Come find us at the Condor Country Nature Festival on Saturday, June 13 at Shiell's Park in Fillmore! The festival is free, family-friendly, and runs from 10 AM to 3 PM. Stop by the Conejo Valley Audubon Society table for hands-on activities and to learn about birds in our region. Whether you're a lifelong birder […]
Let's be honest: this one's mostly an excuse to catch a Dodger game. But since Elysian Park wraps right around Dodger Stadium, we figured we might as well do some birding first! Join Sammy Cowell for a Big Sit at Elysian Park before the first pitch, 8:30 am - 10:30 am. The park is one […]
Where the Santa Clara River meets the Pacific Ocean in Ventura, this dynamic estuary combines river, lagoon, salt marsh, mudflats, beach, and coastal dune habitat. Seasonal changes in water levels and sand berms create constantly changing conditions that attract a remarkable diversity of birds.Highlights: Snowy Plover and Least Tern (both nesting nearby), Black-necked Stilt, American […]
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 […]
Members only event with the Ojai Raptor Center Event will be held in the Conejo Valley area on Sunday, August 16, in the afternoon. If you're not a member yet, join us. Please RSVP to Sammy: 818-470-7098, fieldtrips@conejovalleyaudubon.org Location: Conejo Valley area - exact details will be provided
Where the Ventura River meets the Pacific, this estuary supports one of the county's most reliable spots for shorebirds and waterbirds year-round. Osprey work the channel for fish alongside Double-crested and Brandt's Cormorants, while Brown Pelicans cruise low over the water. Look for Willets, Sanderlings, and a rotating cast of plovers working the tideline, plus […]
Part of Point Mugu State Park, with coastal sage scrub, eucalyptus, and sycamore groves about 4 miles south of Mugu Rock off Highway 1. Highlights: Thrashers, towhees, migrant flycatchers and warblers, grosbeaks, and woodpeckers. Park on the highway or pay a day-use fee. Facilities: Restrooms and showers at Sycamore Cove day-use area and the adjacent […]
Bob Kildee Park is a great place to look for migrating warblers and other songbirds! We’ll be looking for all sorts of warbler species (Nashville, Black-throated Gray, Hermit, Townsend’s, Yellow-rumped, Wilson’s, Yellow, to name a few), plus birds like Western Flycatcher, Western Warbling Vireo, and maybe a couple of rarities. Just be warned, your neck […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 photos. Bring your photos on either thumb drive or other medium to WFVZ for the meeting, or for those who wish to share your photos […]
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 […]