introduce beginning birders to these species and teach the best techniques […]
The Arroyo Simi greenway is a sort of hidden birding gem in Simi Valley. We will walk along the bike path looking for Hooded Mergansers, Belted Kingfishers, and more! Meet east of Madera Street on Easy Street next to the bike path entrance on the north side of the Arroyo. Please RSVP: https://mobilize.us/s/XFMKXt Contact info: […]
The oak woodland next to the Thousand Oaks library and cluster of ponds make Conejo Creek North Park a great place to look for overwinter waterfowl and songbirds. We will loop around the woodland, grass, and ponds. Meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot on the north side of the park, above the grass […]
More information coming soon Join us at the Western Foundation! We have the privilege of holding our meetings at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology (also known as the Bird Museum), 439 Calle San Pablo in Camarillo. If you arrive when the doors open at 6:30, you’ll have the rare opportunity to look around the […]