Public Lands Russell Galipeau will take us back in time to the establishment of federal lands, the role Congress and the President play, the agencies we have entrusted to care for them, and the threats they face. Russell Galipeau is a member of the Conejo Valley Audubon Society. He has served 40 years with the […]
Rooted in Community: California Walnut Woodlands The Ecological Significant to Avifuana Changes in land use following Euro-American colonization resulted in the severe reduction of the endemic Southern California black walnut (Juglans californica) and its woodland habitat. Natasha Khanna-Dang studied the availability of trees and large shrubs and feeding behavior of birds in eight patches of […]
How Does a Songbird Learn to Sing? Especially when he’s a cowbird who has never met his parent? Steve Rothstein will discuss generalizations regarding how songbirds learn their vocalizations as well as some exceptions to those generalizations. He will also discuss cowbirds and what’s known about their vocal development and how both innate and genetic […]