Monthly Program

Mono Lake is well-known for its breeding population of California Gulls, and for the large numbers of Eared Grebes and phalaropes that use the lake in fall migration. Tucked away […]

Patch Birding the Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach Patch-birding will lead to better understanding of how our local birds use different parts of the landscape from year to year and season […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Each September, our first meeting of the season is dedicated to the birding trips and adventures of our members, so you are invited to show off your recent, or not-so-recent […]

Bald eagles were historically present on all eight California Channel Islands, but by 1960, exposure to the pesticide DDT led to their decline and disappearance. In 1980, a team of […]

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 […]

Xerónimo Castañeda on Tri-colored Blackbirds; more information to come Learn about Xerónimo Castañeda here. Join us at the Western Foundation! We have the privilege of holding our meetings at the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Save the Date: Sunday, February 21, 2027! Mark your calendars for the CVAS annual fundraiser on Sunday, February 21st, 2027. We’ll be getting together for a BRUNCH and yes, we […]