It's time for Warbler Bingo (in our best Vince Skully voice)! Well hello, everybody, and what a season it is! Baseball's got its pennant race and its World Series, and right here in Ventura County we've got our own postseason of sorts: three months of warblers stealing bases through every tamarisk in the county. That's […]
If you’re interested in practicing gull and shorebird ID, then Malibu Lagoon is the fall is a great place to start! We will be meeting at the Agoura Hills Park and Ride off Canwood Street and Kanan Road at 7:30 a.m. and then carpooling from there. If you're meeting us there, there is a parking […]
After our bird walk at Malibu Lagoon, we'll head to Blue Bottle Coffee for a no-host social hour. Hope to see you there! Location: Blue Bottle Coffee - 23401 Civic Center Way Ste 2A, Malibu, CA 90265
Fall migration is in full swing, and our local Conejo Community Park and Botanical Garden is a great place to bird with all of its oak trees. We will meet at the western entrance off Gainsborough Road (Dover and Hendrix) at 8 a.m. (there is additional parking off Gainsborough, near the baseball field/botanic garden) Please […]
With a wide variety of habitats, the Cal State Channel Islands campus is an excellent place to view a diversity of bird species, everything from shorebirds to sparrows. We will meet off Old Hueneme Road at 8 a.m. When traveling south on Lewis Road, turn left on Potrero Road, and then quickly after, left on […]
You may not know it, but many raptor species migrate down south in fall, and Grant Park in Ventura is a great place to watch this phenomenon! Expected species include Red-tailed, Cooper’s, Sharp-shinned, and (hopefully) Broad-winged Hawk. We will meet at the corner of Ferro Drive and Brakey Road and walk up the hill to […]
The Oxnard sod fields are a great area for migrating shorebirds and open-habitat songbirds. Here, we will be looking for species like Baird’s and Pectoral Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, Pacific Golden-Plover, and American Pipits. Potential rarities include Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Mountain Plover, Red-throated Pipit, and longspur species! This is definitely a good place to bring […]
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 […]
Tucked into the Simi Hills, this little gem of a park has a nice diversity of oak woodland, riparian, and chaparral habitat; perfect for birds! Target species include migrating flycatchers, warblers, and other songbirds Fox Sparrow and Golden-crowned Sparrow. Meet at the main parking lot directly off Kanan Rd. Please RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-chapters/event/1021688/ Location: Oak Canyon […]
Want to experience raptors up close and personal? Then join us for this members-only event with Talon and Flight Falconry! All participants will have a chance to work directly with the raptor. Cost is $105 per participant, and this trip is limited to 25 participants. Email fieldtrips@conejovalleyaudubon.org if interested! Location: Ojai, CA
The Ventura Settling Ponds are a great habitat to see both migrating warblers and most species of our overwintering waterfowl. Potential warbler migrants include Nashville, MacGillivray’s, Black-throated Gray, and Townsend’s Warbler, with a good chance for a rare species or two! Meet outside the gates along Angler Court at 8 a.m. Limited (free) parking on […]
Join us for an exclusive members-only owl walk! We will look for our three common species (Barn, Western-screech, and Great Horned), and we may be lucky and find a Long-eared Owl! Email fieldtrips@conejovalleyaudubon.org for exact location and time. Act quickly; this trip is capped at 20 people!